About Gabby Green:

Gabby Green is the Founder and Executive Director of New Global Normal. Inspired by her own experience growing up as a third culture kid in Hong Kong and South Korea, Gabby strives to make the world a better place by promoting active global citizenship. Through New Global Normal, she endeavours to create a movement that leverages multiculturalism in student bodies worldwide and engages communities on the importance of intercultural communication in our personal, social, and academic lives.

Gabby is currently working full-time to expand and improve New Global Normal. In 2023 she graduated from the University of St Andrews with a First Class MA (Hons) in Economics and International Relations. Her dissertation entitled 'The China Threat Narrative: A Genealogy. How does American exceptionalism shape US representations of and responses to the China threat narrative?' received a distinction. In 2024, Gabby will pursue a Double Masters in the Global Political Economy of China and Europe at the London School of Economics and Fudan University.

Summary:

In this episode, as fellow third culture kids (TCKs), we discuss global citizenship, intercultural communication, the concept of a cultural lens, global political coordination, what it means to be a third culture kid, Gabby's experience living in South Korea and Hong Kong as a third culture kid, increased anti-Asian and specifically anti-Chinese sentiment, the importance of cultural curiosity and humility, the role of American exceptionalism, and the US-China dynamic.

Resources:

'Cross-Cultural Dialogues' by Craig Storti (2017)

'Cross-Cultural Responsiveness & Systemic Therapy' edited by Shruti Singh Poulsen and Robert Allan

Follow Gabby:

New Global Normal - https://www.newglobalnormal.com/

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