Biculturals as natural bridges for intercultural communication and collaboration

Authors:
Mary Yoko Brannen;Dominie Garcia;David C. Thomas
Affiliations:
INSEAD and San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA;San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA;Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2009 international workshop on Intercultural collaboration
Year:
2009

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Abstract

Biculturals - people who have deeply internalized more than one cultural profile - are a significant but underexplored result of globalization. This new demographic raises a number of questions for many fields that address intercultural collaboration and communication. Our research develops a theory about types of biculturals and explores the idea that these individuals possess high levels of intercultural skills and abilities that can contribute to myriad contexts.