100 Questions and Answers About East Asian Cultures

by Michigan State University School of Journalism, Jane Hyun (Introduction), Helen Zia (Introduction)

Overview

"One Hundred Questions and Answers About East Asian Cultures" is part of the Michigan State University School of Journalism series in cultural competence.

This guide has sections on East Asian cultures, languages, religions, social norms, politics, history, politics, families and food.

The guide is intended for people in business, schools, places of worship, government, medicine, law enforcement, human resources and journalism--anywhere it is important to know more about communities. We intended this guide for individuals and for groups.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940157345549
Publisher:	Read the Spirit Books
Publication date:	03/30/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	76
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Led by editor and teacher Joe Grimm, classes of students from the Michigan State University School of Journalism publish socially and culturally conscious guides and books. Joe Grimm has been working in cross-cultural communication for 25 years, beginning as the ombudsman and newsroom recruiter at the Detroit Free Press.

The concept of this series is to teach cultural competence by spreading awareness about a certain group or community. Ultimately, the goal is to break down cultural and socially constructed walls by opening up discourse among groups.

Students collect questions from members of a selected cultural group and answers from polls, surveys, and researchers. Cultural experts review the students' work.

The approach is based on the idea that questions asked out of sincere interest (even if phrased in a less than graceful manner) are the best ways to bridge cultures. The guides are meant to start that process and to lead to face-to-face conversations. The guides are icebreakers individuals can read on their own to make awkward conversations easier. Answers in these cultural competence guides are meant to be clear, honest and non-judgmental.