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Don't Ask Where I'm From, Ask Where I'm a Local
By PortalBot • August 22, 2020

When someone asks you where you're from… do you sometimes not know how to answer? Writer Taiye Selasi speaks on behalf of "multi-local" people, who feel at home in the town where they grew up, the ...

Leon the Chameleon
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Leon the chameleon has a problem. When the other little chameleons turn green, yellow or blue -- he turns red, purple or orange! Leon doesn't turn the opposite color on purpose. He just can't help ...

Parallel Lives: TCKs, Parents, and the Culture Gap
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Expat parents have parallel experiences to their children – in the same places, but qualitatively different. When parents (and other adults) recognise the difference...

Building Identity as a Third Culture Kid | Erik Vyhmeister | TEDxAndrewsUniversity
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Erik Vyhmeister explains what it means to be a Third Culture Kid, and why this matters in an increasingly connected world. Having grown up across four continents, Erik Vyhmeister shares his experie...