Hidden Superpowers: Ruth Van Reken on What TCKs Get Right About the World

About this episode

Ruth Van Reken discusses cross-cultural identity and belonging in the context of Third Culture Kids.

Send us Fan Mail Show Notes Welcome back to Nomadic Diaries for part two of our conversation with Ruth Van Reken, the influential voice behind "Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds." Joined by Megan Norton-Newbanks and your host Doreen Cumberford, Ruth dives deep into cross-cultural identity, belonging, and generational perspectives. Key Topics Discussed Navigating the "Where Are You From?" QuestionRuth shares practical ways globally mobile people can gracefully answer this challenging...

People in this episode

Host: Doreen Cumberford

Guest: Ruth Van Reken

Topics covered

• cross-cultural identity
• belonging
• generational perspectives
• Third Culture Kids
• global mobility

Keywords

• Third Culture Kids
• cross-cultural identity
• belonging
• global mobility
• generational perspectives

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds

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