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Keeping Up With TCKs and Immigrant Kids
[ad_1] Looking back at part 1 of this series, we can see how Madi Soler’s life as a Domestic Third Culture Kid within different states in the United States affected her as a whole. As we move forward, we’re going to take a look at immigrant kids who have lived internationally and moved to the…
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Growing up Mobile: An Interview with Madi Soler
[ad_1] Unlike Madi Soler, many of us tend to grow up in the same environment until we reach adulthood and start branching out on our own. For Third Culture Kids (TCKs), we see major differences in the way they grow up. Whether they are moving from country to country or region to region, the upbringing…
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TCK Life is a Great, Big…Canvas (Part 1 of 3) Third Culture Kid (TCK)
[ad_1] What defines a TCK? Lynnie Wright was born in Liberia and moved to the United States in 8th grade. The cultures were vastly different. “I don’t even know how to explain it,” said Wright, a Third Culture Kid (TCK) at Colorado State University. So we explain it with paint strokes. A TCK is…
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From TCK to One of The Most Influential People in The World > CULTURS — lifestyle media for cross-cultural identity
[ad_1] Anya Taylor-Joy speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for “Glass”, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Photo credit to Gage Skidmore Anya Taylor-Joy’s acting career began in 2015 when she got a part in the fantasy series “Atlantis”. Six years later, the actress won the Golden Globe award…
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How His Background Contributed to His Political Success > CULTURS — lifestyle media for cross-cultural identity
[ad_1] John Kerry’s Background: Childhood Into Adulthood John Kerry’s background has substantially influenced his career and made life as a politician more understandable. At seventy-seven years old, Kerry has certainly lived a reputable life. He grew up as a Third Culture Kid Military B.R.A.T. He traveled around with his family and spent time in the…
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How Barack Obama’s Life as a TCK has Assisted His Presidency > CULTURS — lifestyle media for cross-cultural identity
[ad_1] We all know the United States of America’s 45th president, Barack Obama. However, a lot of people are unaware of his lifestyle as a boy. He spent his early childhood moving from country to country with his mother and never fully settled down in one place. Later, we can reflect on how Obama’s life…
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Military Brat Turned World Famous Movie Star > CULTURS — lifestyle media for cross-cultural identity
[ad_1] Digital Artwork of Julianne Moore, Art by David Alexander Elder, Feb. 4, 2015 Actress Julianne Moore has been in copious amounts of films since she began acting in 1985. Appearing in more than 80 movies, Moore has made a name for herself globally. Before she made it on the big screen, one of Moore’s…
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Inside the Olympic Refugee Community
[ad_1] About the Refugee Olympic Team Millions of people displaced. Families, training facilities and futures torn apart. Hopes reduced to rubble. This is how the global refugee crisis looks. According to the United Nations (UN), approximately 80 million people were forcibly displaced by the end of 2019. This is nearly double the number a decade…
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Chinese American Artist Expressing through Pop Music > CULTURS — lifestyle media for cross-cultural identity
[ad_1] Wang Leehom is one of the best-known Chinese American pop musicians. and a good example of the cultural fluidity of oriental and western pop music. He is one of “The 100 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of All Time” listed by Goldsea. Chinese American Born and raised in Rochester, New York, Wang did not learn…
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Bruce Lee:Fight like Water & Philosophy of Jeet Kune Do > CULTURS — lifestyle media for cross-cultural identity
[ad_1] If Mike Tyson fight against Bruce Lee, who would win? Lee in the 1971 film The Big Boss The Fighting Free from Rules This question may never get a final answer because Lee passed away shortly after the creation of Jeet Kune Do. But Jeet Kune Do, as a martial art and methodology, has inspired…