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TCKs and CCKs Fighting for Representation in Entertainment
These actors are standing up for representation in their work and are using their platforms to discuss the issues that TCKs face every day.
Painting New Perspectives: Life of a TCK (Part 2 of 3)
(This is the second part in a three-part series. Read the first entry here.) The biggest culture shock At 21 years old, Jay Sidan has traveled to 10 countries and counting. Born in Long Island, N.Y., U.S.A., he spent a […]
TCK Closeup: AJ Zilinsky
AJ Zilinsky is a Military B.R.A.T. whose father served in the U.S. Air Force, so he and his family moved every time they got stationed somewhere new. AJ has lived in England, California, New Mexico, Florida, Wyoming, and Colorado, staying […]
Life In Slow Motion: Lessons From A TCK’s First Pet On Moments And Memories (Part 2 of 2)
In Part 1, Myra Dumapias wrote about how she fell in love with her first pet dog, Papi, and her memories of him growing up as a member of her family. In Part 2 below, she talks about the lessons […]
Life In Slow Motion: Lessons From A TCK’s First Pet On Moments And Memories (Part 1 of 2)
Once in a while, a film captures my attention that I want to share with my transnational audience. Other times, life itself beckons and my attention is captured in a real-life slow motion scene. One such scene is my reflection […]
Addressing Privilege — Creating the Missing Piece In My Great Love Affair With My TCK Tribe
Discovering my Third Culture Kid (TCK) identity as an adult has been like a predestined romance waiting to happen before I had the language for it. Yet throughout this love affair, realized in the process of claiming a tribe, I’ve […]
How Barack Obama and His Life as a TCK Assisted His Presidency
We all know the United States’ 45th president, Barack Obama. However, a lot of people are unaware of his lifestyle as a boy. He spent his early childhood moving from country to country with his mother and never fully settled […]
Experiencing the Life of TCK Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Mortensen is an adult Third Culture Kid who has appeared in a number of films in multiple languages. Mortensen was born to a Danish father and U.S. mother, both who met in Norway. Mortensen was born in New York […]







