Posts tagged diversity
My Bengali New Year in Washington
My Bengali New Year in Washington

Their beloved poet Rabindranath Tagore was quoted, and the paintings of renowned Bangladeshi painter Zain Ul Abideen were reminisced about. My friend and I, being Pakistani, were egged on to…

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North AmericaBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)friendship, millennials, TCK TOWN, third culture adult, third culture kid, Gen Z, diversity, music, culture, communication, Bengali, North America, Washington, travel, South Asia, South Asian, party, dancing, performing, BengalComment
The Consistency of Change
The Consistency of Change

Do you ever feel like you have an alter ego for each city you go back to? I know Nashville changed me, I learned lessons here I’ve never learned anywhere else and I hope that those stay with me when I move…

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ChangeBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)friendship, millennials, TCK TOWN, third culture adult, third culture kid, Gen Z, diversity, culture, communication, moving, Nashville, USA, relationships, city, cities, homeComment
Webcams and Red Wine
Webcams and Red Wine

If sharing our personalities, sharing our music and cultures, and celebrating our differences and diversity are the most beautiful and connective forms of interaction, then what difference does it make that we are not physically together when we do this?…

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COVID-19By Cayetano Garcia Cachay (From Germany, Brazil & the United States of America. Living in Germany)friendship, millennials, TCK TOWN, third culture adult, third culture kid, Gen Z, diversity, pandemic, music, culture, technology, communicationComment
The Devil Is In The Detail
The Devil Is In The Detail

Karachi was considered the ‘Paris of the East’, with its roaring nightclub scene sporting live bands, great food and plenty of booze…

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In Good TasteBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)TCK TOWN, tck, TCK, third culture kid, Karachi, Pakistani, Pakistan, culture, clubbing, drinking, dancing, friends, parents, borders, nation states, Australia, economy, tourism, Afganistan, Nepal, diversity, youth Comments
Where Do I Begin?
Where Do I Begin?

I became the ‘Pakistani Australian’ or the ‘Australian Pakistani’ depending on whether I was meeting Sam or Sameet…

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Where Are You From?By Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)TCK TOWN, tck, Tck, identity, Pakistan, Karachi, social class, Australia, Perth, belonging, diversity, acceptance, Melbourne, foreign educated, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Morocco, Delhi, Srinagar, Jammu, Kashmir, Kanpur, Western AustraliaComment
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
You Will Find Inspiration Where You Least Expect It
You Will Find Inspiration Where You Least Expect It

I found myself getting jaded and cynical. I was constantly surrounded by plight, with nothing to hold onto for inspiration. The revolutions I heard about in microfinance, social business, and other development sector related interventions were not taking place here...

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Self WorthBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)tck, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, culture, diversity, Pakistani, Pakistan, career, needs, Australia, Australian, economy, development, research, field research, countries, subcontinent, travel, education, studentComment
Occupational Hazard
Occupational Hazard

The rest of preflight runs pretty smoothly. Our passengers are happy and in good moods. They want to get the plane up and to their tropical destination as soon as possible...

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CareersBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)TCK TOWN, tck, Tck, TCK, third culture kid, culture, diversity, flight, flight attendant, travel, Russia, Russians, Tokyo, Cyrillic, Japan, airline, Manila, Guam, Asia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, German, Alaska Comment
Bank Australia
Bank Australia

Dinesh rubbed Mark’s arm with his thumb to help his partner feel comfortable as the crew gathered around behind the camera for the last round of shots for the day. “Is this too close?” Mark asked. Out of habit, I wondered if I would be reproached for the intimacy of the pose...

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Thank You, Careers, AdulthoodBy Ava Senaratne (From Sri Lanka, Dubai & Melbourne. Living in Sydney)English, stock images, TCK, advertising, freelance, layouts, concepts, diversity, communication, brown, CV, tck, Australian, website, Australia, photography, Melbourne, nationality, jobs, campaign, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, photo shoot, Bank Australia, image library, design Comments
I’ll Prove Mummy Wrong Yet!
I’ll Prove Mummy Wrong Yet!

Daydreams also hit roadblocks. Living across cultures as a travel writer is all well and good if you only have yourself to look after. It is harder if you are trying to raise kids and need a 9 to 5 to provide for them...

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CareersBy Chetna Prakash (From India, Zambia, Germany, UK & Australia. Living in Melbourne)tck, Tck, TCK TOWN, TCK, third culture kid, diversity, culture, Europe, career, job, daydream, travel, writer, Australian, Australia, social media, global, worlds, country, family, challenges, IndianComment
I Wait Eagerly for the Day
I Wait Eagerly for the Day

During one of the karaoke interludes, I was tapped on the shoulder, firmly but warmly by a tall indigenous man, with light green eyes and a captivating smile. “Mate, how are you doin’?”...

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Bridging WorldsBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)tck, Tck, TCK TOWN, TCK, third culture kid, culture, diverse, diversity, Australian, Pakistan, Pakistani, cricket, sport, Northern Territory, Aboriginals, Indigenous, owners of the land Comment
Cutting Along The Bias
Cutting Along The Bias

Despite the media’s scrutiny of migrants and TCK’s, a number of people are refusing to let their opinion be swayed by the negative rhetoric and instead are choosing to form their own opinions untainted by unconscious bias...

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Speak EasyBy Anam Javed (From Pakistan. Living in Melbourne)TCK TOWN, tck, TCK, third culture kid, bias, Speak easy, embarrassment, biases, interview, conversation, diversity, diverse, culture, multicultural, town, Anglo-Saxon, Australian, migrants, beliefs, understandingComment
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