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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  • Wake me when October ends

    Limits to power. Limits to growth. Speed limits. We finally see ourselves in the mirror. Dying, decaying, decomposing. Long live Blue Jeans, T-shirt and Rock “n” Roll. 60 Minutes capitalized on their archive footage to show us the evolution of John Kerry. Our evolution, from idealism to realism. The aging process that takes a toll…

  • Vietnam’s outsourcing factory

    I have heard about TMA Solutions new building in Quang Trung Software Park, but I have never got a chance to stop by, until yesterday. 1,200-strong, TMA begins to look like an army of engineers (my friend and guide showed me a beehive behind the building, after we had toured their lobby where Vietnam‘s historical artifacts…

  • Tang, Sanka and Google instant

    Tang was well-known way back then, as the drink of choice for astronauts. Sanka had been in every motel room, before the green de-caffeine (equivalent of conditioner that is coupled with shampoo) bags came to existence. And now Google Instant, promised to be faster and more magical. Can’t data mine faster than that. The wisdom…