third culture kid

Emily Olsen was one year old when her family uprooted and moved from the United States to Izmir, Turkey. They lived there until Olsen was eight years old, and eventually moved back to Nebraska, USA, to be closer to family. […]

Kailey Carlson misses the elaborate Christmas markets that she would visit in Stuttgart, Germany. She misses the old architecture and cobblestone streets, as well as riding her bike, alone, to the Saturday Market every week to pick up breads, cheeses and fresh vegetables […]

For fashion model LaTonia Robinson, being a Third Culture Kid (TCK) is not a label. Rather, it’s a journey. Robinson and being Jamaican-American Robinson is Jamaican-American who was born and raised in New York and now lives in Florida. She […]

Esther Wheelwright was a nun in the 1700s who lived in three different North American cultures from childhood through adulthood.  Born in Wells, Maine in 1696, her quiet life as a tavern keeper’s daughter would soon be thrown into a […]

Karl Olsen, native of Niwot, Colo., USA explains that people often look at him “like some sort of puzzle piece.” Just like everyone else, he grew up experiencing the culture around him but as a Japanese-Caucasian he felt his physical […]

Black Greek Life Organizations (BGLO) have continued to provide opportunities for Black students but are they submitting to white social norms in today’s society? Emerald Green is the Assistant Director for the Black/African American Cultural Center at Colorado State University […]

Jain is a singer and a Third Culture Kid (TCK), a true product of multiculturalism. She is truly a child of the world. Jain was born in 1992 in Toulouse, France. She spent her formative years in France, Dubai, the Congo […]

Hiba Tawaji Is a multi-talented artist who studied under some of the best Jazz, Gospel, and Pop coaches in the USA. She collaborated and acted in four plays produced by Mansour & Oussama Rahbani, and has recorded three chart-topping studio albums […]