Children who move into another culture with parents due to a parent’s career choice
Camila lived in Ecuador but had to move to Chile for her father's doctorate.
Bi-MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN
Children born to parents from at least two cultures or races
Samir lives in California, United States, his mom is from India and his dad is American
MIXED HERITAGE CHILDREN
Children in a multiracial family may have different racial identities from one another. Their racial identity is influenced by their individual physical features, family attachments and support, and experiences with racial groups.
Cole has a multiracial family since his mother's family is from Israel, and the father´s is from Ingaterra
CHILDREN OF BORDERLANDERS
Children living on or near the border between two countries, perhaps living in one country and going to school in another country.
Amy is a girl from Texas who lives in Texas but has to study at University New Mexico
EDUCATIONAL CCKs
A child who moves between educational cultures such as from the eastern educational culture to the western educational culture or vice versa. In this category I also include students moving from living at home and attending the local school to living in the school boarding house and experiencing a new educational culture.
Diana was studying in a public school in Brooklyn and had to change to a private university to learn more
CHILDREN OF MINORITIES
Children whose parents are from a racial or ethnic group which is not part of the majority race or ethnicity of the country in which they live.
Anaan lives in Ecuador with his parents, they are mulsumanes and to not lose their roots profess their religion
CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS
Children whose parents have made a permanent move to a new country where they were not originally citizens
Mary and her family lived in Austraila but decided to move permanently to California by changing nationality
CHILDREN OF REFUGEES
Children whose parents are living outside their original country or place due to unchosen circumstances such as war, violence, famine, other natural disasters
Helen is a girl from Siberia and with her family because of the wars had to immigrate to Spain.
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTEES
Children adopted by parents from another country other than the one of that child’s birth
Jane is a London girl who was adopted in Spain by some American parents
DOMESTIC TCKs
Children whose parents have moved in or among various subcultures within that child’s home country.
EXAMPLE
Max is a kid who lived in New York State in Brooklyn, but a few weeks ago I had to move from the district to Manhattan.
