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Title: Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA


1
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
Proudly Presents
  • Lost in Translation
  • Inter-Cultural Challenges and Solutions
  • ???????????
  • Presented by Dinh Montané
  • Prepared by Jennifer Hsu ? Translation by Heidi
    Luo
  • July 28, 2005 ? Spokane, Washington

Port of Long Beach, USA
Port of Qingdao, China
2
Sister Cities Relationship
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
Sister Cities Relations
  • (1) History of LBQA
  • ??
  • (2) 3 Challenges
  • ????
  • (3) Functional Approaches
  • ????
  • (4) Approaches Applied
  • ????

3
Established in April 1985 ???1985?4?
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
  • Why Long Beach and Qingdao?
  • ??????????
  • Both are desirable coastal cities ???????
  • Established sister port relationship in place
  • ????????

Qingdao, China
Long Beach, California
4
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
Long Beach Sister Organizations ???????????
Russia
  • Yokkaichi, Japan
  • Qingdao, China
  • Sochi, Russia
  • Bacolod, Philippines
  • Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Valparaiso, Chile
  • Manta, Ecuador
  • Izmir, Turkey
  • Guadalajara, Mexico
  • (Friendship City)

Ecuador
Turkey
Japan
5
Exchange Programs ????
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
  • Exchanges on Many Levels ?????
  • Official ??
  • Business ??
  • Educational ??
  • Cultural ??

6
On the OFFICIAL Level
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
On the OFFICIAL Level????
  • LB delegations to Qingdao (1980s, 1993, 1997,
    2004) ?????????
  • Mayor Beverly ONeill receives Qingdao
    delegations in LB???????????
  • Chinese Consulate hosts private receptions for
    LBQA members
  • ???????LBQA??

7
On the BUSINESS Level
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
On the BUSINESS Level ????
  • Annual Luncheon featuring the Consul General, LA
    Consulate as the keynote speaker
  • ?????????
  • QD visitor met with LB business owners to make
    contacts
  • ??????????????
  • LBQA members finding new business contacts in
    Qingdao
  • LBQA????????

8
On the EDUCATIONAL Level
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
On the EDUCATIONAL Level ????
  • CSLUB student-faculty exchanges with Qingdao
    University
  • ??????
  • Text Book Donation Program
  • ????

9
On the CULTURAL Level
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
On the CULTURAL Level ????
  • Annual Chinese New Year Festival in Long Beach
    with participation from the Chinese Consul
    General and Qingdao officials ???????
  • Speakers Series featuring in-depth cultural
    discussions ??????

10
CHALLENGES??
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????

11
Overall Challenges
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
1st Challenge ??(?)
  • Language and Culture ?????
  • Perceptions ?????
  • Messages not coming through, or
  • (unintentionally) coming across as
  • offensive ????
  • Non-profit organizations is a
  • Western concept
  • ??????????

12
Overall Challenges
Long Beach Qingdao AsLong Beach Qingdao
Association LBQA ????
2nd Challenge ??(?)
  • Structure ??
  • No similar counterpart in China (government
    vs. non-profit)
  • ??????

13
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
3rd Challenge ??(?)
  • Resources??
  • Need people
  • and money
  • ???????

14
Overcoming Challenges
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
1st Functional Approach ????(?)
  • Language and Culture?????
  • Understand motivating factors
  • Get assistance from local friends
  • Communicate motivating factors
  • Perceptions
  • Messages not coming through, or (unintentionally)
    coming across as offensive
  • Non-profit organizations is a Western concept

15
Overcoming Challenges
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
2nd Functional Approach ????(?)
  • Structure??
  • No similar counterpart in China (government vs.
    non-profit)

One Point of Official Contact on Both Sides
???????
16

Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
3rd Functional Approach ????(?)
  • Resources
  • ??
  • Need people and money

Members, Sponsors, and the Media! ??,??,??
17
APPROACHESAPPLIED????
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
18
A Key Success Factor
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
A Key SUCCESS Factor?????
  • Maintain RELATIONSHIPS to retain strong support
    from the City of Long Beach, Chinese Consulate,
    and the Qingdao Foreign Affairs Office
  • ????

19
The 2008 Olympics
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
The 2008 Olympics ???
  • Qingdao Volunteers Committee
  • ????????
  • Transfer knowledge gained from 1984 LA Olympics
    ??1984?????????????????
  • Share management information and techniques for
    volunteers ?????????????

20
Summary Re-cap
  • Focus on common goals interests between the two
    cities
  • ?????????????????
  • Draw from an extensive and diverse membership and
    contact base
  • ????????

21
Long Beach Qingdao Association LBQA ????
Special Thanks To????
  • Wendy Chou Chair ????
  • Michael Salemi President ??
  • Dr. Mary Barton VP for Special Events
  • ???????
  • ...and the Long Beach Qingdao Board of directors
    ???????????
  • Contact LBQA at http//lbqa.org/index.htm
  • ??????
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