Children who grew up in a culture (ie: American) different from their parents' (ie: Chinese) for a significant part of their developmental years. This "third culture" is a unique blend of their parents' home culture and the culture of the country(ies) they lived in to form a unique personal identity.

Particularly for global families living between eastern and western cultures, which are drastically different and often contradicting, parents rarely have an equal and thorough modern-day understanding of both cultures, which may lead to loneliness, difficulty in grasping personal values, and internal conflicts for TCKs. These conflicts stem from a lack of alignment and appropriate cross cultural guidance during TCKs’ formative years, and may not become apparent to parents, or even TCKs themselves, until later on in life.

I’ve personally lived through this experience as a third culture kid, and have made it my mission to guide current and future TCKs to thrive in their multicultural identity, rather than live in conflict.