The problem is that too often people tend to associate identity and belonging with language, and will label the speaker accordingly. For my part, I donโt want to be labeled as being part of a culture I either rejected early on or have absolutely no connection to by virtue of its changed geography. I also donโt want to come across as assigning more value to one culture than another
Day: March 4, 2023
The (un)Glamorous Notion of the TCK / CCK Conundrum
The Personal Experience that Set the Initial Identity I first came across the term TCK in college, when someone much older than me made me aware of the term. I devoured all the material available, only to realize that it ticked all the boxes. Caught between this culture and the next, check. Code switching on…