Global Culture

*Trigger warning: references to racial violence  When we connect to the past, we can heal the present, and when we do it together, the ripple effects can change the world.  Daniel Banks, Ph.D. and Adam W. McKinney, M.A. have been […]

Looking back at part 1 of this series, we can see how Madi Soler’s life as a Domestic Third Culture Kid within different states in the United States affected her as a whole. As we move forward, we’re going to […]

Unlike Madi Soler, many of us tend to grow up in the same environment until we reach adulthood and start branching out on our own. For Third Culture Kids (TCKs), we see major differences in the way they grow up. […]

What defines a TCK? Lynnie Wright was born in Liberia and moved to the United States in 8th grade. The cultures were vastly different. “I don’t even know how to explain it,” said Wright, a Third Culture Kid (TCK) at […]

John Kerry’s Background: Childhood Into Adulthood John Kerry’s background has substantially influenced his career and made life as a politician more understandable. At seventy-seven years old, Kerry has certainly lived a reputable life. He grew up as a Third Culture […]

Designer Thakoon Panichgul is the head of the fashion brand Thakoon. He is an American fashion designer who was born in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Raised in Nebraska, Thakoon is an adult cross cultural kid who has based his brand in […]

Rupi Kaur was born in India and raised in Canada. Her poetry and illustrations have engaged people around the world. With so much Westernization, it’s easy to get sucked into a culture and try to “fit” into a society. But […]

Helen Oyeyemi — “Edgar Allan Poe’s Weirdest Daughter” Helen Oyeyemi’s writing has been called “haunted,” full of magic, horror and mysticism. She was fittingly described as “Edgar Allan Poe’s Weirdest Daughter” in a “France 24” magazine interview. She is a […]