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Many cross-cultural teens have been asked: "Where are you from?"
For most, there's no simple answer. Languages shift. Countries change. The version of yourself that feels most "you" depends on where you are — and who's asking.
The I Am From Project was built for that experience.
This is a space for Cross-Cultural Kids (CCKs) — teens who've navigated identity across more than one cultural world. Whether you're a Third Culture Kid, a child of immigrants, adopted, multicultural, or simply caught between cultures — your story belongs here.
What is a CCK?
A Cross-Cultural Kid is anyone who has lived within two or more cultural environments during childhood. This includes Third Culture Kids (TCKs), children of immigrants, bi/multicultural youth, international adoptees, and children of mixed families.
Why adolescence matters.
Psychologist Jerome Bruner said we make sense of our lives through story. Identity isn't a label — it's a structure we build over time.
For cross-cultural teens, that building happens across shifting ground. Languages change. Social norms shift. The way you express yourself may look different depending on which country you're in.
Most stories about cross-cultural experience are told in retrospect — after the hard work is done. The I Am From Project is different. It creates space for teens to tell their story now — in the middle of it, not only at the end.
Identity is not confusion. It's integration work, performed under constant movement.
And that work deserves a space — while it's still happening.