Global Culture

Growing up in a religiously-blended household, Erin was never “enough.” Not Catholic enough, not Jewish enough, and she even experienced a brief identity crisis when she realized that being white in her predominately Hispanic hometown of El Paso, Texas set […]

Check out this amazing trailer that in the span of a few short minutes, takes us through the stories of a few completely different TCKS (Third Culture Kids).  Of course, though their experiences differ, they share a common culture – […]

Ruth VanReken is a second generation Third Culture Adult.  Though she lives in Indiana, it was a long time before she called it home. Co-Author of Third Culture Kids: Growing up Among Worlds, and Author of Letters Never Sent, she […]

TCKs are blessed with many gifts and many challenges in the unorthadox life that sometimes spans the globe leaving friends, family and memories in its wake. In this exquisitely animated short film, produced by RSA Shorts, Dr. Brené Brown reminds […]

Grace grew up trying to balance between her black and white identities. She struggled to find an answer from her family and community, who could only see her as black or white, never both at the same time. She turned to […]

Fauna Hodel has dedicated her life to overcoming color. Her mission is to share “the color of love,” as she says, she’s “so over the race card.”  A caucasian-American who was raised by a black family in segregation era Reno […]

Brazil is not a country for beginners.  Imagine living in a world where the differences we hold that make us individuals aren’t acknowledged or celebrated. A world where difference becomes obsolete and we can only be seen through one lens. […]

Deidre Hardin’s journey mirrors the incredible jewelry she creates: intricate and layered spirals and turns decorated with spots of beauty together form something simply amazing. Hardin’s journey began in Lubbock, Texas, where she lived until age 5. As a military […]