Alicia Su Lozeron

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About Alicia Su Lozeron
Global Competence Mentor |
Author, AACS | Translator/Interpreter |
Licensed Secondary English Language Arts and Chinese Mandarin Educator |
College English Adjunct Instructor
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Alicia Su Lozeron is the author of numerous news/magazine articles, short stories, and novels. She holds a Master’s degree in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University in the City of New York, is licensed as a secondary-school English Language Arts/Chinese Mandarin teacher in the U.S, and served as a college English adjunct instructor. Through her writing career as well as the communication management/travel consulting company, Asia-America Connection Society, she aims to raises awareness about global competence, and to connect the world through global explorations and studies. Asia-literacy and Global Competence (2017), Global Competence Revisited (2019), and Writings in the Time of Coronavirus (2021), collections of her articles and vignettes, highlight her musings of cultural interactions and layouts the groundwork for her many endeavors. (See both English and Chinese versions at https://www.amazon.com/Alicia-Su-Lozeron/e/B01N3LXBAN).
Her debut novel, The Un-death of Me, depicts a world traveler and immigrant Asian American woman’s life in a fresh light. It is a fictional world full of contemporary and global resonance; it is about many subjects: alienation, individuality, self-doubt, self-discovery, complexities of love and marriage, quests of fulfillment and happiness, (in)justice, cultural diversity, discrimination, and mankind as a whole. Its subtle yet intense emotions detailed in the many characters and locales, render a visionary sense of humanity, gratifying and unforgettable in their own rights. (See https://www.amazon.com/Un-death-Me-Asian-American-Woman/dp/0998194123/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8).
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Blog postAlmost two years ago on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic. As we learn to grasp coping measures and treatments for this coronavirus, we are very aware that the crisis is not over, and other viruses will rise to threaten humanity again in the future. Are we prepared for the next disaster? Other than public health concerns and scientific/medical solutions, we realize that ineffective leadership or coordination within national and international gov5 months ago Read more
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Blog postIn the time of Coronavirus, many people question the principles of democracy because freedom seems to be “infringed upon” in many ways: people, a one point or for a period of time, must stay home, control gatherings, wear masks, practice social-distancing, and follow restricted travel guidelines. The ways of life are indeed, affected. However, it is too hasty for anyone to ascertain that democracy is hindered and people have lost their freedom. In a democracy, the welfare of the public shall6 months ago Read more
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Blog postThese couple of years have been nothing short of disastrous and trying. We have encountered crisis after crisis. The Coronavirus pandemic, plenty of political and social turmoil, and an economic challenge like never before. However, crisis begets opportunity for personal growth, collective improvement, and global alertness. In many ways, the time of Coronavirus is a time to learn and change for the better.
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Blog postThe time of Coronavirus brings about not only increase use of technology, but also an explosion of cybersecurity incidents. Govtech reports on the concerning magnitude of cyberattacks:
· Bizjournals.com: "Cyberattacks on the rise during the Covid-19 pandemic"
· Government Technology: "How Is Covid-19 Creating Data Breaches?"
· BBC: "Coronavirus: How the world of work may change forever"
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Blog postBelieve it or not, people still have fun doing all kinds of things in the time of Coronavirus. Outdoor activities have more appeals because open air is believed to dilute virus particles. Indoors, on the other hand, also provides fun engagements if one knows how to stay safe and vigilant. Those who are fully vaccinated can return to many indoor and outdoor activities without risks of getting infected and falling seriously ill.
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Blog postWith social distancing measures in place to battle Covid-19, the world faces new challenges when trying to stay connected digitally. Increased use of social media, messaging apps, video conferencing programs, online entertainment, digital media or news, and internet resources is evident. People rely, more than ever, on digital platforms to shop for groceries and anything beyond daily necessities. Important and daunting questions remain as the world tries to grasp new realities in digital ende10 months ago Read more
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Blog postAccording to a study from the United Nations, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the largest disruption of education in history, “affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in more than 190 countries and all continents. Closures of schools and other learning spaces have impacted 94 per cent of the world’s student population, up to 99 per cent in low and lower-middle income countries.” Along with the disruption, education disparities were exacerbated as vulnerable or underserved student populations w11 months ago Read more
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Blog postOnline dating was popular before Coronavirus; the pandemic is making it more prevalent and inevitable. People are sifting through their matches and meeting people electronically. In person or not, romantic dates require coordination or mitigation measures between two people trying to connect. What that means is that love in the time of Coronavirus is more complicated than usual.
How can one find love in a global pandemic? Surprisingly, many have said that the pandemic helped people id12 months ago Read more -
Blog postThe cultural dynamics of globalization have always implied viral, speedy effects on the world. While mostly a positive force to uphold global collaboration in finance, economy, as well as industrial, scientific, and technological development, globalization also brings about problematic and unjust expansion or colonialism. Criticism of globalization grows with outbreaks of HIV, the swine flu, mad cow disease, SARS, influenzas, and presently -- COVID-19. The Coronavirus pandemic evokes crucial1 year ago Read more
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Blog postFrom Simplicity to Sublimity
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour
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Excerpt from “Auguries of Innocence”
BY WILLIAM BLAKE
What do we have to rejoice in the time of the Covid pandemic? Blake’s lines can be particularly inspiring at present -- in simple daily exercises that require no expertise or artistry, we shall find beauty or satisf1 year ago Read more -
Blog postSince the Covid-19 pandemic, hate crimes against Asian Americans have been on the rise, as shown by a recent report by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino: crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) jump by 145%. Across the United States, incidents of attacks on immigrants or people of Asian descent are raising concerns. For instance, an 84-year-old Thai immigrant in San Francisco dies after being pushed to the ground;1 year ago Read more
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Blog postOne of the most popular authors of children’s books, Dr. Seuss/ Theodor Seuss Geisel has published about 60 books and sold over 700 million copies globally. As the world’s viewpoints on race or stereotype evolve and advance, 6 of Dr. Seuss’ books become problematically insensitive. As a result, the Seuss estate halts publications or sales of those books, including On Beyond Zebra!, Scrambled Eggs Super!, The Cat’s Quizzer, McElligot’s Pool and And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, wh1 year ago Read more
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Blog postThe Ally Policy on China
The Biden administration’s first talk with China took place on Saturday, February 6, 2021; crucial issues reveal gaps and differences that require US allies to fill in and provide checks and balances in the Indo-Pacific region. U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and China’s director of the Central Foreign Affairs, Yang Jiechi, discussed matters concerning Xinjiang Uighurs, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Blinken indicated the U.S. would work with allies to hold Ch1 year ago Read more -
Blog postHow would an educator or anyone explain the chaos and riots that transpired at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C on January 6, 2021.? I felt disgusted and speechless in terms of America’s complex and long history of racial divide or white supremacy upheld by certain groups of people (Trump supporters manifest such divide or prejudice via violence and utter disregard of our Constitution by taking over the building in a seditious attempt). While I was appalled and saddened in taciturnity, my1 year ago Read more
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Blog postVeteran’s Day falls on a Wednesday in 2020 following the call of Biden as the President-Elect on the previous weekend. On November 11, 2020, the federal holiday is to celebrate US’s military heroes, the country appears unnervingly solemn and quiet. The US government seems to be in a vacant state of power, as Trump has not made any comments about the surging cases of COVID-19 in the country, his administration has not acknowledged Biden’s victory, and no ascertainment or transition has taken plac2 years ago Read more
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Blog postVeteran’s Day falls on a Wednesday in 2020 following the call of Biden as the President-Elect on the previous weekend. On November 11, 2020, the federal holiday is to celebrate US’s military heroes, the country appears unnervingly solemn and quiet. The US government seems to be in a vacant state of power, as Trump has not made any comments about the surging cases of COVID-19 in the country, his administration has not acknowledged Biden’s victory, and no ascertainment or transition has taken p2 years ago Read more
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Blog postLouise Glück has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal," as the Swedish Academy commended. Along with Bob Dylan in 2016 and Toni Morrison in 1993, Glück was the third American to be honored with the prize in recent years. Glück, the 16th woman to win the literature prize since the Nobel prizes were first awarded in 1901, has published 12 poetry collections and several volume2 years ago Read more
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Blog postLouise Glück has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal," as the Swedish Academy commended. Along with Bob Dylan in 2016 and Toni Morrison in 1993, Glück was the third American to be honored with the prize in recent years. Glück, the 16th woman to win the literature prize since the Nobel prizes were first awarded in 1901, has published 12 poetry collections and several vol2 years ago Read more
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Blog postWith 6.5 million Covid-19 cases and 194K deaths, many countries have barred U.S. travelers – understandably. While most nations in E.U and Asia close their doors on Americans, there are about 1/3 of the World’s countries where Americans can travel to now:Albania – July 1Anguilla – August 21Antigua and Barbuda – June 4Armenia – August 12Aruba – July 10Bahamas – July 1(with Negative Covid-19 Test Proof)Barbados – July 12Bali (Indonesia) September 1Belarus – July 15Belize – August 15Bermuda – July2 years ago Read more
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Blog postWith 6.5 million Covid-19 cases and 194K deaths, many countries have barred U.S. travelers – understandably. While most nations in E.U and Asia close their doors on Americans, there are about 1/3 of the World’s countries where Americans can travel to now:
Albania – July 1 Anguilla – August 21 Antigua and Barbuda – June 4 Armenia – August 12 Aruba – July 10 Bahamas – July 1(with Negative Covid-19 Test Proof) Barbados – July 12 Bali (Indonesia) September 1 Bel2 years ago Read more -
Blog postTikTok has been accused of collecting data on Americans and sending it to the Chinese government. China, contrarily, denounces the U.S. as intending to block Chinese technology in order to protect American companies. As President Trump demands a cut and Microsoft seeks to purchase the popular Chinese app of TiTok, China threatens to retaliate. Tension between the two countries arises; many questions concerning cybersecurity and internet use/standards remain.Trump demands the U.S. should get a “s2 years ago Read more
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Blog postTikTok has been accused of collecting data on Americans and sending it to the Chinese government. China, contrarily, denounces the U.S. as intending to block Chinese technology in order to protect American companies. As President Trump demands a cut and Microsoft seeks to purchase the popular Chinese app of TiTok, China threatens to retaliate. Tension between the two countries arises; many questions concerning cybersecurity and internet use/standards remain.
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Blog postWith COVID-19 airborne and threatening to infect more people, Americans are leery of indoor/air travel. Instead, road-tripping is back -- the adventurous spirit of Kerouac and Steinbeck returns, and the great outdoors awaits. Americans are blessed with a car culture that expresses a sense of freedom, but that blessing is now mixed with challenges and roadblocks during this time of a global pandemic.There are certain worries as you take your road trips: the increase of the chance of being infecte2 years ago Read more
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Blog postWith COVID-19 airborne and threatening to infect more people, Americans are leery of indoor/air travel. Instead, road-tripping is back -- the adventurous spirit of Kerouac and Steinbeck returns, and the great outdoors awaits. Americans are blessed with a car culture that expresses a sense of freedom, but that blessing is now mixed with challenges and roadblocks during this time of a global pandemic.
There are certain worries as you take your road trips: the increase of the chance of b2 years ago Read more -
Blog postAs if the COVID-19 pandemic were not devastating already, 2020 America should have to experience yet another upheaval. Protests about police brutality and inequality/injustice have broken out in all major cities across the United States, from Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Miami, to Louisville, Houston, Cincinnati, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Seattle, etc. Following George Floyd’s tragic decease under a chokehold by a police officer that went seriously2 years ago Read more
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Blog postAs if the COVID-19 pandemic were not devastating already, 2020 America should have to experience yet another upheaval. Protests about police brutality and inequality/injustice have broken out in all major cities across the United States, from Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Miami, to Louisville, Houston, Cincinnati, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Seattle, etc. Following George Floyd’s tragic decease under a chokehold by a police officer that went seriou2 years ago Read more
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Blog postCovid-19 has undoubtedly devastated the travel industry and changed the ways we would travel in the foreseeable future. 100 million travel sector jobs has been lost, according to one global estimate. Use of U.S. airlines is down 95 percent, while international travel revenues would decrease by more than $300 billion. Safety issues concerning travels are at the forefront as the desire to travel remains. The most pressing questions about future travels concern coordination of social distancing mea2 years ago Read more
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Blog postCelebrating Easter Amid the Coronavirus CrisisEaster, or Resurrection Sunday, commemorates the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Easter and holidays related to it — such as Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, and Good Friday — are called “movable feasts.” They do not fall on fixed dates on the Gregorian calendar but follow a lunisolar calendar. The date of Easter is set for the first Sunday following the first full Moon of spring, which occurs on or shortly after the Spring Equinox. Celebrated around2 years ago Read more
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Blog postAmid the Coronavirus/Covid-19 threat, the world is taking measures to avoid public gatherings or mass events. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is postponed to October in 2020, Austin cancels South by Southwest Festival, NBA and NHL both halt their sport seasons, conventions throughout are either cancelled or rescheduled, and the House also prepares for telework scenarios. People around the globe are at risk and bracing for the worst. Should you then, take that trip you planned months2 years ago Read more
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Blog postSanna Mirella Marin has been serving as Finland’s Prime Minister since December 10, 2019. A Social Democrat at age 34, she is not only the world's youngest serving state leader but Finland's youngest prime minister. Her all-women governing cabinet of 5 parities speaks for how far Finland’s social equality has developed. The United States, as a world leader of developed countries, pales in comparison as far as its citizens’ engagement with dimensions of social justice, be it gender or racial equa2 years ago Read more
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Blog postWhat's New in the New Decade?The year of 2020 kicks off the beginning of a new decade. While no one can make 100% accurate predictions of what’s in store for mankind, one can discern what’s coming in the new decade. Japan will hold the Summer Olympics while also endeavoring to build a robotic moon base. Many countries will have major elections, including America where Trump’s legacy will be determined. The tallest building in the world will be Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia, upon its completion. C2 years ago Read more
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Blog postThe Burning AmazonFor more than 10 years, men have been burning the Amazon rainforest for cattle ranching. While deforestation is also connected to commercial activities for lumber, soy, paper and palm, the cattle industry is responsible for up to 80 percent of the clearings. Call it progress or greed and lawlessness --however you view the burning of the Amazon, the immense scale of the fires, especially in Brazil, post serious ecological threats.In 2009, the three biggest Brazilian meatpacking3 years ago Read more
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Blog postOn June 15, 2012, President Obama announced the policy of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to enable individuals brought to the US as children to obtain a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and become eligible for a work permit (but no path to citizenship). The DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act), proposed for a process to grant residency and subsequently naturalized status to qualifying immigrants who entered the United Sta3 years ago Read more
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Blog postBorn on October 2nd, 1869, Mahatma Gandhi was India’s icon for non-violent battle to attain independence from Britain, as well as unity of India. A peaceful fighter he was; the oxymoron within inevitably foretold unsettled sectarian tension between Muslims and Hindu people. Such struggles continue to this day. This October as many world leaders paid tribute to Gandhi’s 150th birthday, his portrait was reportedly defaced. Sad to say, assailants of Gandhi’s legacy are now under investigation.The c3 years ago Read more
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Blog postThe 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the closest full moon day to the Autumnal Equinox, marks the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival. It is one of the most important fetes in East and Southeast Asia. During the festival, families reunite to watch the fullest moon of the year, eating mooncakes, lighting lanterns, and celebrating harvests.The Moon Festival originated from ancient Chinese’s offerings to the moon and hosting a great feast. Legend has it that the fearless Chinese archer Hou Yi3 years ago Read more
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Blog postBeware of the Fallacy of NationalismWhile white supremacists defend racist rhetoric or attacks out of fear and hate of being outnumbered in a diverse society, while discriminatory and even cruel policies are established evidencing protectionism outweighs humanistic principles, and while white terrorism rampages in the United States -- it is crucial to reexamine nationalism and discern its implications for the world. Nationalism could relate to the feel of patriotism and pride about one’s own cou3 years ago Read more
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Blog postGLOBAL COMPETENCE REVISITED contains a collection of Alicia Su Lozeron’s articles about various topics concerning the world. In bringing global competence to the forefront, the author emphasizes a global mindset or global perspectives in achieving peace and growth for our global village. The articles collected in this book are written with a purpose of raising global awareness about cultural sensitivity and competency. They aim to connect the world. By researching and analyzing facts as well as3 years ago Read more
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Blog postAchieving a global mindset is the first step towards global competence whose prevalence leads to world peace and growth. The differences of customs and traditions formulate peoples’ various ideologies, and the troubles that come from the disparity indicate the focal points to problem-solving. Managing the disconnect in societies where citizens are socialized to deal with people who are like them entails development of an approach that helps them interpret and grasp their environments, as well as3 years ago Read more
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Blog postAs the world honors the labor force, commemorating the Chicago Haymarket affair in 1886, China impertinently shows its oppressive measures to eradicate any voice of protest or dissent. Six university students who wanted to work on May 1st/International Labor Day alongside regular laborers vanished in China. CNN tried to reach out to the missing students only to find that their phones were off. Missing persons and detentions of activists have become commonplace under oppressive schemes. Left-wing3 years ago Read more
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Blog postWith Brexit heading towards an unending deferral, NBC News finds Europeans understand very little how EU works, other than expressing how they like it.The privilege of few borders, easy travel and free trade come in part because of the alliance. Out of a common goal for peace in a war-torn Europe 5 years after World War II, France and Germany devised a plan to avoid the two countries going to war again. Six nations reached a deal to pool their coal and steel resources in 1950. A treaty signed in3 years ago Read more
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Blog postThe Un-death of Me - PostsWhat Happens after the 2019 Trump-Kim Summit?The abrupt end to the February 2019 Trump-Kim summit in Vietnam shows both leaders’ failed approaches via “big threats, big egos, and bad bets” as New York Time’s journalists report. Without an anticipated deal on nuclear policies, liaisons, easing sanctions or peace affirmations, the world senses the setback looming larger. At the Singapore summit in 2018, there was the hope of reconvening to sign a declaration of peace. Now3 years ago Read more
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Blog postEmbraced by Trump, a border wall spending deal averted another round of government shutdown. CNN lists what entails in the spending:$1.375 billion will cover roughly 55 miles of new barrier strategically placed -- including parts of the Rio Grande Valley, which had been a priority for the White House.The 55 miles is twice the amount allocated in the last spending agreement, but 10 miles less than the bipartisan Senate Homeland Security funding bill from 2018 that Trump rejected.The language and3 years ago Read more
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Blog postA Shutdown with No End in SightDecember 22, 2018 while the world readied itself for the holidays, a standoff over Trump’s $5.6 billion border-wall demand led to a partial government shutdown that has lasted into 2019. The shutdown has become the longest of its kind in history. A spectrum of industries and workers are affected by this ongoing shutdown. 800,000 federal workers have been without pay. 25% of the US federal government has no funding. Nine departments’ operations have ceased, includin3 years ago Read more
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Blog postChinese telecom giant Huawei's chief financial officer and deputy chair, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Vancouver on December 1, 2018, to be extradited per US’s request. While the US has been investigating Huawei over violation of sanctions against Iran, President Trump did not receive any brief about the arrest prior. Meng, daughter of Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei has been a prominent figure in the Chinese economy. Her arrest came at a sensitive time just days after Trump and Xi Jinping agreed4 years ago Read more
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Blog postFake news has the potential of swaying ideologies and beliefs. The line between facts and opinions can be blurred, while statements taken out of their contexts to serve political purposes. Such manipulation of text or data is worrisome particularly when some are willful in skewing media news and reports. The Pew Research Center conducted a survey that showed only 26% of Americans can distinguish between facts and opinions in news. Therefore, it becomes crucial to have tools for tracking how &quo4 years ago Read more
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Blog postAmerica is blessed with resources, wealth, economic power, military strength, freedom, civil rights, and liberties. This great nation, where people from round the world arrive to fulfill the American Dream, has however, been obscuring the vision its founders established for future generations. America, facing manipulation of fear and fixation to privilege, is relying on viable checks and balances to sustain democracy.This upcoming midterm election holds the keys to America’s future. Will America4 years ago Read more
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The articles collected in this book are written with a purpose of raising global awareness about cultural sensitivity and competency. They aim to connect the world. By researching and analyzing facts as well as observing custom traditions of cross-cultural nature, Alicia Su Lozeron compels the world to observe and think critically for a more peaceful and prosperous global community.
Through her writing as well as her communication management and travel consulting company, Asia-America Connection Society, AACS 亚美合作协会, Alicia Su Lozeron has been promoting and urging global competence. Her diligence in providing quality content related to the global community has proven to be rewarding, both to her own personal fulfillment, and to the global village’s needs. For herself, the work is her cause and calling. She gains a great deal of gratification through hard work and creation. For the world, her work is beneficial and educational in the ways it introduces peoples and cultures of various heritages and embraces world citizens of the global village, with their fair share of rights to being, to life, and to our magnificent Earth.
Through her translation and com-munication management company, Asia-America Connection Society, AACS 亚美合作协会, Alicia Su Lozeron has promoted Asia-literacy and urged global competence. Her diligence in providing quality content related to Asia and the globe has proven to be rewarding, both to her own personal fulfillment, and to the global village’s needs. For herself, the work is her cause and calling. She gains a great deal of gratification through hard work and creation. For the world, her work is beneficial and educational in the ways it introduces peoples and cultures of various heritages and embraces world citizens of the global village, with their fair share of rights to being, to life, and to our magnificent Earth.
Alicia Su Lozeron’s advocacy for mutual understanding and collaboration among cultures is vital for your company or personal accomplishments, on a business, cultural, educational, or entertainment dimension. Below is what readers and audiences have discerned of Alicia Su Lozeron’s work:
• helps me overcome difficulties or fears and find beauty in positive human interactions;
• helps me appreciate people of various backgrounds, and expand knowledge about the world;
• helps me understand interracial or blended family relations;
• helps me savor intricate feelings and emotions about important subjects in life;
• helps me gain enjoyment through poetic narrations;
• helps me realize a new perspective of hope, courage, and respect for others;
• helps me raise awareness about cultural competence;
• helps me nurture a well-rounded global outlook;
• motivates me to promote an open/just community;
• urges me to develop the ability to see the big picture using multiple frames of references;
• helps me strengthen the ability to express genuine love;
• helps me decrease conflict by learning to trust and to resolve disagreements….
“Think Global Live Noble” -- together we can build a better world!
Upon becoming a member of a well-to-do established New York City family by marriage, she struggled to create her own identity, and to escape the trappings of what a traditional woman and wife should be. Avery Mingli Liang embodied a story of an immigrant woman, whose life journey took her through not only various parts of the world, but also high society engagements, political intrigue, and betrayal. She bolted from an unhappy marriage and existence on the road to discovery, self-awareness, and enlightenment, only to witness further scandalous incidents of both the high and the low societies.
Abbey Lori brought a fresh breath of air to Avery Mingli Liang’s life. Now Avery’s quest for happiness had an anchor. However, could they build on what they learned and sustain their happiness together? Or was their life together yet another futile pursuit of illusions and dreams? These were the questions Avery Mingli Liang sought to answer in order for her life to be fulfilled and come true. Her story is one of a kind because she as the protagonist reveals a unique background and experience rarely found in the literary world.
While Ayaan Hirsi Ali (the Somali-born Dutch-American activist, author, and former Dutch politician) attracts wide attention and perhaps induces negative criticism to Islamic cultural limitations in her autobiography Infidel: My Life --
Alicia Su Lozeron's account of an Asian American immigrant woman in The Un-death of Me brings about celebrations on cultural differences as well as similarities. It embraces mankind and human endeavors, proposing balanced mindsets very much needed in today's polarized societies.