meet tck
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“Where are you from?”
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For some people, “it’s complicated”.
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As the ease of transport become available to more and more people, the world too becomes smaller.
With the rise of nationalism however, we seem to have reverted to the bad habit of trying to fit humans into categories.
The Third Culture Kid narrative henceforth, is a story of misfits which serves as a reminder for people to look outside the box.
But more importantly, we want to remind people like us that it’s okay to be different, and it’s also okay to want to be “normal”.
how chinese are you?
Sometimes people say phrases they suppose we should know, whether it’s because of our ethnicity or nationality.
We thought we’d have some fun with this and play a game with our friends to find out how “Chinese" they are.
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But jokes aside, slangs and lingo are something people use to feel connected to a group.
Connection however, could bring exclusivity to others.
identity politics
Identity Politics - A TCK perspective
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How does one navigate identity politics when they’re still struggling with the concept of identity?
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We talked to our classmate Sijia Li to figure it out
What do tck eat ?
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No one can deny that food is a huge part of culture.
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So what does one eat when they’re a "culture Mcflurry" (a blitz of different cultures)? Are they purists or fusionists?
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We got some TCKs to show us.
Terry, our fellow team member was born in China but moved to the United States when he was 13.
Pierre is a Chinese born and raised in Belgium
Justine is Hong Kongese, she was born in Australia, spent her childhood in Hong King and moved to the United Kingdom when she was 13.
Terry, our fellow team member was born in China but moved to the United States when he was 13.