Third Culture Kid (TCK)

If you think about your friend group there is likely someone that fills the title Third Culture Kid (TCK) or at least cross-cultured. As the world becomes more globalized, people are beginning to experience different cultures for extended periods. Millennials and Generation Z […]

Growing up as a Third Culture Kid (TCK) is misconceived to be something one “moves past” but it is something that has a lasting impact on how you view the world, for a majority of one’s adult life. I am […]

Anya Taylor-Joy, who’s featured in the movie “Amsterdam” that premiered this past weekend, made a breakthrough as she found her destiny in becoming an actress. Taylor-Joy had moved around a few times as she grew up. According to thenetline.com, she […]

Director James Wan is best known for his unique variety of multicultural horror, with films from the massive “Conjuring” universe and “Insidious” franchise at its center. Wan’s renown as a director is palpable, but his origins are not as well […]

Jennifer Lopez is an iconic singer, actress and business owner from the Bronx, New York, U.S.A. Both of Lopez’s parents were born and raised in Puerto Rico, and met after moving to New York. IMBd.com says Lopez’s music is inspired […]

Third Culture Kids (TCKs) Grace Kim and Susan Mousakhani use their art to highlight their globally mobile lifestyles while growing up. Understanding the world Kim spent more time living nomadically throughout her life than she ever spent in her passport […]

Jane Goodall spent decades researching in Gombe, Tanzania not only leaving her mark in the scientific community, but also raising her son. Goodall is an English scientist whose primary work has been in studying the social structure of primates, specifically […]

Prior to the release of the movie “Mean Girls,” which features a Third Culture Kid (TCK) child of researchers, such characters weren’t represented as ordinary characters in pop culture, and their internal struggles remained unrepresented in coming of age films. […]