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Musician Mitski’s Dedication to TCK Honesty
Japanese-American musician Mitski has resisted a single definition throughout her career. Moving her way through genres and eras, Mitski has experimented with orchestral strings, punk, pop and indie rock. Her sonic variety may be a representation of her growth and […]
Moment of truth: Mental Health of the Globally Mobile
Among the globally mobile population, 20 percent of youth, ages 13-18, live with a mental health condition, reports the American Foreign Service Association. The book Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds by Ruth Van Reken, David Pollock and Michael […]
Going Nowhere: A TCK Trip Down Memory Lane
The Anticipation of Travel Last month my husband and I were supposed to travel to Sofia, Bulgaria. We had our bags packed, and our friends awaiting our arrival. And of course, with the anticipation of travel, I started reflecting on […]
A Cross-cultural life without limits: Pamela Blattner
With a soul described as nomadic, Pamela Blattner is a citizen of the world striving to live her best life as a blended Latina. Born in Aarau, Switzerland, to a Swiss mother and Peruvian father, Blattner leads a mobile life […]
Miss Latina Global 2018 – Beauty Pageant Feminist
How can beauty pageant contestants and feminists coexist? Beauty Pageants are both loved by participants and despised by some feminists. Many might call out a successful woman participating in a beauty contest for being a “bad feminist”; Miss Colombia 2018 […]
Two TCKs explain their college experience
Amy Noble and Jordan Crowther are Third Culture Kids who had anything but easy transitions during their first year of college. “I completely lost all sense of home,” Noble says about her arrival to Colorado State University. Crowther remembers, “I […]
Culturs Celebrates the Multicultural Family and Superheros
I may start to sound like a broken record each issue, but — once again — I’m so proud to bring you the exciting, one-of-a-kind content that makes up this magazine we call Culturs. As you know, the missing “e” […]
Wherever We May Go: When a TCK Marries a TCK (Part II)
Every Third Culture Kid’s experience is different. Although it is easy for us to generalize and believe we all feel common sentiments, symptoms and memories, marrying a fellow TCK has taught me otherwise. In the same way, everyone’s marriage is […]