About us
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Brian Hennessy *
Brian is an Australian author, commercial consultant, educator, and psychologist who has lived and worked in China for the last eight years. His China home is in Chongqing, a booming municipality on the Yangtze River above the Three Gorges Dam, and his Australian home is in Cairns. He divides his time between both countries.
Brian has been a special school principal and clinical psychologist in Australia, and a visiting lecturer in Psychology at the Chongqing Medical University in China. He is a part-time consultant to the Chongqing Investment Promotion Association.
His publications include, The Sharp End: the trauma of a war in Vietnam (a book about his experiences as an infantryman in the Vietnam War); and psychological research published in Behaviour Change, and The Clinical Psychology Review. He has also written about Stress, Anxiety, & Depression for Chinese people; and Traditional Chinese Values and Cultural adaptation for foreigners.
He writes articles about life in China, and photographs everything he sees. His perspective is bottom-up as well as top-down, and includes commentary on social, cultural, economic, historical, and political matters.
Brian speaks basic Mandarin, travels widely within China, and is integrated into Chinese society. His goal is to help China and the West understand each other.
In brief:
- Author: Publications on China. Publications on Psychology.
- Commercial consultant: Chongqing Investment Promotion Association (CQIPA).
- Psychologist: Dip T; BA; M Ed; Dip Psych. [Australian registration. No: PSY0001379389].
- Nationality: Australian. Eight years in China..
Yirong Li
Yirong is a Chinese author, commercial consultant, and educator.She was born in Sichuan Province, and has worked in Chongqing for the last 26 years. She has edited and contributed to many English language texts which have been jointly published by the Chongqing Jiaotong University and Shanghai Press. She also carried out research into language teaching at that university.
She has special skills in teaching Chinese language and culture to foreigners. She does this via individual tuition, small group teaching, and workshops for larger organisations.
Yirong is also an expert on Chinese culture. Her native language is Mandarin (putonghua) which is the standard or official language for all of mainland China. She is also an interpreter.
In brief:
- Author: Educational publications: articles, books, & research.
- Teacher: Chongqing Jiaotong University. English language. Specialist in teaching Chinese language and culture to foreigners. 26 years experience.
- Bi-lingual: Speaker, teacher, & writer [Mandarin-English]. Interpreter.
- Nationality: Chinese citizen. Permanent residency in Australia.
Australian associate
- Pat Hennessy: Independant commercial advisor and banker. Bachelor of Business, Grad Dip of Financial Planning (B Bus; Grad Dip FP).
- Brisbane based: Brisbane (Australia) is a sister-city to Chongqing.
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Academic qualifications: *
Brian Hennessy
- Diploma in Teaching (Primary & Special Education). Griffith University.
- Bachelor of Arts (Major in Psychology). University of Queensland. Australia.
- Master of Education (Developmental Disabilities). University of Oregon, USA.
- Post-graduate Diploma in Psychology (Post Traumatic Stress) University of Queensland.
Publications: *
- Hennessy (1985). The New Team Manager. Special Education Bulletin, Vol 27, 2.
- Hennessy (2009). Culture Shock in China. Chongqing currents, Vol 5, Nov-Dec.
- Hennessy, (2010). Stress. Chongqing Currents, Vol 1, Jan-feb.
- Oei, Lim, & Hennessy (1990). Psychological dysfunction in battle: Combat stress reactions and posttraumatic stress disorder. Clinical Psychology Review, 10.
- Hennessy & Oei (1991). The relationship between severity of combat exposure and Army status on posttraumatic stress disorder among Australian Vietnam war veterans. Behavior Change, 8, 30.
- Hennessy (1997). The Sharp End: the trauma of a war in Vietnam. Allen & Unwin, Australia.
- Hennessy (2010). Stress, Anxiety, and Depression, in Modern China. (eBook. http://www.china-consult.com.au. In press: Shanghai Press).
- Hennessy (2010). Culture shock in China: a guide for foreigners. (eBook. http://www.china-consult.com.au).
- Hennessy (2011). (Editor and contributor). Practical English for professional colleges. Volumes 1 & 2. Shanghai press.
- Hennessy (2012). On Stress. Journal of Urban and Vocational College, Chongqing. Vol 1. No 1.
- Hennessy (2009-2012). A series of articles on ‘Life in China’ (N=23). Published by, Online Opinion: Australia’s e-journal of social & political debate. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/ See titles below:-
- China from the inside out. 15/02/2012
- A song and dance in China. 6/07/2011
- Will the real China please stand up. 28/09/2010
- Coping with life in China: contradictions. 18/09/2010
- Watching China. 12/08/2010
- Understanding China: it's in Australia's national interest. 31/05/2010
- China: On mercantilism. 1/02/2010
- Fushun: Small town China. 14/01/2010
- China's rise: Why worry? 3/12/2009
- Chinese culture, western philosophies, and government. 12/10/2009
- A thief, me, and the PSB. 13/08/2009
- Watching CCTV and reading between the lines. 27/07/2009
- China, iron-ore, and Australia. 16/07/2009
- China: the way it has always been. 30/06/2009
- Scratching a living: China reality. 14/06/2009
- Chinese people aren’t stupid. 3/06/2009
- Sichuan earthquake. Return to ground zero. 21/05/2009
- Interesting times in China 2009. 29/04/2009
- Chinese migrant workers' welcome back to poverty. 9/03/2009
- 'Social disorder' on the Tibetan Plateau. 25/02/2009
- 'Qiongren' – the poor people. 11/02/2009
- Earthquake in Sichuan, China: the aftermath. 5/02/2009
- Misty-eyed westerners need a Tibetan history lesson. 27/01/2009
- Radio Mansfield 99.7FM. Interview with Tony Cox. Topic: China. 28/09/2010
- ABC Radio National: Late Night Live Philip Adams. Topic: China. (2009)
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) in China 2010.