Japanese ATCK , Hiroko, joins us as she talks about her childhood going back and forth between Japan and America. She shares how different showing love is in each culture and how she shows love to her own multi-cultural family.
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Hiroko is a Japanese ATCK and a mother of two CCKs living in New York City. She is the founder of UpTCK, where she provides TCK care for Japanese expat families in New York City, Tokyo, and beyond.
Born in Japan, she moved back and forth between the U.S. and Japan several times during her formative years before repatriating at age fourteen.
She worked in Tokyo, bridging people from diverse cultural backgrounds in film production, until she found “home” in New York City with her husband.
It wasn’t until her 40s that she discovered the term Third Culture Kid. When she did, she couldn’t help but wish she had learned about TCKs much earlier in life. This realization led her to pursue ways to support TCK and their families in Japan, New York, and around the world as they navigate their identities and life transitions.
Instagram: @uptck.jp
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Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers
