Litigation
Apr. 14, 2007
From Cyprus to Koreatown, Mediation Goes More Multicultural
"Koreans are argumentative, hot-tempered, prideful," said Hannah Kim, left, who co-founded, with Damon Lee, Korean American Arbitration and Mediation Services Inc. As the profession grows, understanding cultural differences has become increasingly important, particularly in ethnically diverse California, experts say.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - When attorney A. Marco Turk went to Cyprus to train Turkish and Greek Cypriots in techniques to resolve their long-standing divisions, community leaders greeted him eagerly.
But it didn't take long for their enthusiasm to turn to confusion, then anger, as he tried to explain mediation, American style.
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