What the hell is a third culture kid (TCK)? Our friend Elena Kim joins us in this episode to discuss her life growing up in many different cultures and eventually ending up in her mother country (Korea). We cover her journey from birth in London, adolescence in Singapore, prep school in Connecticut, college in the American South, and finally, life as a Korean American in Korea. 

Join us as we dish on the tensions between one’s own identity and the identity others presume of us, being branded the “cool Asian” by white peers, sororities, problematic parties, speaking Korean with an American accent, and much more.

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03/01/21