Maxine Hong Kingston

Canada is viewed as a land of immigrants, disregarding aboriginal peoples, and yet Canada has a history of racism. The Chinese entered Canada during different times and were greeted with different extremes depending on the social context at that point of time. The Chinese were welcomed during the gold rush in British Columbia as well as when needing labour to build the Canadian Pacific Railway. Then restrictive policies started to be placed such as the increasing tax and finally in 1923 the ban…

The Opium Wars were two wars in the 19th century which forced China to trade with the world. The first opium war was between Great Britain and China in the 19th century, this was also called the Anglo-Chinese War. War had begun due to the different viewpoints they had on diplomatic relations, trade, and administration of justice for foreign nationals in China. An imbalance in the European market was created when the Europeans demanded for Chinese goods (silk,porcelain, and tea). In the 17th and…

Useful things to know before traveling to Beijing Some people just know that Beijing is a capital and the economic center of China and ignore many stunning scenes, other ones try to see all the beautiful landscapes, eat anything they can and waste lots of time. Beijing is a very big city, so if you don’t plan your trip clearly right from the start, you can waste time and effort without all of the amazing experiences in Beijing. Here are the useful things we think you should know to prepare your…

Both Tibet and Taiwan are unique in nature in that while they are considered by the Chinese to be its providences, are not directly under Chinese rule. Each anomaly was once considered its own nation, yet over the course of history have encountered Chinese rule, changing the shape of its governance. And while both governance has similarities in its current state, a key difference is that while Tibet has a government they have no land to govern; Taiwan on the other hand is not recognized as its…

Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of religious belief. No state organ, public organization or individual may force citizens to believe in, or not to believe in, any religion or may they discriminate against citizens who believe in, or do not believe in, any religion. The main religions are Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism. Citizens of china may freely choose and express their religious beliefs and make clear the religious beliefs. There are over 100…

China is located in the continent Asia.Some physical feature are Gobi and Taklimakan deserts, body's of water, plateau of Tibet, and the Himalaya mountains. China built the great wall to stop invaders. Cause there was only one spot they could attack from. Cause the rest was either surrounded by water or the mountain. So they built the wall. Then the only problem was that they could only trade from the water. How were top Government officials chosen a test. Different ways top Government…

On Tuesday, October 11 my mom and I went to the The Field Museum in downtown Chicago. We went to various exhibits, in addition to the Terracotta Warriors exhibit, we also saw many others including the Cyrus Tang Hall of China and we watched the movie The Mysteries of China. These exhibits were both interesting and very helpful to help get a full understanding of Chinese history. What did you learn? Since I had already seen the terracotta warriors before I was not as interested in them but i…

1.) Levendary Café entered the Chinese market, hitting the ground running with Louis Chen running the show. Chen had a very ambitious attitude and succeeded in opening 23 new Chinese locations in a very short period of time. However, by Chen focusing more on obtaining the highest amount of profits, he did unfortunately sacrifice the image of the Levendary franchise. Before entering this market, research was conducted and it appeared that several other American franchises succeeded due to China’s…

board of directors of China Primary Energy Holding Limited in terms of the communication and other forms of engagement with shareholders. The following passage will discuss the topic above in three main areas that are the degree of compliance with Hong Kong GEM Corporate Governance codes, the impact of ownership structure on company’s performance and the effectiveness of communication with shareholders. BACKGROUND INFORMATION China Primary Energy Holding Limited (China Primary) is an investment…

Disney endured major difficulties in Paris and received a huge backlash in its practices from the French claiming American cultural imperialism. They faced backlash when it came to the dress code standards which were deemed unacceptable and against France’s labour laws. It is alleged some training was perceived as invasive and totalitarian which was the opposite in Asia and were easily implemented with the view of Disney’s core values as the “happiest place on earth” (thejhannanarepublic, 2015).…