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About Gung Ho Exchange Programs

"Gung Ho"

Our Unique Programs

Our Unique Programs

"Gung Ho" means "work together" in Chinese. Helen Foster Snow coined the English use of the term "Gung Ho" after observing a Chinese industrial cooperative movement during the Second Sino-Japanese War, promoting it as a spirit of collaborative, enthusiastic teamwork. 

Our exchange programs seek to equally honor and embody  both cultural interpretations of the word by creating "enthusiastic" "work-together" programs  

Our Unique Programs

Our Unique Programs

Our Unique Programs

Gung Ho programs are unique for their deep emphasis on cross-cultural collaboration, pairing U.S. and Chinese students 1-to-1 in immersive, project-based experiences that foster real friendships and mutual understanding. Through outdoor adventures, language immersion, and sustainability leadership projects co-led by international experts, students work side-by-side to tackle real-world challenges in a spirit of shared purpose and global teamwork.

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Our Unique Programs

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We offer both U.S.-based and China-based programs that unite American and Chinese students through immersive, bilingual experiences and 1-to-1 peer collaboration. Through strong partnerships with government agencies, non-profits, and business leaders, our programs combine outdoor adventure, cultural exchange, and real-world project work to build language skills, global leadership, and meaningful cross-cultural connections.

Photos on this site are courtesy L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.


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