Sierra Evans BIS 257: Asian American Studies Book Report November 25, 2015 In From Canton Restaurant to Panda Express: A History of Chinese Food in the United States, Haiming Liu describes the evolution of Chinese food in America and the progressive journey of how it became the globally recognized phenomenon it is today. Liu provides an in depth description of the struggle early immigrants went through being immersed in American culture, as well as the fundamental role Chinese food played in their integration, acceptance, and survival. Chinese restaurants have spread like wildfire, and Liu describes the process in which a foreign and feared upon cuisine became the success it is today. Reading this book gave me new perspectives by drawing…
The world that Americans live and construct on a daily basis is very different in comparison to the culture of China. Yet it is misfortunate that China and the United States do not understand or know much about each other. There is this fundamentally basic misunderstanding when is comes to China viewing America or the other way around with the United States looking into China. The basic lack of knowledge with these two countries is true on the aggregate bases and on a personal level. Even though both countries have a lack of knowledge on one another country there is still a certain world view that has been placed into the minds to make to people perceive things in a certain way.…
They each share an entirely different perspective toward family values. For example, in talking about success, Yu says, “It 's for our families our heritage and our country.” In China it is very critical to keep the family name held high. Each and every student has that obligation. In contrast, in America in the 1930 's, during the time of the Great Depression (when Of Mice and Men was written), people across America were forced to find work on their own.…
During the ancient era in India and China, both civilizations had similarities and differences within the structure of their economy. They were similar in that women played an important role in the family as seen in both India and the Han Dynasty of China, however they differed in separation of economic class system. The citizens in both ancient India and the early dynasties of China were separated among a class system in which one's role in the civilization determined their rank in society. For example in India, priests held the highest rank below the government because priests were brahmins, meaning "one possessed by the supreme god", while in China the king and aristocrats held the higher ranks and the traders and merchants were the lowest…
The different values between China and Canada is immense. Canadian values is strongly based on individualism. Individualism is based on the value(s) of oneself, the “I” identity. In a business sense it sets goals for oneself while competing with others, it will benefit the self not others.…
Introduction: While Ancient Egypt along with Han China developed independently, both shared structural similarities and differences in which their economy developed. While Ancient Egypt paid taxes in the amount of crops, Han China paid taxes directly through cash. As for their manufacturing and trading abilities, both created beautiful products and goods, allowing various goods to be traded among the two civilizations. 1) Sources of wealth: • The ruling class in Ancient Egypt (kings, nobles and priests) managed its own landed estates which provided most of the wealth in Egypt (Textbook, page #19).…
China is and will always be one of the major cultural influences globally, because of his innumerable contributions that are already so much in the East as West heritage within the history of important people. Despite the primitive that may seem some aspects (such as the possession of slaves) this culture continues to amaze us by their great discoveries, which currently represent an essential part of our lives. Thus, without a doubt, China was one of the greatest civilizations in history, that we can still continue to learn and amaze…
‘It’s a polite Chinese custom to show you are satisfied,’ explained my father to our astonished guests... The minister managed to muster up a quiet burp.” This quote explains that Americans, such as Robert’s dad, are able to accept other cultures, such as the Chinese tradition, and even respect the custom by doing a burp, for example. As a matter of fact, Chinese folks will always have their own tradition embedded into their daily lifestyle, and deep down they will always be Chinese, no matter how hard they try to be American. As Amy’s mother advised, “You want to be the same as American girls on the outside.…
During our visit to the field Museum, I observed that there were similarities between the Ancient Americans, and my people culture. I grew up, listening of the stories that my grandmother told me about our heritage. My family came from a tribe of immigrants who arrived to Ecuador. My ancestors had to build their huts with the only resources they had around them. In the same way that Ancient Americans, were nomadic and settled in various lands of the Americas.…
In China, hard work, collectivism and stability are an important factor, while in America, individualism, independence, and flexibility are of greater importance (Davvetas, Sichtmann, & Diamantopoulos, 2015). Furthermore, the Chinese consumers are not as concerned with individualism and independence as the American consumer. While there are common values and attitude in both cultures, they do vary in the order of significance, and each culture has specific values that exist in various factors (Kubat & Swaminathan,…
similarities and differences between other Asian countries as well as what the economy is capable of based on the geography and weather patterns, as these play large roles in the country’s productions. Temperature extremes are noticed in the summer and winter months, much like what we experience here in parts of America, and these extremes are a major concern for the monsoons that occur that alter the precipitation patterns throughout the seasons. Because South Korea is so close to the rest of Asia, it shares much of the same amount of precipitation that is experienced across the lands. More than half of the precipitation that is experienced in South Korea occurs during the summer monsoon from June to September. Winter precipitation is snow,…
Although Ancient China and Ancient Egypt had no communication with each other, they still shared mant simalarites and differences. Their most important similarity was the way they ran their governments. Both had just one ruler, Egypt was ruled by a pharaoh, he was believed to be a messenger between men and gods however eventually the pharaoh became ruler himself and Under him served priests. In china there was a king and under him was Qin Shi who advised him on important matters and kept records. Religion was practiced by both Egypt and China.…
In my culture, the father holds the responsibility of taking care of the family; respecting the elderly in the society even though they are not related to you; and parents are instrumental in deciding who their child gets married. These are the area where the Chinese culture and my culture share common ground. One major difference between the Chinese culture and my culture is how different kind of food are prepared. CONCLUSION…
Similarities and dissimilarities between Chinese and Indian Culture - Posemsetty Padma Lakshmi Naga Apoorva 20131070 Chinese is analogous to Indian Culture in many ways. I reached to this conclusion because of the many similarities I found throughout the course. First we learnt about how the Chinese believed the earth was formed how their life started from a seed and after this being kept on going and separated the sky and the land and then the snake like goddess created human beings. Even though this might not be similar coincidently many of our gods and goddesses too are half human and half animals. For example out Lord Ganesha has the face of an elephant and the body of a human even though it is contested that this was to cover up facial…
China is one of the leading forces in our global market. It is more than likely at some point Americans will have to conduct business with the Chinese. It is important to understand the cultural differences, different values, and proper etiquette when conducting business in China as an American or it can result in a loss of a potential market that would have been beneficial to the American economy. According to Graham & Lam (2003) “The root cause: a failure on the American side to understand the much broader context of Chinese culture and values, a problem that too often leaves Western negotiators both flummoxed and flailing” (p. 71). This suggests that Americans can solve the main reason for loosing potential business partners in China by…