Chinese people

of a life of new opportunity. Growing up, my life was a blend of American and Chinese cultures. As a young child, I was always unsure if I was more American or Chinese, or even both. I didn’t feel like I fit into any of those categories. Living in America, I was viewed as Chinese because of the way I looked, but if I was in China, I wouldn’t exactly fit in either because of my language and behavior. Being a Chinese American caused me to feel unsure of my racial identity because of the two…

of Learning Mandarin Chinese While learning Chinese have become hugely popular around the world, more and more people are trying to learn Chinese, and many celebrities also learn to say a few words of Chinese, seem to learn Chinese is a very fashionable thing, but learning Chinese is not an easy thing, I think only strong motivation and sufficient interest can prompt you to overcome many difficulties and successfully acquire Chinese language. Of course, because learned Chinese, you can get a lot…

and analysis While the Westerners consider the business content as the most important factor in the negotiation process, Chinese people believe that providing personal favors is the cornerstone of the business. The dynamics of face play a role in the interpersonal relationships, which determine people’s willingness to bargain or cooperate in business. During communications, Chinese businessmen use indirectness, praising, intermediaries, shaming, and requests to save face and give face (Cardon &…

has more impact than the rules or principles on Chinese modern business relations. Under the influence of close interpersonal relationship from Confucianism, traditional moral standards, and historical war stratagems, personal relations become the critical factor instead of legal instruments in the business process. First, Confucianism served as the core value of Chinese society for more than two thousand years and remain its influence on Chinese business behavior today. Interpersonal…

Europeans arriving on the East Coast, Chinese immigrants arrived on the shores of the West Coast in smaller groups. Between 1851 and 1883, about 300,000 Chinese arrived to seek their fortunes after the discovery of gold in the California gold rush in 1848. Chinese immigrants helped build nation’s railroads, including the first transcontinental line. After the completion of the railroads, they turned to farming, mining, and domestic service. During the 1870s, many Chinese agreed to work for a low…

Chinese - American Immigrants There are two topics I would like to talk about: education and immigration. Education played a crucial role in my life. Education is important to improve the level of national knowledge, update the living standards, get a decent work, gain a comfortable life, and help others. When I came to the United States, as a new immigrant I encountered many problems. For example, nobody could tell me how to do paper work, how to look for a good college and how to find a good…

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,…

Introduction Chinese immigrants to the United States quickly learned they faced an uphill battle when it came to basic survival, yet they never quit fighting to make better lives for themselves and for future generations. Initially, Chinese gathered together in Chinatowns across the United States and maintained a high degree of heritage consistency. They were originally resistant to adopt Western concepts of medicine, but after time, began to incorporate both allopathic and traditional…

and evaluate exceptionalism in Chinese and American cultures are different, so the symbolic meanings of this word vary a lot. In American mythologies, exceptionalism means unique since theism is accepted by most of them, and they consider their race is selected by the God. America is a glorious country; its culture is the collection of cultures from various religions, laws, and different countries or areas. On the contrary, there is no religion in China, so Chinese mythologies of exceptionalism…

Spot Again, I'm sitting in the same Chinese Restaurant for the third time this week, supposedly the first ranking Chinese restaurant in my city. The worn out Chinese red decorations hang unbalanced on the entrance door, as always. In freshmen year, a Chinese student invited me to a Chinese meeting spot, where we spoke in Mandarin. Our interests and complaints were all similar. I began to think that it was a safe corner for me. Preferring to be with people of a common culture and language, I…