Show threadRicardo HarvinOct 11, 2023

@ourhumanfam @TheConversationUS @BigAngBlack @[email protected] @BlackMastodon Mine were abusive and believed, as did my parents, in the myth of always being the acquiescent "Good Negro".

1965-1970, #Gladeview #ElementarySchool, #Miami, #Florida

Ricardo HarvinOct 5, 2023

#US-born father, #CostaRica-born mother. Born in mixed-race neighborhood in #WashingtonDC. Moved to then all-#white #ChulaVista, #California. Moved to all-#Black #Gladeview/#Brownsville, #Miami, #Florida. Moved to almost all-#PuertoRican #ValleArribaHeights, #SanJuan, #PuertoRico. Moved to then almost all-white #Lauderhill, Florida. Joined the U.S. #Navy.

At 65, I've literally never known a sense of belonging anywhere, with anyone.

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Ricardo Harvin (@[email protected])

"They describe TCKs as having been exposed to many #cultures, yet not having developed a full sense of belonging in any of the cultures they have experienced...The literature describes TCKs as facing unique difficulties in the development of individual identity. These struggles may include difficulties in experiencing a sense of belonging, #enculturation, #identity, grief and loss, and faith." "Hi, it's me. I'm [a #TCK] it's me." Neither here, nor there, nor anywhere. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/courageously-and-boldly/202203/third-culture-kids-individuals-in-global-transition

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