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    diversity. Malaysian (50%). Chinese (25%) and Indians (10%) actually all these cultures have influenced each other (Gov. my) Cultural globalization has brought culture blend. Each nation has its own unique culture. For example. Malay dialects.Hokkien. Cantonese. And Tamil language. The Chinese. Indian. Malaysian use more than three different languages spoke in the houses. That is a pretty common phenomenon in the daily life. But also globalization promotes cultural integration and removes…

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    uncle Raj whose role is almost invisible in taking any family responsibilities. She runs the household from cooking to giving lessons of drawing to her granddaughter. Her farsightedness hints from her banking transactions. She has also learnt some Cantonese words during her three years of emigrated life in Malaysia. She used to tell Sonil the stories of her days in Malaysia, about the culture and heritage of the place. Her grandmother’s stories fascinates her so much that she often imagine…

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    Gangxia village is an urban village situated in the central part of Futian CBD, Shenzhen. The urban village comprises two parts, as shown in Figure 4.2, Heyuan and Louyuan, the case study here only covers Heyuan block, which takes up a population of approximately 68,000 (only 900 are indigenous villagers, the other 67,000 are migrant tenants) and an area of approximately 151,600 m2 (Futian Government Online, 2007). Regarding the large size of redevelopment and the complex interests among various…

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    the meaning behind these foods? Fish(yu) is one of the main dishes because the Chinese word for “surplus” or “profit” sounds similar to the word of fish. Therefore, eating fish will bring wealth in the brand new year. Prawn pronounces as “ha” in Cantonese which means the laughter of joy. Chinese people believe that, prawn can bring happiness to your life. 3. Lucky Money (Ya Sui Qian) *(need Calvin work on this visual) Lucky money is usually the cash put in a red envelope (angpao) which given…

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    China is a very delicate country, they have a lot of foods from their country and a lot of food traditions. China’s delicacy menu consists of appetizers like fried wonton, fried rangoon, fantail shrimp, potstickers, shrimp toast, bar-b-q spare ribs, and satay beef. Their soup menu consists of soups like hot and sour soup, wonton soup, chicken sizzling rice soup, and shrimp sizzling rice soup. Their vegetables menu consists of veggies similar to ours, mixed vegetables, snow pea pods with water…

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    specific, I am Chinese. I was born in Guangxi, China. I moved to America with my mom when I was seven years old. I am now seventeen years old. I am currently a Senior enrolled at Central High School. I am bilingual. I speak proficient Mandarin and Cantonese. I live with my grandma, mom, dad, and two brothers. Among my two brothers, I am the eldest. It is said, according to StrengthsQuest and my family, that my best qualities includes the ability to be adaptive and restorative. Before I was…

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    Most immigrants who arrive in America have justified reasons for doing so. Many immigrants both past and present force to leave their country. Sometimes to become slaves in their new country. This is known as involuntary. on the other hand there are many other voluntary immigrants who choose to come to America because of problems in their home country like starvation, lack of education, and hope for a better life in hopes of achieving the American Dream. Likely the most well known cause of…

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    UULOs in Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet The novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford tells the story of the character Henry Lee. Henry’s relationships with his family and friends, from his childhood to his adulthood, demonstrate how past experiences shape what he finds to be most important. Henry’s emotional journey is better understood with the context of the University Undergraduate Learning Outcomes (UULOs). Intellectual Breadth and Lifelong Learning and…

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    The group whose popup exhibition I have chosen to do my analysis on is Group A+ created a sculpture of Mao in the form of a Podium made from wood which stood to the height of a person and had various propaganda pieces that formed its body with a centerpiece that states serve the people, but the most interesting part of this piece is that while it is centred around glorifying Mao with propaganda it’s face does the opposite in the way that they portray Mao, Ultimately Mao is given an unflattering…

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    The traditional folklore Lotus Lantern, which created anonymously, was passed down orally since Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) for more than 700 years. The original name of that folklore was Prince Chenxiang Splits the Mountain Hua, which developed around several main characters—Shengmu, the Goddess from heaven, later married a mundane village doctor Liu Yanchang. They have a child afterwards, whose name is Chenxiang. Shengmu’s brother Er Langshen holds the opinion that it is highly banned for a…

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