How do cultural influences travel through people, places, and things?
Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds 4th Edition, the significantly updated 4th ed of the ground-breaking, global classic on TCKs includes more international stories than ever and features new discussions on identity formation, belonging, loss & grief, resilience, and the value inherent in cross-cultural childhoods.
'Now with more research, more voices, more stories and more 'layers' than ever, it's the book you need to own, yes, even if you own earlier editions. Now with more contributors than ever and the addition of Cynthia Green, I guarantee its content will surprise and enlighten you.’ -JO PARFITT, journalist, speaker, publisher, and author of A Career in Your Suitcase
'This is a brilliant new edition and an incredibly important piece of work for TCKs, their parents, and educators. The book is written in an engaging style, and I truly hope it reaches those navigating life around the world, balancing the emotions that come with belonging to many places at once.' Dr. Mireka Caselius, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Blue Feet Monsoon, A coming-of-age novel following one girl's search for identity and belonging across cultures, countries and generations.
‘This is an immersive tapestry of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures. Each thread invites us to explore a rich landscape—both in terms of physical geography and human experience in which time, places, cultures and people interact. In other words, I freaking loved it!’ -MATHIEU GAGNON, PhD, TCK Research Podcast
‘So many relatable moments and resonant insights. I have a bunch of little postits sticking out of pages that validated something I’ve thought/felt. I even stayed up ‘til 1:30 in the morning to finish it!’ -LISA LIANG, writer-performer of Alien Citizen
A Selection of Articles…
examining identity, belonging, cultural transmission and the ways cultural influences travel across societies and generations.
・#IntYALitMonth: Third Culture Kids Global Literature in Libraries Initiative
・Old Money: When We Wove Money, Selvedge Magazine
・Trading Places: How Indian cotton constructed global trade, Selvedge Magazine
・Yellow Vests in Context: Haussmann, Urban Transformation and Street Violence, The History Workshop
・The Scottish Sisters Who Pioneered Art Nouveau, JSTOR Daily