Intersectional Book Study w Tania: The Girl at the Baggage Claim: Explaining the East-West Culture Gap, by Gish Jen

Intersectional Book Study with Tania*

This month's selection: The Girl at the Baggage Claim: Explaining the East-West Culture Gap, by Gish Jen

From Amazon:

"The Girl at the Baggage Claim is a provocative and important study of the different ideas easterners and westerners have about the self and society and what this means for current debates in art, education, geopolitics, and business.

Never have East and West come as close as they are today, yet we are still baffled by one another. Is our mantra "To thine own self be true"? Or do we believe we belong to something larger than ourselves - a family, a religion, a troop - that claims our first allegiance? Gish Jen - drawing on a treasure trove of stories and personal anecdotes, as well as cutting-edge research in cultural psychology - reveals how this difference shapes what we perceive and remember, what we say and do and make - how it shapes everything from our ideas about copying and talking in class to the difference between Apple and Alibaba. As engaging as it is illuminating, this is a book that stands to profoundly enrich our understanding of ourselves and of our world."

*This book study series is a step above Intersectionality 101. Please register and complete the brief application to join the group. If accepted, you will receive the Zoom link for all the sessions of 2022.
Application link: https://forms.gle/vuhj2H6LGydRyzS9A

These meetings will be online until it is safe to get together in person again.

Tania Gerard focuses her work on equity and diversity. She has a master’s degree in Intersectional Gender Studies, with a specialization in public policy. She is passionate about the impact of individual experiences and exploring innovative tools to understand reality.