Unwrapping Christmas in China

It’s Christmas all over the world right now.  In nations across the globe, this is a special time, marked by large and small efforts to make the days a little happier, to exchange gifts – tokens of love and friendship – and to enjoy special customs and favorite foods. Christmas in America In America, and much […]

Giving Thanks: A China-US Cultural Comparison

America is about to celebrate another Thanksgiving this week.  Thanksgiving, 2020 is actually our 157thannual celebration of the holiday that Abraham Lincoln first introduced during the depths of our tragic Civil War.  It says a lot about our national character that, when our nation’s morale was at a very low ebb, we chose to stop the blood-shed […]

A Good Time for Transparency

What does Word4Asia Consulting do? We help quality non profits who wish to work in mainland China.  It’s important that you understand this in order to appreciate what I am about to share. My words are specific to Westerners who wish to work in/ serve China.  When I speak of transparency I am not using it as a synonym […]

Confronting the Covid-19 Challenge

The Word 4 Asia blog has often contrasted the differences, as well as the similarities, between American and Chinese culture.  We believe that a better understanding of how each culture perceives the world, and behaves within it, is a successful foundation for lasting partnerships between our nations, and our nations’ businesses.  Of course, the biggest story across […]