Thang Nguyen 555

Cultures on Collision Course

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With some short-term relief work in Asia/Africa and long stint in Telecom, Thang also earned a B.A. at Pennsylvania State University. M.A. in Communication at Wheaton Graduate School, M.A. in Cross-Cultural Communication at Gordon-Conwell Seminary, Boston. In addition, he earned a CELTA – classes taken in Hanoi for cultural re-immersion.

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  • On being an influencer

    Like it or not, we all are either on the receiving or giving end of Influence. But few understand what constitute sphere of influence. A study on the subject, by Cialdini , lists below elements: – Like (ability). This is self-explanatory. When you like someone or are liked by someone, nothing can go wrong. This explains the “a…

  • Art expressions in most unlikely places

    You would have never thought of running into people ballroom-dancing in the park. But here in GoVap new park, where the young trees are still being nursed, and the lights barely lit up, people came out and did just that. Young and old, male and female, they came out when the heat started to ease.…

  • Oil and Water

    Oil price backed down as tsunami water gushed up to Japanese shores. The two shall never mix. Middle East rising. Pacific falling. News of a thousand deaths abroad eclipsed news of petty thefts at home. Statistically, street crime is down while cyber-crime up. I admire Net Gen’s speed to mobilize relief efforts e.g. People Finder by…