Maxine Hong Kingston

The Year of the Dragon and Chan is Missing both address the crisis of identity for Asian Americans and attempt to disprove the fixed notions that surround Asian Americans in society. In Chan is Missing, Wang seeks to illuminate that Asian American identity extends beyond the perpetuated stereotypes. Racial stereotypes are used as the basis of identity for Asian Americans. In their investigation into what happened to Chan Hung, Jo and Steve interview various individuals who Chan Hung encountered…

Instead, Google directed the Chinese people to use their Hong Kong search engine, which provides unfiltered results. The Chinese government responded by sporadically blocking the Chinese people’s access to the Hong Kong’s servers as well. The Chinese government would block the site for around 90 seconds if a user tried to enter anything on the list of banned Chinese characters. In…

In China, it is important to remember that the customer prefers human interaction. Even when they make purchases online, they often prefer to see and handle the product in person and then exchange funds online only. This is partially due to thier inherent skepticism about product quality, but also because they like to get out where the people are. In practical terms, this means that it is critical for a company entering the Chinese market to develop a physical presence there. That way, the…

reinforced within the disciplinary framework. You are produced as a subject; however, you are unknowingly and subconsciously agreeing to re-produce the power structure. You are part of the process (an active part) in recreating disciplinary power. In Hong Kong, the masses that are being “reproduced and reinforced” are the people that are economically driven. In order to maintain financial prosperity many business driven communities refuse to participate in the fight for democracy because they do…

by cheating on exams, I have been protesting in Hong Kong ‘s Occupy Central revolution. Occupy Central is a civil disobedience movement which began in September 2014. My deviant action as a protestor in the revolution can be explained through Marxist-based concept of conflict. We acts defiantly to change our conditions, change the social structure that engendered our circumstances. We want the right to nominate and directly elect the head of the Hong Kong government. During the revolution, there…

I seem to be attracted to travelling more so than the average person, and I hope to one day explore each continent, even Antarctica. There was a variety of reasons that initially motivated me to apply to Innovate, the main reason being that the program provided opportunities for me to experience the business and cultural aspects of a country completely foreign to me. Learning about the culture and customs of China as well as other countries is something that has always fascinated me. I believe…

Today I begin to discuss about Chinese cultural diet which is the one of the most different cultural diet compare to other types of the cultural diet countries. The main meals in China contains carbs and starch. Moreover, the food also like rice, noodles, fish and mantou are the main part of the Chinese cultural diet which are helpful in dieting and also aware from the diseases and infection. However, I’m going to research about Chinese cultural diet which contains some steps to look about the…

carried out to compare and contrast two Asian megacities. In particular, this city report presents the differences and similarities between Hong Kong and Tokyo with respect to cultural orientations, economics configurations, environmental issues, population demographics, and religion as well as socio-political culture. Geographical Locations and Demographic Profiles Hong Kong is an eastern Asia megacity on China’s southern coast. It is geographically encompassed by the South China Sea to the…

investigation is on the Hong Kong Handover, which is about the transfer of Hong Kong from British rule to Chinese rule. The question I will analyze is “To what extent did Hong Kong retain its original government immediately after the Hong Kong handover in 1996?” The method I will use to answer this question is by researching facts about the government before and after 1997 and analyzing what changed or stayed the same. In this section, I will investigate two sources: Hong Kong Government…

Chunking Express Chungking Express draws a restless alienation and ambiguity between urban people in Hong Kong, and delicates the subtle people relationship happened on four characters in the modern city. Cope 633, acted by Tony Leung, is one of the isolated figure. Wong Kar-wai’s unique directing style and soundtracks make the film stand out in many art films in the nineties of Hong Kong. In Wong Kar-wai’s movie, Chunking Express, Tony Leung’s acting has been a certain degree of…