Finding home : third culture kids in the world / [print]
edited by Rachel Pieh Jones.
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], (c)2018.
- 222 pages ; 22 cm
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DISCOVERING THIRD CULTURE KIDS: -- Who are third culture kids / An open letter to my TCK identity / Tribute to a pioneer / Embracing the uniqueness of third culture kids / What I learned from my TCK husband / Reflections from a father and his TCK daughter / Ruth Van Reken -- Mary Bassey -- Ruth Hersey -- Richelle Wright -- MaDonna Maurer -- Trey Morrison PARENTING THIRD CULTURE KIDS: -- A TCK talks about raising TCKs / 15 things I want to tell my TCKs / The adopted third culture kid / When a TCK chooses a life abroad / When a TCK does not choose a life abroad / Marilyn Gardner -- Rachel Pieh Jones -- Galia Rautenberg -- Laura Campbell -- Clara Wiggins STRUGGLING THIRD CULTURE KIDS: -- A whole self / Saudade / Trauma and the third culture kid / An orchid or a dandelion / Dr. Susannah-Joy Schuilenberg -- Ute Limacher -- Sezin Koehler -- Joy L. Salmon TRANSITIONING THIRD CULTURE KIDS: -- Stages of re-entry grief / Re-entry questions / Transitioning globally to university / The third culture kid's struggle to fit in / When third culture kids reunite / Cecily Paterson -- Rachel Pieh Jones -- Janneka Jellema -- Paige Porter-Livesay -- Jenni Legate THRIVING AS THIRD CULTURE KIDS: -- Glimpses of a third way / Living with the empty spaces / The strength of the melting pot / Embrace race / Passport to the world / A transitional, formational life/ Idelette McVicker -- Heather Caliri -- Pari Ali -- Angie Washington -- Bonnie Rose -- Kelley Nikondeha.
Finding Home is a compilation of essays exploring the realities of life for children raised internationally. WHo are Third Culture Kids? WHy does it matter? From adotpion to transitioning to university, deciding to live abroad as an adult or not, healing from trauma, and developing roots in passport or host countries, these stories highlight the unique joys and challenges of a global life. --