leveraging your bilingual and bicultural skills for success
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MGen 1.5's First Professional Development SessionTRANSCRIPT
Leveraging Your Bilingual and Bicultural Background for
Success
Bilingual, Bicultural, Best of Both Worlds
Agenda
Introductions and WelcomeGet to know your fellow 1.5ersJust how special you areWhy it mattersHow some of us did itLet’s talk!SOCIAL
Bilingual & Bicultural
Bilingual: using or able to use two languages especially with equal fluency
Bicultural: two cultures are operative in one person, or at least that one person can operate in two cultures
Bilingual, Bicultural, Best of Both Worlds
A little bit of “history”
Official immigration of “skilled workers” from China began in 1995
First wave of skilled immigrants arrive from mainland China 1996
With their parents, 1.5 Generation children arrived
Statistics Fun
Population of Canada 33,476,688
Mandarin 10-14 in 2001 637044% in Toronto 283170% Post Secondary 198290% Working 1783% of Canadian Population 0.005%
Mgen 1.5 International Students in Canada
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
Population of Canada Population of China0
200,000,000
400,000,000
600,000,000
800,000,000
1,000,000,000
1,200,000,000
1,400,000,000
1,600,000,000
You are 1 in 20000
In CanadaIn China – you are 1 in a million (if not more)
MGen 1.5ers: You are extremely unique and special We come from 13 different cities in China, 9 different
cities in Canada, working in 8 different fields Let’s take advantage of this awesomeness that is
MGEN 1.5
Source: The Economist
Economic Trends
China’s economy will surpass the United States to become the world’s largest. Estimates are now between 2016-2025 Constant revisions to this estimate
Economic strength will fundamentally re-shape the world’s orientation
We are witnessing a brand new phenomenon At no point in the world’s history has two such
distinct cultural and linguistic histories had such impact on the rest of the world.
Bilateral relationship
Stephen Harper’s change in orientation Comparing 2009 and 2012 visit
Diversification of Canada’s trade Long term interests
Potential for symbiotic relationship Manufacturing High technology
Bridge between East and West
Professional Trajectory
HuaweiBombardierAgricultureRenewable EnergyAirlinesOil sandsMaple Syrup
Let’s Hear from a Few People
Guxin Lin Analyst, Oliver Wyman Nanchang, Jiangxi, China // Ottawa, ON Queen’s U, Exchange: Tsinghua
Jason Qi Analyst, TD Securities Montreal, Quebec UBC
Let’s Discuss!