Han Chinese

travel abroad or even some students study abroad,if they does not know few knowledges about dining etiquette,they will feel living in foreign countries to be difficult.And they will be not accustomed to living abroad. With the rapid development of Chinese economy and with the number of students who study in America and people who travel to America increased,it is important for us to know the American dining etiquette and the differences between China and America in dining…

when dealing with conflict than Chinese people. Americans are more likely to hold the person accountable for the conflict. Thus, American people have higher concern for self and lower concern for others which leads to low degree to incorporate the other’s conflict interest. Americans value individual goals and needs over the responsibilities and obligations of the group, so they may use direct behavior to achieve their own goals and ignore the needs of others.…

After the juxtaposition of the Chinese opinions of the mothers and the conflicting American views of the daughter, Amy Tan sets the scene for the “American Translation” section by giving the reader a parable that identifies the details of the disconnect between the mothers and daughters. She does this by illustrating the difference between the American and the Chinese viewpoint. Harold Bloom illustrates the purpose of this prologue by observing, “The prologue sets the tone and the reasons for…

Tera, I could not agree with you more. In order to address a problem, we must first recognize that there is a problem. In this case it seems like the Chinese government just wants to turn a blind eye to the poor air quality. In my opinion it is because this problem has spiraled so far out of control that they know it will take a lot of money, man power, and research to correct the problem. Your suggestions on how to address the problem, I think are all excellent ideas and feasible. Clean…

across them both. In American Translation, the daughters of the Joy Luck Club discuss the problems they have encountered as adults- mainly marital and career troubles. In Queen Mother of the Western Skies the mothers and Jing-Mei rediscover what their Chinese heritage means in the context of America. In Rice Husband, Lena St. Claire begins to come to terms with the fragility and unhealthy nature of her marriage. As her mother stays with her, she begins to see her life through her eyes, and she…

amongst four Chinese immigrant mothers and their American-born daughters. The daughters in the novel face an especially unique struggle in trying to find their place in American society. As Chinese-Americans, they are too American to be considered completely Chinese, while also too Chinese to be considered fully American. They find themselves facing immense conflict with themselves and others as a result of not fitting clearly into either two…

democratic shifts and crisis due to immigrants. Laborers were mostly Chinese. Currarino art was created to conceptualize the difference that existed between Native Americans and Chinese immigrants. Moreover, it helped show the truths as it were. To add these form of art aided in immortalizing the true workers who were very critical in building America (Currarino, 2007). Several lessons can be drawn from the lives of Chinese workers in the picture. First, lack of rights. Most of the workers who…

The Harvest Moon Festival is an Asian holiday that celebrates the union of families and friends while observing the full moon and giving thanks for the harvest. The Asian American Student Association and the Vietnamese American Student Association observe this day and created a festival here, at Oklahoma State University. I enjoyed the festival, even though the festival did get a bit disorganized, you could still tell that the organizations and the audience all had a fun time regardless of the…

Two equal and extremely important parts of China that were affected by the west were economics of China and the social situations. The economic influences of the west were made by a market of trading/lack of trading that affected China . Just like the economics of China, the Social and society of China had changed; some were good changes while other changes were not. Both of these “problems” did influence china in how they, the people of China, acted and how they dealt with foreigners and…

the whole world has new imagines on Chinese; they are becoming rich, spending crazy money on luxuries and sending their kids to study aboard for advanced education. People may have positive/negative views on the economy change of China, but it is true that growing superpower China have influenced others considerably. It results that many Noun-Chinese may give a Asian-face person a first impression as a Chinese person due to the increasingly population of Chinese International students in other…