From Difference to Connection
7 MINUTE READ So far in previous articles on #MaverickNotOutsider,++ we have focused on the experience of feeling like an Outsider and how that can be a good thing if we can reframe ourselves as Maverick Thinkers. According to Author Across Cultures, Yang-May Ooi, being a Maverick Thinker means we bring fresh perspectives and unexpected... Continue Reading →
9 MINUTE READ For Author Across Cultures, Yang-May Ooi, like for many writers, a feeling of not fitting in played a significant role in shaping her life’s journey from scribbling little stories to becoming a bestselling author. In many situations, she felt like an Outsider - in her family, at school, uni and at work.... Continue Reading →
10 MINUTE READ We usually think of Charles Darwin as an old man with a long white beard. But Author Across Cultures, Yang-May Ooi, invites us to think of him as a lost young man who didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life. A mate of his asked him to head out... Continue Reading →
11 MINUTE READ The tagline of this online project, Belonging Across Cultures is From Difference to Connection. Author Across Cultures, Yang-May Ooi, started this project to highlight the things that bring us together from our Differences across social and cultural divides towards meaningful human Connection. But as this project has continued over the last months,... Continue Reading →