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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  • Forwarding

    Tonight we turn the clock forward. Day light saving time. At least, for once, we can advance time, unlike other occasions when waiting for a test result might seem like an eternity. From Ulysses we found this timeless advice: “Hold on to the now, the here, through which all future plunges to the past”. It matters that we exist and…

  • Pass the torch

    At 95, the founder of Peace Corps left us to figure out world affairs by ourselves. http://www.baltimoresun.com/topic/sns-ap-us-obit-shriver,0,2461815.story I used to shine my dad’s shoes, while he slicked his hair back. From where I sat, he appeared a towering figure. Men from that generation ( like Burt Lancaster’s “From Here to Eternity”) stood erect,  principled and…