Chinese American

The reason I chose Horace Gray as my Supreme Court Justice is that he was the deciding justice on some landmark decisions in United States’ history. For instance there is United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) as well as Ball v. United States (1896). Another reason I chose Gray as my Justice was due to the fact that he appeared to be really intelligent. He accomplished many things at a much younger age than normal people would. For instance he enrolled into Harvard at just the age of thirteen. He…

circumstances get worse and worse as the Chinese army loses the war. When the Japanese army marches into the city, Suyun is forced to leave for her and her twins’ safety. On her way to Chongqing where she believes her husband is, Suyuan becomes very sick. Before she collapses, she puts her home address and some jewelry in the twins’ clothes and leaves them by the side of the road in the hope of them being…

fail to work in China as they do in the US because the cultural diversity bends them towards valuing different motivators, which require research to tailor in the Chinese markets for success. The cultural distance between the US and Chinese markets highlight the impossibility of applying similar operation models. For instance, Chinese people perceive commercial shopping as a leisure unlike in the US where it is a basic need for the purchase of day-to-day products including foodstuff. Furthermore…

When people hear Confucius or Confucianism many may say they have never heard about him or they have heard about why is he important.The Golden Rule may sound more familiar to people. Confucius was an important educator and Chinese philosopher. Whose teachings of moral, social, political and philosophical behaviors in theory later became a foundation called Confucianism. Confucius is one of the few leaders who based their philosophy on the virtues that are required for the day-to-day living, his…

ended up settling soon after arrival, but died shortly after. Due to this unfortunate situation, Mei automatically takes her mother’s place at the Joy Luck Club. The Joy Luck Club is an exclusive club, for close native born Chinese immigrants. Interestingly, the Chinese ethnicity is one of many aspects that is…

culture usually shown on American or European. The characteristic as a low context person are they will speak straight to the points as words are important, messages are delivered directly and explicitly, and relationship are…

Modern attitudes toward the traditional Chinese practice of footbinding are often harsh and unforgiving, casting it as a barbaric, archaic form of patriarchal torture. While much of the western world has historically been appalled by the custom, in the years since its ban, many Chinese nationals have also vehemently decried it, raising questions as to how and why this practice survived for roughly 700 years. Public audiences tend to consider footbinding a best-forgotten, undesirable tool of…

Therefore, in this essay, the focus will land on the cultural differences. Such a bold statement to readers is clear when Amy Tan uses sentences such as " "You look like a Negro Chinese," she lamented, as if I had done this on purpose". The statement made by this specific sentence is that Ni Kan's mother finds the Chinese cultured title important while Ni Kan, on the other hand, doesn't see how important a simple haircut could be to her everyday life. A short…

Standards in Their New Lives In the novel The Joy Luck Club written by Amy Tan, four families of Chinese immigrants gather around a mahjong table. Jing-Mei Woo is to replace her mother’s seat at the table. After Jing-Mei’s mother passes away, it is her responsibility to take over the seat. Jealousy fills the group when comparing their daughter's abilities. Beauty is important to all of the daughters and their mothers. Superstition factors into their everyday lives controlling their…

by Shirley Sun, shows post-Cultural Revolution China from the perspective of a foreigner. Mark Salzman is an English teacher living in China during the 1980s, right after the country’s doors have finally opened to the world. Salzman wants to learn Chinese culture and customs, particularly wu shu, but finds it difficult to become part of society. Along the way, Salzman comes to rely on his friends in the country to help him cope with culture shock attached to being a foreigner. He finds…