Crossing Cultures Confidently
Whereas ringbearers and flower girls are token children at typical American weddings, children of all ages are an important presence at Chinese weddings. Chinese weddings celebrate family, community, and offspring. Many Chinese wedding snacks, sweets, decorations, gifts, banquet dishes, and clothing revolve around childbearing and fertility. A wedding sans parents and their lively children would seem oddly quiet and solemn to Chinese guests.
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.