The document discusses themes of cultural identity and belongingness. It questions what defines cultural identity and how moving between countries as a child can impact one's sense of self. It introduces the concepts of third culture kids, expiates, and global nomads who have an international upbringing living in multiple countries. The rest of the document outlines potential story ideas and themes the author could explore around cultural identity, belongingness, and what it means to be from multiple places.

1. Amy Hong
Thesis 1 A.Sebek
October 6, 2011

2. Chameleon Amy Hong
 Questioning the acceptance of belongingness
 Questioning the cultural identity of questioning ourselves of
“who we are” and “where are you from”
 To embrace the challenges of understanding “who we are” and
to have a strong knowledge of the understanding of otherness
 Would moving in childhood bring a negative or positive affect
toward the child’s life?
 Who are Third Culture Kids/Expiates/Global Nomads?

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 Third Culture Kids (TCK): People with an international lifestyle,
of multi-national background or living/working in more than
one country
 Cultural Identity: a person’s background and also how you can
refer to a person
 Expiate: any person living in a different country from where one
is a citizen

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 My experience of moving around and living in different
countries before settling in one country
 Third Culture Kids -> can sympathize with it
 Cultural Shock
 Idea of the otherness
 Being culturally aware of the surrounding

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 Motion Graphic
 Film
 Claymation
 Website
 Music Video

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 People who are going through a phase of “who are you”
 TCK (Third Culture Kids)
 Expiates
 Adolescence from ages 9 – 16 years old going through an
identity phase
 People who are interested in identity

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 Will it affect people from changing the way they think?
 What is your real identity?

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 Will get thoughts and perspectives from other TCKs and people
who are going through an identity crisis phase

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Doll Face
Culture Shock

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 Where are you from?
 "Ummmm”
 "I'm 'originally' from Korea, but I grew up my entire life
overseas. It's a hard question to answer.”
 "I grew up overseas." or "It's a long story.”
 “Please stop asking that question “where are you from?” I’m
sick of hearing that question because I dread answering that
question. I’ve been all over the world and I have not lived in one
country more than a year.”

12.  Home is not a place but a feeling
 It's a feeling of acceptance and happiness that you can find
around the world
 I’m not Asian. Not Caucasian. Not Singaporean. Not American.
Not Asian Americans. I’m not your home town hero. I’m not a
dirty foreigner. I’m not Catholic or Muslim. I’m don’t look like
you. I don’t sound like you. I don’t think like you.

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 Identity has been always a struggle to figure it out
 There are so many identities with different personalities
 It can be related to everyone because everyone goes through
an identity phase
 To me – I have always questioned myself about what my
identity is

14.  Make stronger scenarios that has a solid story
 Show why identity is really important to me
 Need more iterations