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About Jason D. Patent

Jason is the inaugural director of the Center for Intercultural Leadership at International House Berkeley. His career spans the education, business, and non-profit sectors. He has spent over ten years living and working in China and is passionate about helping China and the U.S. to understand each other better. Jason holds a Ph.D. in linguistics from UC Berkeley.

Empathy: An Anchor in the Storm

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Jason D. Patent

Words fail me — fail all of us, really — in the flurry of awful emotions after the violence in Paris last week. Speaking just for myself, I can’t possibly get my mind and heart around the horror of the … Continue reading →

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The Power of Humility

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Jason D. Patent

[This is part of an occasional series about the characteristics of intercultural leaders.] Having spent ten years as a U.S. American living and working in China, I’ve been lucky enough to have had many, many chances to reframe intercultural challenges … Continue reading →

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Better than Chocolate?

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Jason D. Patent

This blog post is courtesy of Jason D. Patent, Director of the Center for Intercultural Leadership at International House. As a parent I often find myself saying something like this to my daughters: “Life is about choices and tradeoffs. When … Continue reading →

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