The concept of “Third Culture Kids” (TCK), according to Wikipedia, was coined in the 1950s “to describe the children of American citizens working and living abroad.” Originally mostly used for business, military and missionary offspring, the term has now been applied to other immigrants all over the world. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * The concept of “Third Culture Kids” (TCK), according to Wikipedia, was coined in the 1950s “to describe the children of American citizens working and living abroad.
” Originally mostly used for business, military and missionary offspring, the term has now been applied to other immigrants all over the world. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? The concept of “Third Culture Kids” (TCK), according to Wikipedia, was coined in the 1950s “to describe the children of American citizens working and living abroad.” Originally mostly used for business, military and missionary offspring, the term has now been applied to other immigrants all over the world.
Some TCKs attain perspectives enhanced by exposure to more than one culture. Others find themselves wishing for rootedness, missing a stable place in a single culture. Many experience both.
Sadiya Ansari is a Pakistani-Canadian journalist based in London. In her memoir , Ansari expresses such positive and negative complications of multicultural upbringing, in tracing her grandmother’s ody.