Mid-Autumn Festival

in hopes of boosting the output in the countryside. Fortunately for the Chinese, they have experienced a lot of prosperity over the course of their history. Today, Festivals are used as celebrations instead of recruitment. “The most significant festivals in the Chinese calendar remain those connected to the spring planting and autumn harvest” (GaleGroup). The Chinese have two different calendars. One calendar is the solar year and the other is the lunar year. Quite different from the rest of the…

Sierra Evans BIS 257: Asian American Studies Book Report November 25, 2015 In From Canton 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…

and green tea ("Food", n.d.). The Chinese celebrate many festivals throughout the year. Some of the major public holidays/festivals that are celebrated are as follows: New Year’s Day, Women’s Day, Chinese New Year, Qingming, Youth Day, May Day, Children’s Day, Dragon Boat, Victory Day, Mid-Autumn Day, and National Day ("Public", n.d.). A very popular holiday that is celebrated is Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important economic and social holiday in China…

Diwali is a five-day festival celebrated for new beginnings and the triumph of good. The third day out of the five is usually the actual day of Diwali and the festival lands anywhere from mid-October to mid-November depending on the Lunar calendar. Diwali is a celebration of the New Year as well and gifts are often times exchanged. During the season of Diwali my…

the city where Disney merchandising such as character-theme candies, clothing, jewellery, and even grooming products were sold in numerous local chain stores (Choi 2006). Furthermore, shopping mall decorations and major local festival celebrations such as mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese New Year incorporated Disney icons as a marketing strategy. In particular, Hong Kong Disneyland is often packed with local and mainland visitors during Halloween, Christmas, the Lunar New Year and during ‘Golden…

forests and coastal areas of Borneo dazzling join. Although these vigorously maintain their traditional culture and social structure, they are mixed together to create a modern unique and diverse cultural heritage of Malaysia. Malaysia has numbers festivals and celebrations, most of which is either a religious or cultural in origin, and swathed in tradition and ritual. Generation of Malaysia 2.0 MALAY Malays had make up the largest ethnic group in Malaysia, which is more than…

a fun center with rock walls and go carts, and in the fall they have an autumn Glory Festival. There are many rental houses on the lake with very friendly people on private…

Vietnam to develop their business in this country, so my family culture is mixing between Vietnamese and Chinese culture. Therefore, my family loves to travel to China and we also celebrate most of the Chinese holidays, such as Chinese New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival, and other celebrations. My grandmother and grandfather have taught me many interesting things about Chinese culture. They taught me how to use chopsticks, what we should do when we first come to China, how Chinese culture is…

role in Vietnamese culture. The Vietnamese immigrants often go to temple not only for good luck, but also to meet friends in the Vietnamese community. Likewise, Vietnamese Catholic people frequently go to the temple in Lunar New Year. More than a festival, Lunar New Year is an opportunity for the whole family, friends and meet together, talk together with Vietnamese immigrants’ community. It is the opportunity to taste the hometown cuisines, and remind them to remember their…

The SWOT analysis is a very common and simple but widely used tool that helps in understanding involved in a projects or business activities. SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The SWOT analysis will take the information from the environmental analysis and was separated into internal and external issues. Strengths and weaknesses are internal issues from the firm; opportunities and threats are external issues from the surrounding environment. The SWOT analysis…