Dr. Yuima Mizutani: Exploring the experiences of TCK Confucian Asian college students

In this episode we speak to Dr. Yuima Mizutani about her paper in the International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling: Experiences of Confucian Asian College Students with Third Culture Kid Backgrounds Mizutani, Y, & Waalkes, P.L. (2024). Experiences of Confucian Asian College Students with Third Culture Kid Backgrounds, 46, 75-93. Abstract: Third culture kids (TCKs), defined as those who have spent their childhood and adolescence outside of their home countries, have increased due to globalization in recent years. This population has attracted researchers over time. However, few researchers have studied Confucian Asian adult TCKs (CAATCKs), who face unique challenges because of their cultural values and high mobile backgrounds during their adult lives. The present transcendental phenomenological study focused on how CAATCKs (N = 11) develop their sense of belonging in college. We generated three themes to capture the experience of this population including connection and belonging, disconnection, and identity. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-023-09...