Defining what American culture is today can be somewhat difficult in today’s society. American culture is always fluctuating. The United States has traditionally been referred to as a "melting pot," welcoming people from many different countries, and hoping to find a better means of life. However, others refer it to as a “Salad”; the ingredients are there, but not everything mixes well. America is full of rich culture, but not every person living in America understands cultures besides their own.…
Unlike the United States, China emphasizes collectivism; friends of friends and family members of different households give priority to the whole community, not the individual. Thus in a collectivistic culture such as the Chinese culture,…
One culture values independence and one focuses on family values as the underbelly of their culture. America as A Society America is a culture based on individualism and autonomy. We are a society that focuses on our own independent needs, feelings, and goals. (Sung & Tinkham, 2005) As a…
America is a very liberal nation in terms of lifestyle. Although unique in its culture, some nations disapprove of the common way of life in the United States. There are many stereotypes about Americans that foreigners believe to be true. Other than the obvious difference in accent, their appearance and the way they carry themselves, Americans are known for being proud of their freedom and often boast about how they live in the best place on earth. Obesity is known to be a prominent issue in America and across the world.…
This is a life story on family how they came in America over 25 years ago. This will include a story for all five members in period of five years and what happened with each member. The story is told by the elderly couple. I met with this couple in one afternoon last week in their home to make the interview. This couple is my parents-in-law (P. and S.), and it’s their life story of why and how they came in America.…
Growing up with American culture is “different” from how my family members grew up with Filipino culture. I see myself as differently from my family members because of my likes and dislikes in entertainment, food, language, and styles. I feel like I lack the ethnic cultures that were passed down from my grandparent to my parents. I’m expected to have a lot of ethnic cultures from my parents. I feel different from my ethnicity because my likes and dislikes makes me seem different.…
What is an American? Perhaps what is makes it to be an American? Is it to be born in america? Or does it take paperwork and education to be an american? America is a speak of its good, rich mixture of weathers of the free lands where any dream can be taken away from anyone that includes immigrants or anyone from around the world.…
1. I lived in the Northwest for the entirety of my life, my undergrad is in business management and I took that at Whitworth. So it made sense to me to continue on to pursue my masters with Whitworth. My work background has always been with construction. My family owns a construction business and growing up I have been around to witness how it operates on a daily basis.…
Though it may be the simplest question in the world for others, being asked where I’m from is an inquiry I’ve always found hard to answer. At least if I was asked where I was born, I could say Kathmandu, Nepal. Having grown up as an American citizen in Asia, I have never been able to answer the dreaded “where are you from?” Though many people equate a life overseas to wealth, my parents moved to Asia under idealistic obligation, not business opportunity. We lived on the stipend of a volunteer, not the salary of a contract employee.…
Coming from an Indian background but growing up in America, I had the advantage of gaining knowledge about two very different societies. Where doing a certain thing might be right in American culture but doing that same thing in India might be considered a taboo. Every part of the world has its own rituals and doings. Since everyone has their own different perceptive towards looking at things no one should judge them without knowing why they do what they do. Growing up, a lot of happenings changed my thinking and how I view the world now.…
here’s a group of people located in North America that have a cultural tradition that takes place one day every year. While everyone in this cultural group is conscious of the tradition, only select people from the communities are allowed to participate each year. The tradition practiced is most commonly identified as the march of guests. The concept behind the tradition is believed to help the participants enter their new life. There are many events that take place before and during the march of guests that allow the opportunity for the members to learn of this new life.…
Collectivistic cultures focus on group goals rather than individual goals. They have roles within the community that would benefit everyone as a whole instead of themselves. Collectivists adhere to group norms. Individualism, however, focus on being unique and working for personal goas rather than group goals (Neulip, 51). In high-context communities, people can communicate without even speaking.…
Cross-cultural is an experience where we learn, understand and appreciate another person’s culture, values, and beliefs. For my cross-cultural experience, I interviewed Besarta Kume. She is a fellow student from my class, who is from a Muslim background, and she immigrated to Canada from Kosovo two years ago. Moving to a new country she encountered many obstacles, but mostly experienced language/communication barrier and culture shock.…
As Americans we have different values compared to other cultures. “Yesterday”, a song written by Atmosphere reflects on American values intended to an audience of the younger American generation in hopes to inspire them to appreciate informality, honesty, optimism, self-help, time, and change. The values represented in this song may be offensive to other cultures as they typically value formality, indirectness, past orientation, birthright inheritance, human interaction, and tradition. The meaning of this song is to teach that communication is important to bond relationships because nothing lasts forever, so cherish what you have now because tomorrow is never promised. This song had taught me many values to live by.…
What My Culture Means To Me Friends, Family, and Music are things that make up my culture. My friends help shape me as a person. I met my best friend Brandon through music. We have been best friends since sixth grade and are still very close. I have realized the older I become, I'm choosing my friends more wisely.…