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Experiencing the Life of TCK Viggo Mortensen

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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 […]

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Familial Disconnect and its Harmful Impact

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Family is one of the most important things in a person’s life. Along with language and culture, family binds us. Family is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “the basic unit of society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their […]

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Language Disconnect and its Harmful Impact

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There are nearly 8 billion people on the Earth who speak one of the roughly 7,000 languages spoken in countries around the world. Language is important — it connects us and allows us to communicate and understand one another. For […]

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Young Athletes’ Pro Careers May be in Danger Because of Less Competitive Youth Sports

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Norway has become one of the worlds best producers of dominant athletes but their youth sport laws may have downsides for young professional athletes careers.

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Briana Daniels and Her Dreams of Ghana

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By Olive Ancell Briana Daniels has taken her passion of African culture and is using it to touch lives across Ghana.  In the winter of 2016, Daniels traveled to Ghana for the first time through a service-in-learning program with professor […]

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Jay-Z on Racism, His Past and His Music

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By Aidan Loughran For Jay-Z, music serves as a portal — whether it be to escape, enjoy, cope or come together, music is always there. Music was there for him in his time of need. Jay-Z was born and raised […]

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International Adoptees are Rich with Hidden Diversity 

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International adoption in many cases can be rich with hidden diversity. “Adoption is not for the faint of heart,” Jillian Lauren admitted in her TEDx Talk chronicling her family’s journey through the adoption of her son and her perspective both as […]

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Competitive Soccer Leagues Provide Opportunity for TCK Experiences

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Due to more competitive soccer training around the world, United States children and adult players’ families are subject to Third Culture Kid experiences.

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