Chameleon
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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.
Chameleon
- 1. Amy Hong Thesis 1 A.Sebek October 6, 2011
- 2. Chameleon Amy Hong 盒 Questioning the acceptance of belongingness 盒 Questioning the cultural identity of questioning ourselves of who we are and where are you from 盒 To embrace the challenges of understanding who we are and to have a strong knowledge of the understanding of otherness 盒 Would moving in childhood bring a negative or positive affect toward the childs life? 盒 Who are Third Culture Kids/Expiates/Global Nomads?
- 3. Chameleon Amy Hong 盒 Third Culture Kids (TCK): People with an international lifestyle, of multi-national background or living/working in more than one country 盒 Cultural Identity: a persons background and also how you can refer to a person 盒 Expiate: any person living in a different country from where one is a citizen
- 4. Chameleon Amy Hong 盒 My experience of moving around and living in different countries before settling in one country 盒 Third Culture Kids -> can sympathize with it 盒 Cultural Shock 盒 Idea of the otherness 盒 Being culturally aware of the surrounding
- 5. Chameleon Amy Hong 盒 Motion Graphic 盒 Film 盒 Claymation 盒 Website 盒 Music Video
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- 7. Chameleon Amy Hong 盒 People who are going through a phase of who are you 盒 TCK (Third Culture Kids) 盒 Expiates 盒 Adolescence from ages 9 16 years old going through an identity phase 盒 People who are interested in identity
- 8. Chameleon Amy Hong 盒 Will it affect people from changing the way they think? 盒 What is your real identity?
- 9. Chameleon Amy Hong 盒 Will get thoughts and perspectives from other TCKs and people who are going through an identity crisis phase
- 10. Chameleon Amy Hong Doll Face Culture Shock
- 11. Chameleon Amy Hong 盒 Where are you from? 盒 "Ummmm 盒 "I'm 'originally' from Korea, but I grew up my entire life overseas. It's a hard question to answer. 盒 "I grew up overseas." or "It's a long story. 盒 Please stop asking that question where are you from? Im sick of hearing that question because I dread answering that question. Ive been all over the world and I have not lived in one country more than a year.
- 12. 盒 Home is not a place but a feeling 盒 It's a feeling of acceptance and happiness that you can find around the world 盒 Im not Asian. Not Caucasian. Not Singaporean. Not American. Not Asian Americans. Im not your home town hero. Im not a dirty foreigner. Im not Catholic or Muslim. Im dont look like you. I dont sound like you. I dont think like you.
- 13. Chameleon Amy Hong 盒 Identity has been always a struggle to figure it out 盒 There are so many identities with different personalities 盒 It can be related to everyone because everyone goes through an identity phase 盒 To me I have always questioned myself about what my identity is
- 14. 盒 Make stronger scenarios that has a solid story 盒 Show why identity is really important to me 盒 Need more iterations