In “Polite but Thirsty” Yaping Tang tells about her culture shock and embarrassment when she moved to the US. She describes some differences between Chinese manners and American manners. She tells, “life is never smooth sailing . It requires a continual series of adaptations to new environments. This reminded me of an experience I had when I first came to the US. As we know, we always watch the movies, we heard in the news every day, we found traces of a country almost in every corner of our lives:
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A collection of student photography is on display at the Northwest Spring Branch campus until Oct 7. At the exhibit are world class pictures without even the slightest hint that they came from Houston Community College students. From the color to the texture, and even the pictures that were shot in black and white, you would never guess that the pictures came from amateurs. Each student was asked to study a famous photographer, then emulate them in their own work of art. Not a single picture was
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Mutual Separation of American and Chinese Terms in “Mrs. Spring Fragrance” In this passage of “Mrs. Spring Fragrance” by Sui Sin Far, the young American man and Mr. Spring Fragrance interact in a way that maintains a separation between American and Chinese terms. In the passage, the young man attempts to bring up qualities that he feels is American. In doing this, he is attempting to make a distinction between his world and that of Mr. Spring Fragrance, excluding him from it. Mr. Spring Fragrance
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During the Tang/Song period, China was very successful in art, literature, and technology. The dynasties were at peace and was known as the Golden Age of China. It was referred to as the Golden Age of China because it was an era of major technological advancement. During the Tang dynasty, Chinese culture and ideas spread when the empire expanded to neighboring states (Korea, Vietnam, and Japan). The empire’s political system had a strong bureaucracy by hiring court officials by merit and by reintroducing
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the belief in dangerous spirits, and the record keeping of the first dynasties. An example of a unique feature of the first Chinese dynasties is the fact that the ancient Chinese people recorded history through dynasties. The earliest writing from China was from the Shang Dynasty. During this time, the Shang Dynasty was creating pottery that had engravings of a pictographic writing system. This system was used by priests to tell the future. The priest also engraved the questions they had on turtle
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The civilizations of ancient India and China are both rich in culture and history. The Chinese culture emphasized family structure and philosophy while undergoing various changes through its classical period. Culture in India was most influenced by religion. Although both civilizations shared patriarchal views and were agriculture based societies, the difference in moral perceptions is what created two distinctly diverse societies. India’s Caste system is a complex social system with its foundations
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time, there was no social or political order. China was very chaotic. Three Chinese philosophers emerged, all with different ideas on how to restore order in China. There names were: Confucius, who founded Confucianism; Lao Tzu, who founded Daoism; and Han Fei, who founded Legalism. Legalism and Confucianism both believed in leading China by law. However, Legalists believed in harsh punishment, whereas Confucianists believed punishment would not do China good. Confucianists and Daoists both believed
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As described in the case scenario, it appears that the family was using Moxibustion as a form of Chinese medicine. Moxibustion uses cones, heat, and herbs as a method of stimulating acupressure points to facilitate healing (Choi, Choi, Kim, & Lee). There were round bruises observed over several areas of Mr. L.’s back. In Asian culture, mind and body are one and are considered inseparable, the use of medicine that incorporates energy meridians and yin and yang are important (Hays & Erford, 2014)
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CONFLICT ON THE GOLD FIELDS The Australian gold rush began in 1851 when gold was discovered near Bathurst, Victoria (Wells K, 2015) and encouraged immigration from countries such as France, Italy, Germany, Poland and Hungary (Hoban S, 2015) with over 370,000 immigrants arriving in Australia in 1852 (Crowley F, 1980). Whilst the majority of immigrating prospectors arrived from European countries, the gold rush caused an influx of Chinese miners in Australia. In total, around 40,000 Chinese people
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HEADLINE: Walk Together, Embrace Differences and Build Legacies with LEAAD at Sixth Annual Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Event Corporate motivational speaker Celia Young used a mixture of her personal experience, wittiness and humor to show how DFW employees can achieve career success while staying true to their cultures at LEAAD’s sixth annual Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month event on May 20. Vice President of Human Resources Ollie Malone introduced Young and spoke about first meeting
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