A star is born

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Each star in Chinese concept of divinity is a god. Some widely known ones are the God (star) of Longevity, God (star) of Wealth, God (star) of Success and Employment. A person of significant achievement in one’s lifetime can also become a star, such as ancestors and legendary heroes. When China’s social media responded passionately to Stephen Hawking’s passing, one post remarked “one less star on earth, one more star in the sky”. This figurative expression is not uniquely poetic nor personally attributed to Hawking. It is an expression consistent with a concept of divinity that is thousands of years in the making, still shorter than the making of a real galactic star.


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yvonne.liu.wolf

Yvonne Wolf was born in Taiwan and educated in the U.S. and Europe. She has extensive experience living and working internationally (Denmark and Japan). She is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Danish, and has studied Japanese, Spanish, and Greek. Between work and personal travel, she has visited more than 20 countries and well-traveled within the U.S. and Canada. She has worked with organizations and business executives focusing on communication strategies working with Chinese and East Asian partners. Among her many skills is mediating across cultural misunderstandings.