TCK/CCK Resources

This is the eleventh piece in an 18-part on-line global lecture series by author Robin Pascoe. In this segment, Pascoe discusses why the simple question of 'where is home?' confuses a child raised in multiple countries.

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Raising Global Nomads explores the effects of bringing up children away from the original country or culture of their parents in a very positive and encouraging manner. These children are often referred to as Global Nomads or Third Culture Kids.
Robin Pascoe, Expatriate Press, 248 pages, paperback.

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A penned memoir of a childhood spanning continents, languages, school systems and multi-cultural friendships. You will laugh and cry along with Heidi as she recounts hilarious and heart-breaking tales from her childhood as West blends with East.
By Heidi Sand-Hart. McDougal Publishing 2010, 158 pages, paperback.

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This  book relates 8 year-old Mike’s quest for information about his upcoming move abroad. The answers he finds are comforting & empowering. Author employs her expertise as a psychologist to provide a child’s perspective into this transition.
Simone T. Costa Eriksson and Ana Serra, Summertime Publishing, 56 pages.

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Keeko the Gecko is determined to make a meal out of Lickit the Cricket. Children in early elementary school will find Keeko’s outrageous attempts to catch his prey hilarious. Parents will recognize a deeper meaning in Keeko’s adventures.
Emmalene Stockton, Xlibris Corporation, 31 pages, paperback.

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Paul Seaman, the son of United Methodist missionaries, grew up in Pakistan at a boarding school for missionaries' children. This memoir revisits a childhood at the crossroads of several worlds, and follows the author's journey to rediscover home.
Seaman, P. A. (1997). Cross Cultural Publications.

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This autobiography looks at the life and work of M.M. Kaye, who was born and brought up in India. This book provides a memoir of her childhood and the lives of her parents, family and friends.
Kaye, M. M. (1990). New York, NY: St. Martin's Press.

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Chapters trade off between mother and daughter concerning their life overseas. The book was written for third culture kids and their parents. It is also used by educators in international schools that cater to third culture kids.
Dehner, Haidee & Maya Dehner (2001).  Dhaka, Bangladesh: Wanderlust Press

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Tips for high school graduates repatriating for college

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An article pointing out the need to consider the effects of repatriation on children throughout the length of an overseas assignment.

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