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…
I have found that I could not possibly be satisfied with being in only one occupation throughout my life. This being said, my “plan b” occupation is not dependent on whether or not my first career works out, but when I gain enough money to move forward with my second occupation. My “plan b” is to open up my own shop that will include a coffee shop, book store, and bakery in one. I will call it Drury Lane, based off of the Muffin Man nursery rhyme (I would like to keep the name a out of the general public so no one steals it. Thank you.)…
I found a very good internet article PFIT BLOG posted an article ‘’ Need to Lose Weight? Eat Like it’s 1950’’ outlining the fact of what it was like during the 50’s era and how a ‘’normal’’ family ate dinner every day in an average household. Meals in the 1950’s were much simpler, easy and eating outside of the household was a huge big deal in the family. Eating out once a week was like hitting the lottery for most families. 50 years ago having a soda was only about once a week, and know we are grabbing a can of coke or any of the 7 choices you can have from our fridge.…
People might think of fast food as a benign convenience of modern times. The food is good, cheap, plentiful, easily accessible, filling, and the restaurants are clean. What could be wrong? Reading Eric Schlosser’s groundbreaking study Fast Food Nation, one learns that just about everything is. Schlosser uncovers a history of corruption, greed, and disregard for the welfare of workers and customers in franchises such as McDonald’s, Burger King, and Jack in the Box, to name a few.…
One of the marks of a good entrepreneur is their ability to recognize opportunity where other people miss it. But entrepreneurial people sometimes come along and develop products or services that change the course of business. They ignore the naysayers, and they break the boundaries of the norm. Among those names are people like Henry Ford and Walt Disney.…
Summary of Ride Along I had the opportunity to participate in a Ride-Along for four hours with Officer H. Brown. Officer Brown was assigned to patrol the University sector in Irvine. During the ride, Officer Brown gave me an orientation to the police equipments, policies, and procedures. Some of her responsibilities include watching for cars violating traffic laws and responding to police calls nearby. The police vehicle is equipped with a first aid kit and traffic cones.…
Betrayal and Competition Today's entrepreneurs consider technology as the holy grail of development and success. Any venture that an individual goes into today must include a revolutionary technological aspect if they are to succeed. Seeing as how this knowledge is common amongst entrepreneurs, an aspect of competition arises in the market. Ambition and passion for success override everything else in this business, as is evident in today’s tech world. For instance, Facebook, what is now a multibillion-dollar franchise, has born witness to partnerships and betrayals.…
Hundreds of years ago, America’s economy was nowhere near close to world standards. However, as time has progressed it has grown into the largest superpower in the world. One of the major factors to this growth is due to the emergence of entrepreneurs. Wal-Mart is just one successful business that is able to benefit from enormous economies of scale, and find ways to outgrow its competitors (The 39 Most Influential).…
Entrepreneurs have the privilege of deciding how they want their business to operate. It is obvious that success is one of the main goals, but the pace and direction to get there can be different. Business owners have to develop a structured plan that will guide them for one milestone to the next. It is beneficial for some entrepreneurs and business leaders to think heavily about what style of structure is best suited for their vision. Those styles of structure would be a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability, and corporation.…
In his essay “Don’t Blame the Eater” David Zinczenko brings to our attention that today’s kids are in trouble. In fact their trouble is the ongoing obesity epidemic. Zinczenko brings to light that American children are becoming more obese due to their lack of education about fast food. In studies that Zinczenko found, diabetes generally affected 5 percent of children before 1994. He adds that today’s studies, by the National Institutes of Health, show that type 2 diabetes now accounts for 30 percent of these cases.…
Talent Alignment Could Alleviate Succession Challenges. When growing up in the rural areas, I used to hear of this very wealthy family, which had made fortunes through running a highly successful motor garage. I only got to visit this business upon the demise of the founder, who was also the head of the family. Thereafter, the garage business was up for grabs by the various siblings, who could not agree on the modalities of letting the then huge business to continue operating as a going concern.…
The Mindset of an Entrepreneur P5) Determine the characteristic traits and skills of successful entrepreneurs that differentiate them from other business managers. An entrepreneur is an individual who takes initiative by planning a venture which an opportunity is available for them to benefit from. They are people who supply risk capital as a risk taker, as well as the one who controls and monitors the activities of the business. Entrepreneurs are commonly sole proprietors, a partner or the major shareholders in an incorporated venture.…
Innovation and Success of the Creative Entrepreneur Introduction Business in today’s society has many branches that can be utilized to make an individualized approach to an operating career. Within the heart of business, there are individuals that cultivate each business plan in order to create a solid foundation. These certain individuals are referred to as entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs pull together factors of business, societal needs, and wants into a new product or service to sell. The job criteria of an entrepreneur may vary due to the wide array of talents required in order for certain businesses to start.…
The prospect of being your own boss and running a business is a glamorous one to many people (Questia). However, this job involves many risks, hard work, and sacrifice, could it be right for you? This is the prospect of being an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur is someone who starts their very own business. Their education can vary depending on their good or service.…
I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill How can you succeed if you never try? How can you go to your grave knowing that you never tried?…