Third Culture Kid (TCK)
The Expat Diaries Part III: Repatriation in Texas
In my last articles I talked about my mothers experience as a new expat in Malaysia and her struggles with social expectations, and her defiance for independence in Egypt. After seven years of living overseas, my mom was determined to […]
Part II: TCK SPOTLIGHT- Korean Military service experience
Click HERE to see the first part of this story Won was born in Korea, moved to Saudi Arabia, then to Dubai and from there he stayed in Indonesia for eight years. From Indonesia, he moved to the States then […]
The Expat Diaries Part II: Feminism in Egypt
In my last article I talked about how my mother adapted to the intricate hierarchy of the Expat life, and her adjustments to becoming an expat wife. It was a struggle for her to adapt to the social hierarchy of […]
Part I: TCK SPOTLIGHT- Korean Military service experience
“I’m not quite sure the exact age but when you’re 18 or 19 you’re required to serve the country. If you have any disabilities they’ll put you in a county service center but if not, if you’re a man they’ll […]
Visual Campaigns that Change the World One Country at a Time
PROOF: Media For Social Justice “The real strategy around what we do with them, is really either to get people to have policy change, or attitude change, or education. In the Congo, for example, we sought to give women the […]
The Expat Diaries Part I: Adapting to the Malaysian Hierarchy
Recently, a large compilation of e-mails have found their way into my possession. They are a collection of e-mails which my mother and grandmother exchanged while we lived overseas. I have affectionately come to call them The Expat Diaries. In […]
International Human Rights Organization Dives Deep into Local Lives to Dig Up Injustice
PROOF: Media For Social Justice “Lots of the exhibitions we cre