Word: expats
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...stepped-up anti-terrorism efforts. At greater risk are Japanese abroad. "Embassies are hiring extra security," says Shinsuke Shimizu, director of the Foreign Ministry's International Counter-terrorism Cooperation division, "and Japanese residents in Southeast Asia are making contingency plans." The Japanese government has even distributed animated videotapes to expat Japanese with advice on how to survive a kidnapping or hijacking. Bin Laden has given Japan something it has happily lacked since World War II: an enemy...
Whether their parents are missionaries or managing directors, almost all expat kids have a moment when they realize that their adopted home means at least as much to them as their country of origin. For Daniel Welch, now a senior at the American School in Japan, it came when his family temporarily returned to Utah after 31/2 years in Tokyo. His new classmates never asked about his life abroad: "I would say I was from Japan and they wouldn't care." Welch had become - to use a phrase popularized by consultant David Pollock - a Third Culture Kid, one who inherited...
...schools that cater to international students. Short-term postings in London, Paris or Geneva often call for international schools because it means the kids won't have to make a transition into an entirely new system. With the high cost of private education and many companies cutting down on expat benefits, more parents are also looking at less costly options like state- or church-run schools. Whatever you decide, make sure your choice is an educated...
Whether their parents are missionaries or managing directors, almost all expat kids have a moment when they realize that their adopted home means as much, if not more, to them than their country of origin. For Daniel Welch, now a senior at the American School in Japan, it came when his family temporarily returned to Utah after living in Tokyo for three-and-a-half years. "It wasn't big in the news, but just after I moved, there was a volcanic eruption in Miyakejima," says Daniel. "I'd taken a field trip there and I remembered the people...
...hometown of Orem, Utah?driving, watching basketball and listening to new bands. But, he laments, classmates there never asked about his life abroad: "I would say I was from Japan and they wouldn't care." Daniel had become?to use a phrase popularized by David Pollock, a consultant to expat communities?a Third Culture Kid, one who inherited the culture of neither parent but instead formed his own, more international outlook...