Indian American

of in its service during World War II are Native American women, who indeed contributed to the war effort while also making great strides in their social transformation. Grace Mary Gouveia examines this period of time in history in the article ""We Also Serve": American Indian Women's Role in World War II,” with sources such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs publications as well as Indian school journals. The thesis of this article, that Native American women “took advantage of this era of…

to stop it from happening again, which one of the most powerful countries in the world, America, is the leading defender against this inhuman nature. Ask any American if they know what the holocaust is, a majority will indefinitely know of its presence because American society looks at the holocaust as being inhuman. Additionally, Americans build memorials and museums for the cause in order to pay…

What are the main differences/similarities between the approaches to change American versus Indian managers? In a prior job I sat down with the general manager to discuss the scope of my position. During the interview he had discussed things such as long-term development of employees and a sense of ownership to all positions not just the managerial staff. After hearing these things this seemed like a culture that I could really embrace and grow. The company was starting from the ground up and…

Indian Culture vs. American Culture Culture plays a significant role in every individual’s life. You don’t really see how it’s so important in everyday life. Let’s see how we define culture as. Culture is a human society’s total way of life meaning it provides guidelines for certain behavior. It changes overtime and is often taken for granted. You don’t really notice any different in cultures until you don’t travel to another country. Cultures makes you change your point of view toward that…

understand how American culture is different from Indian culture. Both these cultures have traditions and guidelines followed each day. And there 's distinctness of the cultures but no explanation of what they are. Which is a benefit to learning that American culture and Indian culture are different. American culture and Indian culture differ in ways of cooking, etiquette and marriage. American cooking and Indian cooking differ in types of food, ways of eating and food prep. American culture,…

chapter is also in a benevolent way, but with a dark undertone. Zinn discusses how Indian society worked and interacted with each other before the introduction of Europeans. Zinn tells how the Indian people were peaceful and at one with each other. There were fights, but none in the sense that is known in modern society today. Back then, they were small and personal, and often dealt with. Along with peace, Indian tribes manage to implement equality, “Thus power was shared between sexes and the…

the Indians presents one aspect of their culture in which they might recognize themselves. This is a way of shaping identity or reputation, a good way but there is also a bad way. This happens when Indians confess that: “We didn’t begin that way. We haven’t always been entertainment” but due to the lies and deceit and their effects on the Indian people “we ceased being people and somehow became performers in an Aboriginal minstrel show for whites in North America” (King 68). In fact, Indians are…

his true identity, since name symbolizes how he sees himself and how he wants to be seen by others. Later, Gogol changes his name to Nikhil, since he feels it reflects his dual identity, both being Indian and also American, better. Nikhil is indeed a Bengali name but it can also be shortened to an American nickname, Nick. Therefore, it is a hybrid name in which it will be easier for him to deal better with his dual…

house. I wandered and wandered and, soon enough, I was hopelessly displaced. I saw this huge pond about 70 yards in front of me. I had never seen it before; so I decided to go investigate. When I got up to the pond I realized there was a whole Native American civilization that had once lived here. There were 25 huts, spread out on the banks of the pond, and piles of wood, fire dig outs, broken pottery and arrowheads scattered all over the ground. Besides the broken pottery and arrowheads, which…

the new “paradigm shifting” curriculum in Indian schools has caused a havoc with the parents and academically high achieving students to have been made Indian education “too creative”. The employment of this new style of teaching gives more power to the school and teachers and insists on improving the child”s creative side along with his or her academics. CCE (continuous and comprehensive Education) is said to have been partially inspired by the American Curriculum in many forums, and for this…