“Non-Western EAs’ perception of cross cultural interactions they had with Western EAs” by Yi-Yang

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Summary I investigated non-Western EAs’ perception of cross cultural interactions (CCIs) they had with Westerners, specifically: Whether or not non-Westerners experienced CCI issues, and how often; How their CCIs compare between EA and non-EA settings; What kinds of subtle acts of exclusion (SAEs) they had experienced. I interviewed 21 non-Western EAs (selected from an EA conference's Swapcard and a few from my own personal network) and discovered: An overwhelming number of interviewees (19 out of 21) thought their cross-cultural interactions in EA settings were almost all neutral or positive. However, among the same 19 interviewees who found their CCIs to be mostly neutral or positive, they’ve also reported the following: 43% (9 out of 19) reported at least one general negative CCI 48% (10 out of 19) reported at least one SAE caused by Western EAs 19% (4 out of 19) reported at least one SAE caused by [...] ---Outline:(00:06) Summary(03:12) Methodology(05:58) Results(06:01) 1.  Do non-Westerners experience CCI issues? And how many?(07:20) 2. How do CCIs compare between EA and non-EA settings?(08:05) 3. What kinds of SAEs do interviewees experience?(08:11) Highlighted negative vignettes(12:45) Highlighted positive vignettes(13:59) Highlighted neutral vignettes(14:18) CCIs interviewees reported and their frequency(15:17) Demographics of interviewees(15:21) Gender(15:38) Locale(16:16) Limitations(18:22) Appendix(18:25) Definition of subtle acts of exclusion(19:21) Vignettes(19:24) B(20:48) C(21:26) D(22:00) F(22:26) G(22:58) H(23:47) J(24:33) K(26:10) L(27:34) M(29:03) N(29:29) P(30:33) Q(30:54) R(32:09) S(32:53) T(33:59) V(35:30) W(36:25) X(37:07) Y(37:49) ZThe original text contained 2 images which were described by AI. --- First published: July 24th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/jEvbQmKw6ZFkaHwZf/non-western-eas-perception-of-cross-cultural-interactions --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.