Duc Nguyen Abrahamson: Doing Business with Asia-Pacific

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When Duc Nguyen was an infant in 1975 Saigon, her father came home and told his wife, "Pack up the kids. We're going!" In the frantic hours that followed, Duc's mother was trampled in the rush to a waiting escape vessel, nearly drowning her baby daughter in the process. The family eventually resettled in East Michigan and began the all-too-familiar challenges of refugees: adapting to language, work, and culture of a strange new homeland. Join us for the inspiring tale of struggle and success of one young Vietnamese-American professional.

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Alan Headbloom

Alan advises Americans how to be global citizens and expats how to fit in to Michigan culture without annoying their native coworkers and clients. He also tweets and blogs at the intersection of language and culture. Over decades, he's traveled, studied, or lived on six continents, putting strange foods into his mouth and emitting strange sounds from it. His use of English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Swedish, Hausa, and Japanese all improve with alcohol use. He gives invited public presentations on culture and unsolicited private advice on English grammar and usage; the latter isn't always appreciated. Visit his website for information on consulting, coaching, or speaking engagements.