But she also began to spend more time on charity work, teaching and public-policy issues. She has visited famine victims in Ethiopia, testified before the Japanese parliament on humanitarian issues and taught courses in cross-cultural communication at Meijiro University and Nagoya Cultural Women's College. Her unassuming style of public advocacy has been shaped by her experience as a celebrity and her understanding of Japanese society. But I don't give up. I'm on their doorsteps.
People respect that more.
Strober attributes Chan's success to her empathy. Her role is not merely honorific. She has been traveling throughout Asia, advocating for children, raising money and writing newspaper columns and magazine articles. The experience has left a deep impression on her. I've been around children who have never drunk one cup of clear water in their life.