Among Worlds Author: Nora Kohri

Name: Nora Kohri
Countries: My passport country is Japan, but I grew up in Bronx, New York during my elementary school years. I spent my high school and college (University of Toronto) in Toronto, Canada, and in between, lived in Japan. To me, going back home(?) was more foreign than going abroad. I also raised two TCKs in Singapore, Japan, and now in the US. So an Adult TCK raising new generation of TCKs.
Kind of TCK: Corporate brat
Current residence: New York, US
Current profession: Overseas birth and childcare consultant, International medical / clinical social worker. I have gathered information on birth and childcare practice of over 60 countries. I am also a counselor to expat mothers and ATCKs, many issues related to identity and language. I got my training as a clinical social worker and was granted Masters in Social Work from Columbia University where I concentrated in health, mental health, and disabilities. Lecture topics cover:
• "Overseas childbirth"
• "Difference in Discipline: East and West"
• "Life overseas with pre-schoolers"
• "How to be prepared for crisis during foreign mission"
• "How to raise a bilingual child"
• "Tips on life in Southeast Asia"
• "Bullying target: third culture kids"
• "Overseas Maternal and child health"
• "Preschool education in a foreign country"
Photo: Taken in front of the big drums at the temple in Tokyo, Japan, the country that's most foreign to me, but fascinating.
Among Worlds articles:
• “Not being able to become an ‘International Person’”, September 2002
• “Look at ME ! Not My Color”, September 2004
• “Global Gypsy”, December 2004
Articles and books:
All publications below are written in Japanese:
• Kohri, N., Having Babies Overseas. Tokyo: Japan Times, (1993)
• Kohri, N., Raising Children Overseas. Tokyo: Japan Times, (1994)
• Kohri, N., Living with your live-in Maid. Tokyo: Care the World, (1998)
• Kohri, N., Starting your new life abroad. Osaka: NOVA, (1999)
• Kohri, N., Raising Children Bilingual. Tokyo: Japan Times, (2002)
All articles topics below were written in Japanese:
• "Born overseas: Are we to be called returnee?" / "What's wrong with mix bilingual?" /"School lunch of the world" / "Difference in schools : West and East" / "I've been discriminated!" /"Name: it's my identitiy"
Website: http://www.caretheworld.com/eng/index.html
Contact me: info@caretheworld.com