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The U.S. Constitution guarantees equal access to the judicial system. However, according to a recent study conducted by the Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts, some of the leading causes of impeding Asian-Americans’ equal access are the language barriers and cultural differences that exists between East and West cultures.¹

This is particularly true when your Asian-American client is going through probate.

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Which culture would you rather be born into: individualistic, or collectivist?
Can you predict, how your foreign clients will answer this question?

Did you know that English is the only major language in which the pronoun "I" is capitalized? No wonder our mainstream individualistic culture values the “I” mentality, and puts the emphasis on the individual over the group. It is acceptable and appropriate in our culture to blow one's own horn. We even say, "The squeaky wheel gets the grease”.

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