Sarah Holdren interviews TCKs
The story of a Third Culture Kid who arrives in the United States for the first time and reflects upon what it means to be a TCK.
TCK Film
Global nomads typically share similar responses to the benefits and challenges of a childhood abroad.
“As we have seen, global nomads make up a population whose developmental years are marked by frequent geographic transitions and multiple cultural influences. At the heart of this experience is the social-psychological construct of “liminality.” From the Greek limnos, meaning “threshold,” liminality describes an in-between time when what was, is no longer, and what will be, is not yet. It is a time rich with ambiguity, uncertainty, and the possibility of creative fomentation. How does liminality serve as a connecting thread in the global nomad experience, weaving its way through each of the four central themes? And what particular advantages does living in liminality offer?”
“As we have seen, global nomads make up a population whose developmental years are marked by frequent geographic transitions and multiple cultural influences. At the heart of this experience is the social-psychological construct of “liminality.” From the Greek limnos, meaning “threshold,” liminality describes an in-between time when what was, is no longer, and what will be, is not yet. It is a time rich with ambiguity, uncertainty, and the possibility of creative fomentation. How does liminality serve as a connecting thread in the global nomad experience, weaving its way through each of the four central themes? And what particular advantages does living in liminality offer?”
Shelby and Gale Davis visited campus on October 29, 2012.
Greg Caldwell visited Lewis & Clark alumni in Singapore, Jakarta, and Bali.
Sayuri Sasaki Hemann has installed a new artwork in the Portland International Airport terminal.
Lewis & Clark students Hannah McCain ’12 and Nima Mohamed ’15 have won a grant from Kathryn W. Davis’s 100 Projects for Peace Initiative.
A virtual greeting card from The Source shows LC students, faculty, and staff responding to the question: “What is your favorite holiday tradition?” The participants include international students and TCKs.
Dr. Makoto Uchiyama, a 2004 graduate of Lewis & Clark, has been volunteering in Miyagi, Japan with victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Rebecca Stuart ‘10 visited Lewis & Clark this past week. She is currently with the United Nations Environment Program in the Caribbean.
Aurel Buzdugan, IREX Scholar, reflects on his year in the US!
Two Lewis & Clark student groups each won $10,000 awards as part of this year’s 100 Projects for Peace initiative sponsored by the family of Katheryn Wasserman Davis. This is the first time that Lewis & Clark College students have won two of the awards in the national competition.
Remy Neymarc ‘12 claimed 1st and 2nd place at the Mobile World Congress Barcelona Video Competition.
International Students & Scholars invites you to join our Facebook group!
Jing “Lacy” Lan has been accepted to the Master’s Program in Monterey.
Two Lewis & Clark international affairs majors awarded scholarships.
Aurelian Buzdugan, our IREX student from Moldova, was featured in the IREX Newsletter recently.
Yucheng “John” Yang named winner of the Mary Dimond Scholarship.
Caldwell speaks about NAFSA Region XI conference about Lewis & Clark’s TCK program. Participants described the L&C program as “the gold standard.”
“For returning expatriates, reentry typically is associated with a great deal of emotion. Sadness, excitement, and trepidation are mixed together. Expectations of a smooth resettlement often lead the way— all, a transferee thinks, “I’m just going back to where I came from, and I know the ropes there.”
Intercultural practitioners often associate reentry with frustration. Although a complex and multifaceted component of the expatriate cycle, reentry typically is allocated little time or financial resources. Both experience and research has taught those of us who work in the field that reentry into one’s culture of origin is more stressful with more unexpected consequences than a transition into the unfamiliar.”
Intercultural practitioners often associate reentry with frustration. Although a complex and multifaceted component of the expatriate cycle, reentry typically is allocated little time or financial resources. Both experience and research has taught those of us who work in the field that reentry into one’s culture of origin is more stressful with more unexpected consequences than a transition into the unfamiliar.”
TCK Bryant Phan performs his slam poem, Mien, at Brave New Voices
In New York Times Article, H.K. Choi shares her experience as a TCK.
Andrea Liamzon (‘09) and Remy Neymarc (‘11) are TCKs who have documented their experiences of the world through photography.
“…new research has revealed that when we learn our mother tongue, we do after all acquire certain habits of thought that shape our experience in significant and often surprising ways.”
Does Language Influence Culture? “Do the languages we speak shape the way we think? Do they merely express thoughts, or do the structures in languages (without our knowledge or consent) shape the very thoughts we wish to express?”
Trailer cut for an OMI documentary special about Third Culture Kids and their journey to find where they belong.
Jon Charnas (class of ‘08) writes about how humor can be universal, and how it can define who we are as TCKs.
Update on Prachi Jha
Claudia Ramirez wins the Tony Ridenour Memorial Award.
Hear Tawab Malekzad speak about the Davis UWC Scholarship program and Lewis & Clark
This web site is designed to answer some of your questions well before your arrival on the Lewis & Clark campus.
Read a profile of Betto van Waarden.