http://www.californiadiversitymagazine.org Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:00:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.californiadiversitymagazine.org/sections/perspectives/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Theresa Ip Froehlich Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:00:16 +0000 http://www.californiadiversitymagazine.org/?page_id=138#comment-7 I first came to the United States as a student. While in grad business school, I observed these various body language cues: eye contact, limp handshakes, curling an index finger to motion for someone to "Come here" ... I learned to adapt to the Anglo American culture by changing these nonverbal cues. However, as the complexion of the American population is rapidly changing, we must redefine what is "American". Ironically, I am most comfortable in a roomful of people from many different countries - perhaps it's because we are on equal footing in a highly diverse setting. In this kind of situation, I am not one minority person trying to change myself to adapt to one majority group. Theresa Ip Froehlich, Certified Life Coach www.theresaipfroehlich.com http://theresaipfroehlich.wordpress.com I first came to the United States as a student. While in grad business school, I observed these various body language cues: eye contact, limp handshakes, curling an index finger to motion for someone to “Come here” … I learned to adapt to the Anglo American culture by changing these nonverbal cues. However, as the complexion of the American population is rapidly changing, we must redefine what is “American”. Ironically, I am most comfortable in a roomful of people from many different countries – perhaps it’s because we are on equal footing in a highly diverse setting. In this kind of situation, I am not one minority person trying to change myself to adapt to one majority group.
Theresa Ip Froehlich, Certified Life Coach
http://www.theresaipfroehlich.com
http://theresaipfroehlich.wordpress.com

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