...11/19/2014 Offensive Language in D.H. Hwang's Play, Trying to Find Chinatown - Wattpad Join Wattpad to read and share books and stories (for free). Choose a username Offensive Language in D.H. Hwang's Play, "Trying to Find Chinatown" Reality is what it is...real. To ignore any aspect of what is real sends us on a fool's errand and limits our exposure to ideas and ideals of individuals who do not meet our own "acceptable" criteria. This is part and parcel of the conflict spotlighted in the thought provoking play "Trying to Find Chinatown" by David Henry Hwang. The play centers on a chance encounter between two 20-something men on a New York Street. From the beginning their interaction is fraught with misunderstanding and prejudice. Ben, an out of town Caucasian is merely looking for an address when he happens upon an Asian, nearly his own age, working his heart out as a street musician on an electric violin. After showing his appreciation of the music with a few coins, he is instantly attacked when he asks for directions. The attack by Ronnie is full of insolence, malice, and seething hatred directed toward his "white" tormentor. Ronnie's tirade is peppered with profanity and frequent references to stereotypes of the rural inhabitants of the non-urban American South, twice referring to Ben as a "cousin fucker", completely ignoring Benjamin's own admission of being from the Midwest. Ronnie makes the assumption that due to Ben's skin color and rural background that he is the...
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...My other struggles on the flip side is having your friends trying to understand what Chinese culture is about and why you can’t go to their home and play and why I need to go back home straight after school and why we don’t participate in extracurricular activities and that had a lot to do with our parents not understanding what American school system is about. Participating in stuff like that was not something that they grew up with so we didn’t grow up participating with school stuff. Other struggles were trying to make friends that is not particularly your race. You just kinda more comfortable having friends that look like you talk like you and have similar family background. So i would say part of the struggle is not having a wide circle of friends that are diversified and different. CT: Have you ever had to grow up with discrimination and racism and if so can you give an example? JK: Oh yeah um. When we were living in Chinatown you didn’t feel the discrimination as much because predominantly Chinese people. However once me moved outside of Chinatown you do face discrimination. We grew up in Visitacion Valley so there were many different cultures over there Hispanics, Filipinos, and African Americans, and Chinese. It was a whole gamut of nationalities. It was very often you were called “chinamen”...
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...preferring to attend a party in her red shoes. Once she begins dancing, she can't stop. The shoes take over. She cannot control them and they are stuck to her feet. The shoes continue to dance, through fields and meadows, rain or shine, night and day. She can't even attend her adoptive mother's funeral. An angel appears to her, condemning her to dance even after she dies, as a warning to vain children everywhere. Karen finds an executioner and asks him to chop off...
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...In the short story In The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan shows us how Jing-Mei develops, interacts with other characters, and advances throughout the course of the text. Out of the four families Jing-Mei learned valuable lessons from her mother. Her and her mother experienced many thing from her mother leaving her baby sisters, to her trying to become a prodigy, from her learning things that would help her later, and meeting her sisters even though her mother was not able to. The main character Jing-Mei learns important lesson and gradually changes from being confused like she just thought she couldn’t be nothing better than the way she already was so she didn’t try very hard to developing into trying and doing things that would help her like...
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...* HOW DO CULTURE AND OTHER FACTORS AFFECT THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF A COMMUNITY? * HOW DO CULTURE AND OTHER FACTORS AFFECT THE LEADERSHIP OF A COMMUNITY? * WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL NETWORKS AND ETHNIC ORGANIZATIONS THAT A COMMUNITY BUILDER CAN USE TO LEARN ABOUT THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF A GROUP AND TO IDENTIFY AND ENGAGE ITS LEADERS? * WHAT ARE SOME OF THE COMMON CHALLENGES THAT A COMMUNITY BUILDER MIGHT FACE WHEN WORKING IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY? In order to work effectively in a culturally and ethnically diverse community, a community builder needs to first understand how each racial and ethnic group in that community is organized in order to support its members. It is not uncommon to hear a community leader, a funder, a political representative, or a service provider say, "We were not able to engage that group over there because they are not organized. They have no leaders. We need to organize them first." This statement is not always accurate; most groups have their own network of relationships and hierarchy of leaders that they tap into for mutual support. These networks or leaders may not be housed in a physical location or building that is obvious to people outside of the group. They may not even have a label or a title. There is an unspoken understanding in some groups about when and whom they should turn to among their members for advice, guidance, and blessing. Once a community builder understands the social organization of the group, it will become easier...
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...must have still had personalities or needed work to get the job done. Notably at least to me is Kim Basinger, someone who usually I do not enjoy, usually a weak point in movies for me, but in this she is perfectly fine, nothing to much, but not noticeable like usual, a feat in directing to me. The cast is name after name, Russel Crowe as the ham fisted Officer Bud White, Kevin Spacey playing the mercurial Detective Jack Vincennes, Guy Pearce in my eyes as his break out performance playing the golden child Ed Exley. You have a plethora of famous character actors to back these boys up, David Strathairn as the rich Pierce Patchett, Danny DeVito sliming the place up as Sid Hudgens a enquirer type reporter. James Cromwell plays the police chief Dudley Smith and plays him to aplomb. The cast is fantastic even getting a good turn from Kim Basinger as Lynn Bracken a whore cut to look like Veronica Lake. Cinematography is captured by Dante Spinotti and the movie is adapted from the novel written...
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...JAKARTA 101 FOR EPs ICX GCDP in AIESEC UI Jakarta, Indonesia! Jakarta in a Glimpse Jakarta is the Indonesia’s economic, cultural and political center. It is the most populous city in Indonesia and in Southeast Asia, and is the tenth-largest city in the world. It is seldom viewed as a center for tourism other than the old part of the city, which is a popular tourist destination. However the Jakarta authority saw the opportunity to develop the city's reputation as a service and tourism city. There are many new tourism infrastructures, entertainment centers, and international-class hotels and restaurants being built in Jakarta. Jakarta also possesses many historical places and cultural heritage. Chaotic, crowded, and cosmopolitan, Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is a city of contrasts. Home to millions of people from around the world, the city is a mixture of languages and cultures, poverty and wealth. The city boasts some of the best nightlife in Asia and some of the worst traffic. 1. Weather in Jakarta The weather in Jakarta is tropical with high humidity and lots of rainfall. Jakarta weather really only has two seasons, with a rainy season (November to June) and a dry season (July to October). Even during the dry season there are some rainy days. Wet season From November till June Jakarta experiences wet season. January is the wettest month of the year when it receives around 400 mm of precipitation. Moreover, the month witnesses only...
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...expectations of a parent. Wavery Place Jong, known affectionately by family members as Meimei, uses her chess prowess to play chess to escape from the demands of her mother and to assert her newfound identity. She recounts “invisible strength” as a “strategy for winning arguments, respect from others, and eventually… chess games” (82). Waverly lives in San Francisco’s Chinatown with her mother, a Chinese immigrant, and two brothers. Before Meimei becomes a chess champion, she “bite[s] back her tongue” (82) wisely. At this point, Meimei is young and immature; she does not yet have the capacity to oppose her mother. Her mother imparts important life lessons, knowing they will be critical for Meimei and her brothers to rise out of poverty and to assimilate into American society. Her mother also drills the importance of assiduousness when telling her daughter that the Chinese are not “lazy like American people.” This idea confuses Meimei and inculcates a conflicting image about what being an “American” truly means. On Christmas, Meimei’s family receives a chess set as a donation and quickly digests the rules and techniques of playing chess. Although apprehensive at first, her mother appreciates that Meimei is learning an American game, telling Meimei to “find out why”—find out the secrets to American success, find out the keys to unlocking the American dream, find out the ways to assimilate into American society. Her mother struggles as an immigrant to the United States, struggles with...
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...comedy. 1898—Clorindy, the Origin of the Cakewalk Clorindy was the first black musical to make it to Broadway. It was not actually in a theater, it was presented on the roof garden of the Casino Theater (roof gardens were outdoor nightclubs on the roofs of many theaters—very popular in the summertime). The roof gardens provided a venue for Broadway producers to try out new talent before putting the performer in a Broadway show. Will Marion Cook, one of the most famous black composers of the time, conceived the show. In essence, he tricked Edward Rice (Evangeline—1874—1st musical comedy with an original score) into presenting the show on his roof garden by sneaking into a rehearsal and convincing the conductor of the orchestra to play his music. Cook placed his performers on stage and 26 of the finest black voices in America launched into a song that resonated off the rooftop. They were hired. On opening night there were 50 people in the audience at the beginning of the show and a packed house by the end of the first number. Broadway theater patrons heard the voices coming off the roof as they were leaving the theaters on the streets below and flocked to the roof garden. The show seems to have been more of a revue format with a very loose story that centered on the dance of the cakewalk. A black musical would not actually be seen in a major Broadway theater until 1903, when Williams and Walker presented In Dahomey. The arrival of the Coon Song on Broadway around 1900...
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...Table of Contents I. Introduction…………………………………………..Pg 2 II. Diary………………………………………………….Pg 3 - 5 1. Day 1 – 31st October 2012………………………..Pg 3 & 4 2. Day 2 – 1st November 2012………………………Pg 4 & 5 III. Evaluation of Sentosa’s tourism products………….Pg 6 & 7 1. Transportation System……………………………Pg 6 2. Accommodations…………………………………..Pg 7 IV. Research experience…………………………………..Pg 8 V. Conclusion…………………………………………….Pg 9 VI. Refrences………………………………………………Pg 10 I. INTRODUCTION Sentosa offers a wide scoop of entertainment and caters to the needs of all sorts of people. This holiday resort island can be reached by air, land or sea. The attraction that I felt was fun and interesting was the 3D cineblast and 4D magix. Sentosa 3D Cineblast presents a thrilling 4-dimensional motion-simulated ride. It also combines the virtual ‘roller coaster’ rides with high-definition wide-screen projection. As for the 4D Magix, it presents an interactive movie experience with 4-dimensional digital effects. This multi-million Sentosa 4D Magix Theatre is the first in Southeast Asia. Using a state-of-the-art digital projection system, movies come to life right off the big screen. Subsequently, these attractions were located in the vicinity of our place of stay. These are the reasons as to why we chose these two attractions to compare between with for our assignment. In this assignment, we are required to come out with a questionnaire to collect...
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...Consumer Behavior Key Terms: learning, classical conditioning, instrumental conditioning, reinforcement, stimulus generalization, stimulus discrimination, brand loyalty, motives, unconscious motives, buyer decision process, information search, perception, subliminal perception, self image, perceived risk, attitude, cognitive dissonance, post-purchase (cognitive) dissonance, buyer's remorse, purchase decision process, problem recognition, information search, evaluative criteria, alternative evaluation, consideration set, reference group, beliefs, attitude change, opinion leader, word-of-mouth advertising, buzz marketing, Bzz Agent, family, social class, culture, subculture, innovators, compatibility, complexity, divisibility, communicability, relative advantage, and adoption process. Consumer Behavior- The relatively young discipline of marketing has a great deal to learn from other fields such as psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, etc. -- especially when it comes to consumer motivation and behavior. One thing scholars are noticing is the convergence of disciplines. A. Contributions of Psychology to Consumer Behavior Learning—Two important learning theories are classical conditioning (Pavlov) and instrumental conditioning (Skinner). Classical conditioning focuses on contiguity (association) and repetition. Pavlov taught dogs to associate the meat and the bell by pairing the two through numerous trials. Eventually, the dog salivated to the bell without the...
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...PROFESSIIONALS IIN THE CIITY ROFESS ONALS N THE TY By Michael Karlan Edited by Katherine Pitsch Copyright 2010 by Professionals in the City, LLC All rights reserved Second Edition Table of Contents Preface / 2 Introduction to Washington DC for Singles / 3 Single and Successful in the City / 6 First Thing’s First: Decide What You Want / 7 Speed Dating / 10 How to Maximize Your Speed-Dating Success / 11 Typical Dating Instructions / 12 Types of Events Offered by Professionals in the City / 13 More Opportunities to Meet People / 14 Online Dating / 15 The Bar Scene in DC / 17 The Next Step: Assess Yourself / 18 The Outer Game / 19 The Inner Game / 20 Develop Strategy -- Get Most Out of a Conversation / 23 Advice for Men When Dating / 23 Advice for Women When Dating / 24 How to Keep Them Interested / 25 Washington Post Excerpt / 26 Author's Bio / 30 Guests gather for a Professionals in the City New Year’s Eve event Professionals in the City Washington, DC for Singles www.prosinthecity.com Page 1 Preface My name is Michael Karlan. I'm the founder and president of Professionals in the City, a social networking organization based in Washington, DC with branches nationwide. My knowledge of the singles scene comes from hosting more than 5,000 singles’ events over a period of more than 10 years. In that time, I have met tens of thousands of singles, and introduced hundreds of couples that are now married. Michael Karlan and Guest at a Professionals in the City...
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...Asian Americans in the Workplace An In-Depth Analysis of Korean Americans 11/19/2007 Table of Contents Introduction 3 History of Korean Immigration to the United States 4 Values and Customs 10 Demographical Profile 16 The ‘Bamboo Ceiling’: Barriers in the Workplace 22 A Personal Interview: A Different Side to the Story 26 Conclusion 27 References 28 Introduction The term “Asian American” has a rich history in the United States. It refers to a person of Asian ancestry who also obtains American citizenship. The term was originally used by the Census Bureau to clarify and distinguish the government’s equal opportunity programs and measurements. Also, the term “Asian American” was used by anti-war activists during the 1960s instead of using the “Oriental” which was perceived as more derogatory and demeaning. This phrase was finally popularized into mainstream academic usage in the 1970s, and is now the accepted term for government and academic research (Dacin and Hitt, 1997). Although this term allows for economists, sociologists, and statisticians to breakdown the different cultural groups found within the United States, one can delve much further into the evolution of the people we categorize as “Asian American.” In the following pages, we will attempt to explain our research findings on the evolution of one innergroup of Asian Americans within the United States, the Korean Americans. The issues raised will include: 1. An extensive overview of...
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...Research Paper The experience of ethnic minority workers in the hotel and catering industry: Routes to support and advice on workplace problems Ref: 03/06 2006 Prepared by: Tessa Wright and Anna Pollert (Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University) Funded by Acas and the European Social Fund For any further information on this study, or other aspects of the Acas Research and Evaluation programme, please telephone 020 7210 3673 or email research@acas.org.uk Acas research publications can be found at http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=405 ISBN 0-9554830-0-X ISBN 978-0-9554830-0-4 The Experience of Ethnic Minority Workers in the Hotel and Catering Industry: Routes to Support and Advice on Workplace Problems Ref: 03/06 2006 Prepared by: Tessa Wright and Anna Pollert (Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University) Funded by Acas and the European Social Fund Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank the European Social Fund and Acas for providing financial support to the project, and Acas staff also for their guidance during the project, in particular Margaret Fox, Anthony Gould and Gill Dix. The project benefited greatly from the contributions of the Project Advisory Group, both in suggestions made on methodology, access and content at meetings, and help in accessing research participants. Many individuals and organisations helped us in gaining access to workers to interview...
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...points to the fact that Europe is moving towards further integration rather than breakup and that these problems can be resolved, and points to the underlying strength in Europe's economies," said Obama at the G20 summit last June. Senior fellow Xenia Dormandy of London's Chatham House says that difference in tone has been noticed on this side of the Atlantic. "Romney talks about a strong, exceptional America, a leading America. And he talks about increasing defense spending. All of those things are things that make Europeans a little bit nervous," noted Dormandy. "Contrarily, Obama, I call him a European leader. He's very consensus-driven. He's wanting to work in multilateral institutions, wanting to collaborate. All of these things play very, very well in the European setting. And that is part of the reason that polls indicate Europeans prefer President Obama by 75 percent or more over Governor Romney. And Dormandy says those views have a practical impact. "That really matters," Dormandy added. "It will give freedom to the European leaders to work with Obama in a way that they...
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