I thought all cultures were different and shared no similarities, After reading this article, I realized that cultures are both similar and different. For example, in my Vietnamese culture, we value respect for the elders and at Chinese New Year, we wish them the best. The Tongan culture also empathizes respect for elders and helping other people in an altruistic manner. I want to go by the Tongan way because the Tongan way matches my feelings inside. I wonder if the Tongan culture is really similar to the Vietnamese or not. This article about the Tongans had pushed me to learn about cultural differences and similarities and how they contribute to diversity. It was upsetting to see how the Tongan culture slowly gets erased over time because I don’t know why that happened. Why would the Tongans change their ways? The critical questions I had for this article are 1) How do we prevent the cultural erasure of the Tongans? 2) How can these Tongans regain their sense of cultural
I thought all cultures were different and shared no similarities, After reading this article, I realized that cultures are both similar and different. For example, in my Vietnamese culture, we value respect for the elders and at Chinese New Year, we wish them the best. The Tongan culture also empathizes respect for elders and helping other people in an altruistic manner. I want to go by the Tongan way because the Tongan way matches my feelings inside. I wonder if the Tongan culture is really similar to the Vietnamese or not. This article about the Tongans had pushed me to learn about cultural differences and similarities and how they contribute to diversity. It was upsetting to see how the Tongan culture slowly gets erased over time because I don’t know why that happened. Why would the Tongans change their ways? The critical questions I had for this article are 1) How do we prevent the cultural erasure of the Tongans? 2) How can these Tongans regain their sense of cultural