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Main Title Breaking the bamboo ceiling : career strategies for Asians : the essential guide to getting in, moving up, and reaching the top /
Author Hyun, Jane,
Publisher Collins,
Year Published 2005
OCLC Number 66526399
ISBN 0060731222; 9780060731229
Subjects Career development--United States ; Asian Americans--Employment ; Minorities--Vocational guidance--United States ; Vocational guidance for minorities--United States
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EKBM  HF5382.5.U5H98 2005 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 05/09/2008
Edition 1st ed.
Collation xxiii, 320 pages ; 21 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-310) and index.
Contents Notes
"An essential career guide for every Asian American—and all their co-workers and managers—that explains how traditional Asian cultural values are at odds with Western corporate culture. Leading Asian American career coach and advocate Jane Hyun explains that the lack of Asian Americans in executive suite positions is brought about by a combination of Asian cultures and traditions strait-jacketing Asian Americans in the workplace, and how the group’s lack of vocal affirmation in popular media and culture, afflicts them with a (3z(Bperpetual foreigner syndrome(3y (Bin the eyes of Americans who don’t know enough to understand the challenges placed on Asian Americans in the corporate environment. Filled with anecdotes and case studies from her own consulting experience covering the gamut of Asian Americans from various backgrounds, the book discusses how being Asian affects the way they interact with colleagues, managers, and clients, and will offer advice and real world solutions while exposing the challenges encountered. For the Asian reader, the book will help them to see the cultural barriers they subconsciously place in their own career paths and how to overcome them. For the non-Asian reader, the book serves as a primer for promoting optimal working relationships with Asians, and will help start a dialogue that will benefit all."--