Document Type
Book
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
While this chapter focuses on my own challenges and those experienced by many TCKs, I would like to emphasize that this is not the only component of our lives. When facing these difficulties, TCKs often exhibit impressive forms of resilience, with many continuing to excel in academics and future careers. TCKs are seen across professions: Eric Liddell was raised by British parents in China and became an Olympic gold medalist; the president of Compassion International, Wesley Stafford, lived in Côte d'Ivoire as a child; and one of the world’s key leaders, U.S. President Barack Obama, had a Caucasian mother, a Kenyan father, and spent a significant part of his childhood in Indonesia. I find their successes inspirational, knowing they too experienced the challenges of transitions and adjustment to different cultures. The forms of support suggested are not for the sake of “remedy,” but rather for enhancement, facilitating a greater degree of achievement in multiple facets of life.
Recommended Citation
Hervey, Emily, ""Returning to my Parent's Foreign 'Home'" from Writings Out of Limbo: International Childhoods, Global Nomads and Third Culture Kids" (2011). Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program. 412.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/gscp_fac/412
Comments
Book Chapter from Writing Out of Limbo : International Childhoods, Global Nomads and Third Culture Kids, edited by Gene H. Bell-Villada, et al., Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011.