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Leon Bridges and Cultural Mobility
By Aidan Loughran Leon Bridges is an African-American musician whose music genre ranges from rhythm and blues to soul and gospel. He was born in Atlanta, Ga. but grew up in Fort Worth, Tex. Raised by a relatively poor family, his […]
TCK Musicians in the Spotlight
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 […]
The Culturally Mobile Lifestyle of a Military Brat
I am a Third Culture Kid. I am a Military Brat. I am a National Nomad. I am a child of the United States of America. I’ve only been out of the country once, for a week’s vacation in Canada. […]
Communicating Among Hidden Diversity
By Olive Ancell Communicating social, cultural, environmental, and political issues is an obstacle in itself, but addressing these issues among populations of hidden diversity and across cultural boundaries is an entirely different ball game. Midy Aponte, Vice President of Spitfire […]
Hidden Diversity
In today’s society, there are fewer children growing up in traditional monocultural environments. This offers the idea that new opportunities from this new way of living can help our globalizing world expand and diversify people’s worldviews. Individuals who find themselves […]
Depression & Lost Friendships: A TCK’s Story
As a Military Brat and a Third Culture Kid (TCK), I’ve never stayed in one place for more than four years. I move to a new place, leaving old friendships behind. There’s promises to keep in touch . . . […]
The Famous TCK President
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 […]
Sailing the World, the New Frequent Flyer Miles?
Saying goodbye to the life and the steady land that you know to set sail for three years is an adventure most only dream of, but for a few joyous individuals, this is their reality. A new trend that took […]






