TCA — Stories — TCK TOWN

Identity crises in a Pandemic: An Emotional Introspection

I was bawling. I don’t think my partner had ever seen me cry like that in the three years we’ve been together. I wasn’t such a mess even when my step dad passed away six months earlier…

The Roots We Carry

Though I may have felt alone at times, I never really was…

Friendships, Moving, Where Are You From?, ChangeBy Anita Krishnan (From Singapore, Australia & the United States. Currently quarantined in India, due to COVID-19)20 March 2021TCK, TCA, TCK TOWN, moving, university, friendship, friends, relationship, relationships, family, traditional, past, LDRComment

Linguistic Inequalities of x>y

Maybe not everyone will attain the same goals, but why can’t everyone be given the ability to do so?

Education, AsiaBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)13 March 2021TCK TOWN, TCK, TCA, school, maths, teacher, teaching, Guam, parents, English, class, learning, embarrassment, Wester PacificComment

No Foreign Coins in Tokyo This Year?

Announcements in Korean, Chinese, English and Japanese haunt the three-quarter empty passageways that are usually full…

COVID-19By Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)13 February 2021TCK, TCA, third culture adult, third culture kid, TCK TOWN, Japanese, Japan, HONG KONG, HARROGATE, Seattle, USA, Travel, COVID-19, coronavirus Comments

(No Longer) In Your Arms

You gave me respite from the most difficult of memories. Other times, you were a source of shame…

Boundaries, Black Lives MatterBy Shannon Irby (From Ramstein, Tucson, Okinawa, Adana, D.C., San Antonio & Houston. Living in Okinawa.)30 January 2021TCK, TCA, boundaries, culture, connection, connected, memories, heart, importance, history, togetherComment

Not Just Halloween Pumpkins

Woody persimmons sit on a small Japanese table with dark marker grimaces. Acrid pumpkins from China are baskets for treats...

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?

When Solo Travel Isn’t So Solitary

Jay and I stayed up till almost 3am that night realizing we had much more in common than we thought, shedding tears and spilling our life secrets…