Posts tagged western
Americanah & Moving West
Americanah & Moving West

But that was just it. I had to fit in wherever I went. Nobody else had to mould their ways to engage with my understanding of identity and belonging…

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AfricaBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)Africa, TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, literature, characters, novel, Nigeria, West, western, America, American, diaspora, England, work, passport, identity, Pakistan, Pakistani, Australia, Australian, migrants, migrant, migrationComment
Staying True As A Javanese Woman
Staying True As A Javanese Woman

I was afraid that by identifying as a Javanese woman, I would be mistaken for being submissive, accepting and feminine. I would be misunderstood as being passive, when there is power in subtlety, courtesy, initiative, emotional mastery and consciousness...

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Us, Traditions & CustomsBy Dea Safira Basori (From Tehran, Mumbai & Lagos. Living in Jakarta)Tck, TCK, TCK TOWN, third language, third culture kid, cultural, cultures, culture, gender, women, woman, men, oppressed, oppression, patriarchy, Jakarta, Soeharto, identity, Java, Indonesian, Indonesia, Javanese, past, western, Asian, colonization, history Comment
The Siren Speaks
The Siren Speaks

Never mind the ancient routes that fed, blended and bumped you and I together - I know that you want nothing more than to fit me into your size 9 1/2 shoe box, and tell me about the great Lebanese place that serves tabbouli... 

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Where Are You From?By Farah Beaini (Living in the land of the Kulin nation)TCK TOWN, third culture kid, journal, where are you from, question, eastern, western, Lebanese, culture, kitchen, foreign, Afghan, Andalucia, Persian, books, belong Comment