World at Work 2 Interviews
Japanese at Work
Soybean Farmer - This woman makes natto on a mountain in Kumamoto...
Social Worker - This young Kumamoto woman words as a mother for orphans...
Hotel Clerk - This young Kumamoto man endures difficult bosses as a front clerk...
Psychiatrist - This Kumamoto doctor, almost ready to retire, talks of today's youth and of working overseas...
Nursing Mother Specialist - This Gifu woman uses a pioneering technique to help nursing mothers...
Craftswoman - This young Gifu woman spends much of her time weaving in Nepal and Laos...
Naturally Plus Pyramid Marketing Saleswoman - This Gifu woman has big financial dreams selling Super Letein...
Factory Worker - This Brazilian woman of Japanese descent tells of the tedious work of a factory worker...
Road Worker - This homeless man originally from Okinawa is trying to survive in Osaka...
Ex-Deli Worker - This Tokyo man lives on the streets and tells of an accident that changed his life...
Tarot Card Reader - This Kumamoto woman sits on the ground reading tarot cards for very little money...
Nightclub Owner - This smooth Nagasaki man has three girlie bars in Nagasaki...
Shossuru (Traditional Soy Sauce) Factory Owner - This Akita man promotes the concept of "Slow Foods..."
Food Preparer (Yamagishi) - This woman, who lives on the Yamagishi commune (jikkenchi) in Mie Prefecture, decides the menu and prepares the food...
Pig Farmer (Yamagishi) - This man quit his job in the hi-tech industry to live a life without possessions and work as a pig farmer...
Koreans at Work
Truck Driver - This outgoing Kunsan man tells about a shocking accident and his three marriages...
Security Guard - This man worked as a successful banker in Kunsan until Korea's economic bubble burst...
Pharmacist - This outgoing Kunsan woman was a successful pharmacist before quitting for the sake of her family...
Pansori Professor - This professor teaches what he loves, about a traditional Korean performance...
Yoga Teacher - This exotic woman tries to escape city life and teach and practice yoga on a mountain outside Gwangju...
YMCA Executive Director - This Gwangju man believes in the mission of the YMCA...
Leather Craftsperson - This woman on a famous crafts street in Gwangju talks about her craft...
Prison Counselor - This Gwangju woman expresses her faith by volunteering at a local prison...
Taiwanese at Work
Grave Digger - This Taichung man works the generally undesirable job of digging graves...
Well Digger - This man runs a profitable family business of digging wells and selling farming supplies in Taichung...
Camera Shopkeeper - This Taichung man has made a fine living selling everything related to cameras...
Accupressurist - This warm-hearted Taichung healer is more concerned with helping people than making money...
Student - This Taichung student has learned the meaning of education and reasons for studying English...
Balloon Shopkeeper - This young Taichung man wants to move to a bigger city where balloons and balloon services are more in demand...
Shoyu Factory Owner - This owner in Taichung is proud that his business has been successful for three generations...
Consultant - This talkative Taipei woman has an unusual job but is considering more steady work...
Activist/Professor - This Taipei man is very knowledgable about labor and environmental issues...
Protestant Minister - This cheerful aborigine minister on the east coast recalls his days as a sailor when he wasted money on young women...
Military Teacher - This serious aborigine man enjoys his job as a teacher...
Weaver - This elderly aborigine woman recalls her childhood days living in Litao mountain village, when Taiwan was occupied by Japanese soldiers...
Dance Teacher - This aborigine woman in Litao dreams of preserving her tribe's traditions...
Politician/Farmer/Hunter - This aborigine man in Litao works hard and has learned much from the Han Chinese...
Southeast Asians at Work
Orphanage Director - This man works for the welfare of orphans in Danang...
Truck Driver - This friendly Vietnamese born man works hard, driving a truck for a living in California...
Travel Agent - This man talks about his job, and customers, in Luang Prabang, Laos...
Tour Guide - This young man, another friend of the Travel Agent, tells about working as a tour guide in Luang Prabang, Laos...
Sawmill Owner - This friendly man has his own lumber business in Luang Prabang, tells about the difficulty of trading in landlocked Laos...
Credit Union Officers - These Cambodian men tell about trying to provide loans for individuals in rural Cambodia...
International Relations - This semi-retired man from Burma (Myanmar) explains about the struggles of his country...
Thai at Work
Animal Groomer - This ambitious young female entrepreneur talks about her job and other business ventures...
Inn Receptionist - This young woman explains what it's like dealing with farang (foreigners) at a Bangkok guest house...
Accountant - This young woman in Bangkok tells about her love for teaching and decision to change careers...
Secretary - This woman, the younger sister of the accountant, talks about her job and dreams...
Product Manager - This young Bangkok woman discusses her job, which she's comfortable with...
Scientist - This female scientists in Chiangmai talks about animal testing and other related issues...
Saleswoman - This Chiangmai woman talks about her exciting job that gives her the chance to travel around Thailand...
Senior Interior Designer - This man, working at a foreign company in Bangkok, talks about his experience working abroad...
Monk - In a rather bizarre interview, this young monk tells, in often incomprehensible English, his ideas...
Agriuculture Minister - This Thai civil servant in Chiangmai works to help rural farmers.
Malaysians at Work
Temple NPO - This Malaysian Chinese woman tells about her job in Kuala Lumpur's largest Chinese temple...
Pub Owner - This animated female pub owner relates how it is to operate a drinking etablishment in Kuala Lumpur...
University Instructor - A Malaysian-born and -bred American citizen talks about life in a university environment...
Sound Engineer - This young man explains how he got into the recording business...
Flight Attendant - This Sabahan Malaysian woman tells about the pleasures and demands of working at 35,000 feet...
Chinese at Work
Software Engineer - This bright man writes and debugs software in Shanghai...
Student - This cheerful woman is a senior at Beijing International University...
Administrative Assistant - This young Shanghai woman, who studied in Japan, works for Fuji Camera...
"English First" Staff Worker - This Beijing woman organizes trips abroad for students...
Translator / Senior Assistant - This ambitious Beijing man has excellent English skills...
Fur Salesladies - These women, who work at a Beijing fur shop, take care of sales...
Tour Guide - This Beijing woman makes international friends by leading them on tours...
International Office Staff Worker - This energetic young man has big dreams...
Taxi Driver - This driver knows Beijing traffic well...
Marble Carver - This kind-faced carver workers long hours near the Great Wall...
Human Resource Management Staff Worker - This sincere Tianjin woman has a desire to work hard and learn...
Hong Kong:
Japanese Teacher - This woman, originally from Kumamoto, Japan, enjoys teaching in Hong Kong...
Corporate Communications Officer
Junior High School Teacher - This man truly cares about his students and their futures...
Battery Sales Woman - This skillful woman works for a major battery company in Hong Kong...