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This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now.

An estimated five percent of the U.S. population grew up in a military family, but there is not one television show dedicated to its subculture. There are no academic studies or museums focusing solely on military children. There is no Military B.R.A.T. or TCK section in your local library.

As people, we’ve developed a psychological preset to categorize individuals based on linguistic pronunciation. We can easily determine a person’s origin by the way they speak a common language. But what happens when we have the mingling of multiple cultures over a period of time?

From Greece to The World Starting an inter-cultural family and adopting a transient lifestyle is not always easy. Making that choice; taking the plunge into Third Culture Adult-hood is something that few truly understand. But those who find themselves in […]

The first time I met Erin Perperoglou, she asked me where I was from. So, of course, the inevitable “Third Culture Kid” conversation came up. She was so engaged and interested in wanting to hear my perspective of growing up […]

Remembering Fall: As a Third Culture Kid, for as long as I can remember, fall has been my favorite season. Something about the overcast skies and the way the air suddenly smells crisp always strikes me as comforting. I love […]

Naomi Hattaway “I think culture is imperative.” In the previous article, we featured Terri Mairley and how culture played a role in her children’s lives. In this article, Naomi Hattaway takes the stage on her experiences and how they shaped her concept […]

TCK children often follow in the wake of their parent’s career, experiencing and living in new cultures as their parent’s job demands. This is not so with Amanda Ponzio-Mouttaki’s children. Mouttaki is a curious mom whose love of travel and […]