Third Culture Kids / Global Nomads
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A Snapshot of The Modern Third Culture Kid
“Roughly half are in a relationship. Roughly half are not. The majority of those in a relationship have been dating someone for at least five years. Sixty percent want to raise their kids as TCKs. Ten percent don’t want kids.
But most interestingly, they have no plans on sticking around. When asked if they would stay in their current city two years from now, seventy percent of respondents said no or not sure. When we asked about five years from now, the number jumped to 92 percent.
And what do they most frequently say when asked “Where are you from?”
The response: “It’s complicated.””
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Does your Language Shape How You Think?
“…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?
Lost in Translation: New cognitive research suggests that language profoundly influences the way people see the world; a different sense of blame in Japanese and Spanish
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Movie Trailer: Les Passagers: A TCK Story
Trailer cut for an OMI documentary special about Third Culture Kids and their journey to find where they belong.
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October 2009
”Jon Charnas (class of ‘08) writes about how humor can be universal, and how it can define who we are as TCKs.
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March 2009
“Students capture global experiences”
Andrea Liamzon (‘09) and Remy Neymarc (‘11) are TCKs who have documented their experiences of the world through photography.
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January 2009
The Chronicle Magazine Article on TCKs at Lewis & Clark
The Chronicle Magazine for Alumni and Parents featured an article on TCKs at Lewis & Clark!
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More Articles!
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Remy Neymarc ‘12 claimed 1st and 2nd place at the Mobile World Congress Barcelona Video Competition. -
Yu Cheng “John” Yang named winner of the Mary Dimond Scholarship. -
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. -
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?” -
“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.” -
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.
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Andrea Liamzon (‘09) and Remy Neymarc (‘11) are TCKs who have documented their experiences of the world through photography. -
Dean of The College of Arts and Sciences; TCK from: the USA and Brazil -
TCK from: Maryland; Kingston, Jamaica; Bangkok, Thailand; Osaka, Japan; and The Hague, The Netherlands -
TCK from: Italy, Norway and the USA -
TCK from: Swaziland, Ghana and Zambia -
TCK from: Stockholm, Bangkok, Tokyo, Beijing, and Portland -
TCK from: the USA, India, Portugal and Singapore -
Associate Director of Multicultural Affairs; TCK from: Germany and the USA -
Administrative Coordinator of Human Resources; TCK from: Indonesia and the USA -
Assistant Professor of Anthropology; TCK from: Canada, the USA and Morocco -
Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies; TCK from: France and the USA -
Associate Professor of History; TCK from: Spain, and the USA -
“…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.
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