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Steven Tay was one of those who have taken
up the opportunity and challenge to ‘return’ and worked in China.
The rewards and experience proved to be invaluable as it helped him
to ‘rediscovered’ the Chinese in him. It was a time of re-awakening
as he had allowed 20 years of living in Western countries to
‘obliterate his Chinese-ness’. His experience has also suggests
there are hidden ‘cultural’ challenges that may not be so apparent
to the overseas Chinese.
He migrated to Australia about 20 years
ago, he had traveled to work and live in more countries than he
could ever imagine. The travel has increased his interest in
sociology, anthropology as well as inter-cultural issues. The
interest was heightened during his four years (1999-2001 &
2004-2005) posting to the Greater China Region where he started to
question his heritage and what it means to be a Chinese. The
identity and cultural turmoil troubled him so much that he started
researching in everything Chinese and China
related.
He has compiled his research into a book
that is part biography, part anthropology, and part fiction. The
intended target audiences are:
- Senior executives of Multinationals /
trans-nationals looking to expand their operations in China and who
are looking to hire overseas Chinese
- Universities/colleges offering Asian
studies, where the audience are either students wishing to gain
working experience in the booming Chinese
economy
- Any one else with an interest in further
exploring the extent of the Chinese influence in various part of
Asia. For example, the connection with Japan via the Kanji
character set; the influence on the Korean chaebols (he was
fascinated by the presence of two large stone/marble Chinese
characters on the front lawn of the Hyundai HQ in Seoul); as well
as some Hanji-form in the Vietnamese language.
His book is available
from:
Amazon.com
Book Surge
A very special price of AUD $10 plus
postage to members of the World Huaren Federation, if you contact
the author.
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