We all have a need to belong and be unique at the same time, as contradictory as that might seem. But when we grow up between different countries, languages and cultures, it can be hard to feel a strong sense of belonging to any one place or culture. Is belonging something that just is and can’t be changed: we either belong or we don’t? Or can we learn how to belong?

In this episode, five adult Asian Third Culture Kids reflect on their experiences of trying to fit in and find community. They also share what they learned over the years as they searched for a sense of belonging.

It can be about recognizing why you don’t fit in (and it’s not because there’s something wrong with you). It may be about learning how to juggle the competing cultural values within yourself and figuring out what your own values are. It may be that the community you’re looking for simply doesn’t exist and you need to create it yourself.

As Brené Brown points out, we don’t need to fit in to belong. Listen to Asian TCKs share our stories of how we strived and struggled to find belonging and how we learned to connect with others and create a sense of belonging.

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