Asia-Pacific

perhaps one of the most diverse ethnic groups in America. The large vastness of Asian descent in America is as broad as the Asian continent. They have roots from various countries such as Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, China, Japan, India, Cambodia, Pacific Islanders, and more (Singh, 2009). It is common to see that East Asian American students have higher test scores, GPAs, or SAT scores (Singh, 2009) but what is left out is that there is plethora of different ethnic groups that stand under…

With every passing moment, I became more distant with my Vietnamese heritage and become closer with my desire for an American one. I wanted nothing to do with being Vietnamese or Asian because all that it had brought me was a sense of inferiority and constant bullying. My desire to suppress my Vietnamese identity brings up a point that is brought up by Ms. Mori, the protagonist’s friend with benefits. During one of their conversations, she asks, “So why are we supposed to not forget our culture…

U.S Foreign Policy After World War II, America and the Soviet Union were the two major powers who competed for markets and resources. At the same time, communism was taking over in the Soviet Union, China and Eastern Europe. This communist takeover led to the Red Scare and shocked the American public with fear that communism would spread all throughout the world. Due to United States’ desire to contain communism and secure foreign markets and resources, confusing foreign policy decisions were…

Numerous social issues are spreading rapidly around the world, but the social issue of child soldiers has had a drastic increase in recent years. Currently, about 250,000 child soldiers exist worldwide (“Child Soldiers” World Vision). Although the recruitment of child soldiers has existed for several years, currently in various regions rebellious organizations along with military forces of countries have increased the recruitment of child soldiers. Specifically, children in the Middle East face…

From 1960 to 2010 the economies of Latin America grew more slowly, with higher income inequality, than the economies of East Asia. Latin American and East Asia countries took different development approaches resulting in different results. The origin of these differences can be attributed to historical and social factors as well as to contrasting debate over the role of government policies. Economists have long argued about what kinds of policies are effective in bringing about economic…

The center of the world with its essential oil production, controversial religious conflicts, and elaborate history, the Middle East is the often overlooked heart of world affairs. The ongoing disputes in Southwest Asia are a result of a combination of misinformation, indifference, and contrasts. Both Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews believe they have a claim to the holy land of Palestine. Partitioning after WWI leaves the land divided into political states containing opposing beliefs,…

Aladdin, is set in the big bustling town of Agrabah. The society is filled with poverty and crime, with a division between the rich and poor. Aladdin who is a “street rat”, doesn’t have much and has to commit crimes to be able to eat and survive, he even shares his meals with people who have less than him and have to forage for food elsewhere. Throughout the movie, he has to go through multiple challenges to find the genie lamp pertaining to the evil character Jafar, as he is trying to take over…

Throughout these projects I expanded my knowledge about the birth of economics, and Venetian trade. As well as how important Cyprus is and how Shakespeare used it to demonstrate the effect of having emotions rather than logic take control of Othello's actions. Venice became such an important trade route on the silk road, and influenced the history of economics. Venice became a leading international exporter because it was in between western Europe and Constantinople. Which was a perfect…

Pokemon Master I am a Pokemon master. I have walked the Kanto region, biked Johto, surfed Hoenn, and hiked Sinnoh, but what does all of that mean. Put simply, it means I have taken a brief journey to Japan because each fictional Pokemon region is based off a real part of Japan. I will admit that Pokemon has not taught me an incredible amount about Japanese culture, but it has created an insatiable curiosity that can only be filled by study abroad. To me, study abroad is an opportunity…

By the 16th century, the world is connected through international trade and cultural exchanges which is supported by several facts stated in the Sources from the Past and from factual evidence found online and in the textbook. In the 16th century, explorers such as Christopher Columbus, Afonso D’ Alboquerque, and Adam Smith contributed greatly to the interconnections of the world through international trade and commerce and through cultural exchanges. Christopher Columbus, a Spanish explorer,…