English is not my first language perhaps that qualified me as an international
that qualified me as an international
that qualified me as an international student here in the US however and where
student here in the US however and where
student here in the US however and where I’m from the turn International applies
I’m from the turn International applies
I’m from the turn International applies to Jose whose first language is in
to Jose whose first language is in
to Jose whose first language is in Chinese interesting cultural distinction
Chinese interesting cultural distinction
Chinese interesting cultural distinction isn’t it
isn’t it
isn’t it ten years ago I first recognized to turn
ten years ago I first recognized to turn
ten years ago I first recognized to turn cultural identity well I went to a trip
cultural identity well I went to a trip
cultural identity well I went to a trip in Europe I spent a month in Germany and
in Europe I spent a month in Germany and
in Europe I spent a month in Germany and learned to say the phrase ek Hasina I
learned to say the phrase ek Hasina I
learned to say the phrase ek Hasina I come from China I was surprised to the
come from China I was surprised to the
come from China I was surprised to the bread and butter served at breakfast to
bread and butter served at breakfast to
bread and butter served at breakfast to potato and meat for lunch and pasta for
potato and meat for lunch and pasta for
potato and meat for lunch and pasta for dinner
dinner
dinner there was no rice and I had to eat with
there was no rice and I had to eat with
there was no rice and I had to eat with a fork and a knife instead of chopsticks
a fork and a knife instead of chopsticks
a fork and a knife instead of chopsticks that was the first time I recognized the
that was the first time I recognized the
that was the first time I recognized the differences between my world and a world
differences between my world and a world
differences between my world and a world of someone else after this first
of someone else after this first
of someone else after this first experience of somewhere traveling abroad
experience of somewhere traveling abroad
experience of somewhere traveling abroad I began to travel more I love exploring
I began to travel more I love exploring
I began to travel more I love exploring new ideas and learning cultural values
new ideas and learning cultural values
new ideas and learning cultural values from people for all over the world
from people for all over the world
from people for all over the world between the age of 7 to 17 I traveled
between the age of 7 to 17 I traveled
between the age of 7 to 17 I traveled across 20 different countries and four
across 20 different countries and four
across 20 different countries and four continent I was able to discover
continent I was able to discover
continent I was able to discover different cultural values that
different cultural values that
different cultural values that influenced me and drove miles away from
influenced me and drove miles away from
influenced me and drove miles away from the Chinese traditional views and
the Chinese traditional views and
the Chinese traditional views and multiple occasions people will ask me
multiple occasions people will ask me
multiple occasions people will ask me where are you from and after hearing my
where are you from and after hearing my
where are you from and after hearing my answers to respond you don’t see in
answers to respond you don’t see in
answers to respond you don’t see in Chinese to me I realized that influence
Chinese to me I realized that influence
Chinese to me I realized that influence that I gained from foreign cultures has
that I gained from foreign cultures has
that I gained from foreign cultures has drove my values away from what people
drove my values away from what people
drove my values away from what people expected as being the traditional
expected as being the traditional
expected as being the traditional Chinese standard too many the
Chinese standard too many the
Chinese standard too many the integration of different cultures or
integration of different cultures or
integration of different cultures or globalization is considered a
globalization is considered a
globalization is considered a destruction to localism and cost the
destruction to localism and cost the
destruction to localism and cost the loss of an individual’s local identity
loss of an individual’s local identity
loss of an individual’s local identity such concern is valid as I discovered
such concern is valid as I discovered
such concern is valid as I discovered from my own traveling experiences but
from my own traveling experiences but
from my own traveling experiences but moreover when I started to attend
moreover when I started to attend
moreover when I started to attend international school in southern China
international school in southern China
international school in southern China since sixth grade
since sixth grade
since sixth grade I transferred from a Chinese local
I transferred from a Chinese local
I transferred from a Chinese local school to ask you the consist of a
school to ask you the consist of a
school to ask you the consist of a student body and faculty members from
student body and faculty members from
student body and faculty members from over five continents in 50 different
over five continents in 50 different
over five continents in 50 different countries there everyone had a unique
countries there everyone had a unique
countries there everyone had a unique cultural background
cultural background
cultural background everyone was different but despite the
everyone was different but despite the
everyone was different but despite the things that students learn in classrooms
things that students learn in classrooms
things that students learn in classrooms they all share the qualities of being
they all share the qualities of being
they all share the qualities of being foreign to the locus
foreign to the locus
foreign to the locus luckily the school was located in a city
luckily the school was located in a city
luckily the school was located in a city where I was born and raised so I only
where I was born and raised so I only
where I was born and raised so I only needed to adapt to a new learning
needed to adapt to a new learning
needed to adapt to a new learning environment however for my friends who
environment however for my friends who
environment however for my friends who are from Brazil in India they needed to
are from Brazil in India they needed to
are from Brazil in India they needed to adapt to more the separation from their
adapt to more the separation from their
adapt to more the separation from their domestic culture and influence of the
domestic culture and influence of the
domestic culture and influence of the local culture upon departed their
local culture upon departed their
local culture upon departed their cultural identities many of my foreign
cultural identities many of my foreign
cultural identities many of my foreign classmate found it difficult to trace
classmate found it difficult to trace
classmate found it difficult to trace their cultural values and identities
their cultural values and identities
their cultural values and identities while living in a foreign country they
while living in a foreign country they
while living in a foreign country they are caught their culture kids a
are caught their culture kids a
are caught their culture kids a population that was raised in a culture
population that was raised in a culture
population that was raised in a culture that is different from the ones of their
that is different from the ones of their
that is different from the ones of their parents yet unable to trace the identity
parents yet unable to trace the identity
parents yet unable to trace the identity of either from the beginning of the 21st
of either from the beginning of the 21st
of either from the beginning of the 21st century the number of third culture kids
century the number of third culture kids
century the number of third culture kids increased from sixty million to about
increased from sixty million to about
increased from sixty million to about 230 million in 2013 yes the more people
230 million in 2013 yes the more people
230 million in 2013 yes the more people begin to travel and moved around to live
begin to travel and moved around to live
begin to travel and moved around to live in different countries the more culture
in different countries the more culture
in different countries the more culture had been exchanged influenced and lost
had been exchanged influenced and lost
had been exchanged influenced and lost the experience of culture shift truly
the experience of culture shift truly
the experience of culture shift truly hit me four years ago when I moved to
hit me four years ago when I moved to
hit me four years ago when I moved to the United State despite my many
the United State despite my many
the United State despite my many traveling experiences studying and
traveling experiences studying and
traveling experiences studying and living abroad made me feel truly far
living abroad made me feel truly far
living abroad made me feel truly far away from home for the first time
away from home for the first time
away from home for the first time although I had many experience of
although I had many experience of
although I had many experience of learning in a westernized educational
learning in a westernized educational
learning in a westernized educational style adapting to an entirely different
style adapting to an entirely different
style adapting to an entirely different lifestyle in the
lifestyle in the
lifestyle in the east coast of America was quite
east coast of America was quite
east coast of America was quite difficult as I interacted with my
difficult as I interacted with my
difficult as I interacted with my American friends my friends my friends
American friends my friends my friends
American friends my friends my friends will consider me reserved and distant
will consider me reserved and distant
will consider me reserved and distant but not only but not because I was shy
but not only but not because I was shy
but not only but not because I was shy because in my culture people overly
because in my culture people overly
because in my culture people overly expressing one’s emotion was considered
expressing one’s emotion was considered
expressing one’s emotion was considered inappropriate moreover I was amazed by
inappropriate moreover I was amazed by
inappropriate moreover I was amazed by the confidence and individuality stam my
the confidence and individuality stam my
the confidence and individuality stam my American friends possessed because back
American friends possessed because back
American friends possessed because back home in China people were inert
home in China people were inert
home in China people were inert encouraged to be humble and blended into
encouraged to be humble and blended into
encouraged to be humble and blended into group instead of standing out so I
group instead of standing out so I
group instead of standing out so I thought to myself why not blending by
thought to myself why not blending by
thought to myself why not blending by standing out and as I began to interact
standing out and as I began to interact
standing out and as I began to interact more with the local people
more with the local people
more with the local people I realized despite the many cultural
I realized despite the many cultural
I realized despite the many cultural differences that we have we had more in
differences that we have we had more in
differences that we have we had more in common when I was first invited to my
common when I was first invited to my
common when I was first invited to my Thanksgiving dinner I realized no matter
Thanksgiving dinner I realized no matter
Thanksgiving dinner I realized no matter where people are from we all enjoyed a
where people are from we all enjoyed a
where people are from we all enjoyed a celebration for food who does not love a
celebration for food who does not love a
celebration for food who does not love a good Thanksgiving meal more or less more
good Thanksgiving meal more or less more
good Thanksgiving meal more or less more so we value our families even though we
so we value our families even though we
so we value our families even though we might get annoyed when we’re forced to
might get annoyed when we’re forced to
might get annoyed when we’re forced to talk to our second cousin’s child it was
talk to our second cousin’s child it was
talk to our second cousin’s child it was to sing for me back home in Chinese New
to sing for me back home in Chinese New
to sing for me back home in Chinese New Year and such connections and thin Alera
Year and such connections and thin Alera
Year and such connections and thin Alera teas made me feel less homesick as
teas made me feel less homesick as
teas made me feel less homesick as humans we all should share emotions such
humans we all should share emotions such
humans we all should share emotions such as happiness sadness appreciation and
as happiness sadness appreciation and
as happiness sadness appreciation and respect and no matter where we’re from
respect and no matter where we’re from
respect and no matter where we’re from but even though we might speak the
but even though we might speak the
but even though we might speak the different language have different color
different language have different color
different language have different color of eye hair or skin or prefer a
of eye hair or skin or prefer a
of eye hair or skin or prefer a different way to approach to problems we
different way to approach to problems we
different way to approach to problems we are all humans to live on this planet
are all humans to live on this planet
are all humans to live on this planet and globalization has brought us
and globalization has brought us
and globalization has brought us together allowing us to compare and
together allowing us to compare and
together allowing us to compare and contrast different ideas and views – ape
contrast different ideas and views – ape
contrast different ideas and views – ape to a better world there are many things
to a better world there are many things
to a better world there are many things that only be enhanced through the
that only be enhanced through the
that only be enhanced through the integration of different cultures
integration of different cultures
integration of different cultures earlier the week I’ve learned the phrase
earlier the week I’ve learned the phrase
earlier the week I’ve learned the phrase two heads are better than one
two heads are better than one
two heads are better than one interestingly in Chinese we have the
interestingly in Chinese we have the
interestingly in Chinese we have the exact same same approach to the
exact same same approach to the
exact same same approach to the effectiveness of collaboration siren
effectiveness of collaboration siren
effectiveness of collaboration siren scene Bo or Chien through collaboration
scene Bo or Chien through collaboration
scene Bo or Chien through collaboration artists and musicians are able to create
artists and musicians are able to create
artists and musicians are able to create work there are unconventional
work there are unconventional
work there are unconventional mathematicians and architect are able to
mathematicians and architect are able to
mathematicians and architect are able to solve formulas or build new structures
solve formulas or build new structures
solve formulas or build new structures through different perspectives
through different perspectives
through different perspectives researchers and technological developers
researchers and technological developers
researchers and technological developers are able to lunch to new discoveries or
are able to lunch to new discoveries or
are able to lunch to new discoveries or magical experiments that benefit not
magical experiments that benefit not
magical experiments that benefit not only the one nation of the entire human
only the one nation of the entire human
only the one nation of the entire human society today the digital world further
society today the digital world further
society today the digital world further accelerates the process of globalization
accelerates the process of globalization
accelerates the process of globalization we are able to easily grasp the news
we are able to easily grasp the news
we are able to easily grasp the news from across the Pacific fruit earning to
from across the Pacific fruit earning to
from across the Pacific fruit earning to the international channel on TV or to
the international channel on TV or to
the international channel on TV or to communicate with our friend who live in
communicate with our friend who live in
communicate with our friend who live in a different continent where Skype or
a different continent where Skype or
a different continent where Skype or email in fact the organization tad was
email in fact the organization tad was
email in fact the organization tad was established through this sharing of
established through this sharing of
established through this sharing of innovative ideas across the globe
innovative ideas across the globe
innovative ideas across the globe countless beautiful creations has
countless beautiful creations has
countless beautiful creations has occurred through the integration of
occurred through the integration of
occurred through the integration of different cultures and by viewing issues
different cultures and by viewing issues
different cultures and by viewing issues from multiple lenses allow us to see
from multiple lenses allow us to see
from multiple lenses allow us to see problems and so problems for different
problems and so problems for different
problems and so problems for different perspective although cultural loss is an
perspective although cultural loss is an
perspective although cultural loss is an additive in a difficult aspect to
additive in a difficult aspect to
additive in a difficult aspect to globalization but there we create things
globalization but there we create things
globalization but there we create things that are new and self problems and
that are new and self problems and
that are new and self problems and create new solutions I as one up to 230
create new solutions I as one up to 230
create new solutions I as one up to 230 million third culture kids and a member
million third culture kids and a member
million third culture kids and a member of the one millionth international
of the one millionth international
of the one millionth international student that are here studying in the US
student that are here studying in the US
student that are here studying in the US and amazed by the impact of
and amazed by the impact of
and amazed by the impact of globalization and a thankful for the
globalization and a thankful for the
globalization and a thankful for the emergence of new ideas for cultural
emergence of new ideas for cultural
emergence of new ideas for cultural integration
integration
integration thank you
thank you
thank you [Music]
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