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There are Third Culture Kids (TCKs) today who have made it big in the music industry, and three of those musicians are Wiz Khalifa, Cristina Aguilera and Jason Wade from Lifehouse. Wiz Khalifa A U.S. rapper born in 1987 with […]

By Alicia Bonilla Helen Folasade Adu, most commonly known as Sade, was born in Ibadan, Nigeria. Ibadan is located in the Oyo State where many dialects of the Yoruba language are spoken. Her middle name is Yoruban, meaning: “Honor earns a […]

It is Obama himself who contributed to the popularity and spread of TCKs.  According to David C. Pollock, developer of the TCK Profile, founder, Interaction, Inc., co-author Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds,  “A Third Culture […]

“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” was produced by Studio Ghibli in 2013, the legendary Japanese animation house that has brought us “Spirited Away,” “My Neighbor Totoro” and “The Wind Rises,” among other classics. The release of “The Tale of […]

If there was ever a perfect way to portray the universal experiences of attachment and letting go, a Third Culture filmmaker would know how to do it. By inviting his audience to step into brief moments around moving day, filmmaker Sebastien […]

(In part 1, we find out about the ‘In-Between Club‘ podcast and how it came to be from its co-hosts, Yasuha Miura and Tomoka Mori.) Identity and roots of the ‘In-between Club‘ Growing up as TCKs/CCKs, many of us struggle […]

Michelle Obama introduces her thoughts by asking a typical question of childhood: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Her memoir “Becoming” is the former first lady’s response. Michelle Obama’s journey is not easy.  It is full, […]

Tayo Rockson, founder of the “As Told by Nomads Podcast” and author of “Use Your Difference to Make a Difference,” is the son of a diplomat. Rockson was born in Lagos, Nigeria but moved to Stockholm, Sweden shortly after he […]