LibraryScenariosHow to find belonging when you're between cultures
Scenario

How to find belonging when you're between cultures

I came to this country as a refugee when I was twelve and now at thirty-five I still feel too foreign for here but too American when I visit home.

Rabia
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Immigration can create a permanent sense of cultural homelessness where full belonging exists nowhere.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging and identity — who belongs here?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.