Third Culture Kid (TCK)

As the lyrics of one of Jay-Z’s many famous song says “It’s a hard knock life for us,”  living the nomadic life as a TCK (Third Culture Kid) is “a hard knock life for us.” Some people look at TCKs […]

In “Asian Name Structure Part I”  the traditional Asian naming structure (i.e.: Surname, given name) was introduced and the cultural priority issue that was behind the naming structure. This article, “Asian Name Structure Part II” will introduce the meanings behind […]

Emma Watson has been a trending celebrity in the news lately because of a few new projects she is working on. She was born in Paris, and lived there until the age of five. Following her parents’ divorce, she moved […]

Director Rahul Gandotra is behind the academy award winning short film “The Road Home.” The inspirational film follows a nine-year-old character on a journey to understand where he belongs. Gandotra based the main character, Pico, on himself and his own […]

Famous Third Culture Kids (TCKs) American Sociologist, David Pollock, is a pioneer in the Third Culture Kid (TCK) movement.  In his book “Third Culture Kids: Growing up Among Worlds,” he elaborates, “A Third Culture Kid (TCK) is a person who […]

“I’m on a BIG mission to help military, expatriate and other globally mobile people around the world have easy access to experts and resources to help transition from feelings of loss & overwhelm to flourishing in the life they dream of […]

Iconic, legendary, inspirational, dynamite and flamboyant — these are common descriptions used to describe Freddie Mercury. But underneath the greatness, there is another side of Freddie Mercury that we are not familiar with. Farrokh Bulsara — shy, introvert, Indian Parsi […]

The MTV movie awards were held this past weekend, and one of the celebrities who attended was Lupita Nyong’o. When people look at Nyong’o, they see a beautiful black woman with a last name that is impossible to pronounce. Little […]