Chapter 1
DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO WRITE ABOUT EI IN ASIA?
Writing about emotional intelligence in Asia means covering an area comprising countries that are extremely different, from Japan, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Korea to Singapore. Each country in Asia has its own treasures and ways. Many countries also have subcultures that are as different from one another and from the majority culture as the countries are from one another.
China, for instance, has more than 50 official minorities whose cultures have a history just as long and rich as that of the Han people. Singapore has developed a unique blend of the Malay, Indian, and Chinese cultures. Indonesia is reported to have more than 250 ethnic groups, speaking about 550 languages (approximately ...
