Posts tagged American
Not Of Blood
Not Of Blood

We have come together not because of blood, but because we share bonds of a common outlook on life…

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Family, AdvantagesBy Anthony Arcis (From America, London, Istanbul, Bangkok & Toronto (mainly). Living in The Philippines)English, Singapore, TCK, relatives, England, New Zealand, Thailand, Canada, America, Americans, tck, Canadian, grandparents, Thai, parents, relationships, son, respect, relationship, family, Philippines, Turkey, third culture kid, TCK TOWN, AmericanComment
Making Americans Great Again
Making Americans Great Again

Are white, American men going to keep steamrolling over our cultures with their incorrect ideas about who we are and how our differences could harm them?

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Heroes, North AmericaBy Ava Senaratne (From Sri Lanka, Dubai & Melbourne. Living in Sydney)American, hero, Dubai, India, cultural, third culture kid, white culture, heroes, white, culture, America, cultures, ameri, multicultural, TCK TOWN, cross cultural, TCK, tck, Tck, third culture adultComment
A Tale Of Two Cultures
A Tale Of Two Cultures

After realizing his cultural identity as a TCK, Peter faced a new inner conflict as he traveled between America and Korea: Should he stay true to his TCK identity or “take sides” with a single cultural identity?

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ConflictBy Peter Inho Nahm (From Iowa, Daegu, Indiana & Nebraska. Living in Texas).TCK, TCA, TCK TOWN, culture, cultures, Korea, South Asian, American, America, East, West, USA, United States, moving, travel, traveling, community, airport Comments
Americanah & Moving West
Americanah & Moving West

But that was just it. I had to fit in wherever I went. Nobody else had to mould their ways to engage with my understanding of identity and belonging…

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AfricaBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)Africa, TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, literature, characters, novel, Nigeria, West, western, America, American, diaspora, England, work, passport, identity, Pakistan, Pakistani, Australia, Australian, migrants, migrant, migrationComment
Words By The Sea
Words By The Sea

On the silted shores of that Kashmiri lake from my childhood - my shoes slowly ruining in the slush of snow, mud and plum blossoms - I stood beside the houseboat we were staying in (which once hosted Henry Kissinger). That was the month Indira Gandhi was voted out and my whole family got stuck in India.

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We're InspiredBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)TCK TOWN, tck, third culture kid, ocean, beach, sea, love, family, American, USA, Texas, Colorado, Alaska, alone, Micronesia, trust, friendship, friends, summer, Concarneau, Brittany, San Francisco, best friend, college, France, Vienna, Kashmiri, Odawara, Japanese, Japan, Kamakura, solitary, life, upbringing, story, Spanish Comment
The Labeling of Self
The Labeling of Self

“We African-Americans understand. It is a Black experience” with a gesture that included Patrice. Patrice cut her off immediately. She held up her hand and said, “No one likes a blanket being thrown over them”…

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RacismBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)TCK TOWN, tck, Tck, election, American, labels, African-American, Middle-Eastern, Turkey, Iraq, Egyptian, German, Italian, Bulgarian, black, Jamaican, Irish, Hispanic, LatinoComment
Superhero Mom vs Antiquated Aunt
Superhero Mom vs Antiquated Aunt

Every time we moved and in each new country we lived, my mom openly embraced everything. I don’t know too many people who would have gone to a funeral of a neighbor just a few short months after moving in, but she was one of them...

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WomanBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)TCK TOWN, tck, TCK, mom, superhero, Asia, embrace, American, ginseng tea, Korea, England, neighborhood, relationships, Asia Town, Nampla, internationalism, big city, country, Spain, Spanish, Florida, diversity, antiquatedComment
The Man-Child Within
The Man-Child Within

In my native Spain, children at age six could drink 1/4 strength wine. At 16, you went to full strength. In Hawai’i when I was flying, it was “Hey, bruddha, can you drink with us?” Likewise, on Guam, the test would be handing someone a 5 dollar bill and asking them to go buy a 6-pack of beer...

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AdulthoodBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)TCK TOWN, Tck, third culture kid, adulthood, adult, children, American, independent, responsibility, rights, society, Spain, Hawai'i, Guam, San Francisco, Japan, JapaneseComment
My Also Family
My Also Family

My family and my blood are in Alaska. My heart will hold up north and I fool no one. But my also “family” exists as much to me down in Texas and California, Washington and Tokyo... 

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FamilyBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)TCK, TCK TOWN, tck, third culture kid, Apache, Native American, family, families, blood, relatives, relations, relationship, relationships, born, parent, grandparents, aunt, estranged, Illinois, Americans, American, America, USA, Chicago, Alaska, Texas, California, Washington, Tokyo, Japan, friendship, friend, friends, multicultural Comment
My Unicorn and I
My Unicorn and I

I can choose how Japanese I am: I never leave my chopsticks standing up in a bowl of rice because that is a funeral practice here and I avoid the number 4 like the plague in food service... 

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Speak EasyBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)TCK TOWN, tck, TCK, third culture kid, culture, cultural, story, friends, friend, friendship, Canada, India, Bombay, Mumbai, Tokyo, Japan, Japanese, Canadian, unicorn, india, Indian, Malaysia, Malaysian, Chamorro, Guam, church, churches, mosques, American, America, foreign, foreigners, diversity, village, Hebrew, Yiddish, Europe, European, pastComment