Shu Han

The European domination happens all around the world. Especially in Asian places, European domination happens obviously. The European domination happens because of historical and modern factors. In the side of historical factors, the wars between Asian countries and European countries, the results of post-wars, and the different developments of societies in Asian and European countries directly caused the European domination in the world. On the other hand, in the side of modern factors, the…

large civilizations. The Han dynasty of China and the Gupta dynasty of India were two of the most successful and effective rulers of the Chinese and Indian civilizations.…

Rosa Miranda 25 November 2017 Professor Bonser Culture and Acceptance in Gene Luen Yang’s Graphic Novel “American Born Chinese” In the young adult literature winning graphic novel American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, the authors purpose is to encourage young adults to accept themselves for whom they really are. Throughout the story, the main characters are being triggered by the lack of acceptance from the society they are surrounded by and want to fit in. Each main character is…

Why is Chinese parenting more efficient than Western parenting? Chinese parenting is more efficient because they give a lot pressures on their children for preparing their kids’ future. In China, there are always many intelligent Chinese kids who are good at almost everything. Why is that happened? Generally, Chinese parent requires their children to try their best of doing everything whether they like it or not. That is the reason why a lot of Chinese kids are good at everything. In this essay…

Mao Zedong is revered by many as the ‘founding father of modern China’, with his legacy being not only physically but metaphorically embalmed. However, many, particularly in the West, question this reverence in so far as he halted economic and political progress in China via tumultuous campaigns such as the Great Leap Forward. In order to consider if Mao's importance in Chinese history has been exaggerated, his significance needs to be assessed. Looking at Mao's the impact of his policies at the…

In Gish Jen’s “Who's Irish” short story the author tells the conflict of a Chinese grandmother and her struggle to accept other cultures different from her own. In this short story, the character that stood out the most is the grandmother. Her character was built based on how she was raised back in China. The short story “Who’s Irish” reminds me of my father who’s just like the grandmother, he wants me to be raised in African culture. In his mind I should know how to cook African food in order…

stories. Long before Autism is considered a neurological disorder; it was first described as a subset of schizophrenic patients for patients who are self-absorbed in other words, it was known as childhood schizophrenia. “In 1944, A German scientist named Hans Asperger describes a "milder" form of autism now known as Asperger 's Syndrome.” (History of autism, page 4). Research of autism has indeed come a long way but still has more to do. There is a myth that states that individuals with autism…

In the year 1911 one of history’s most powerful dynasties came to an end. It is highly questionable as to the series of events that led to the fall of Qing China. One thing is clear, Japan a close neighbor to China did not lead the same fate. The question is how did Japan succeed when China did not. It is known that Qing China failed in many aspects including militarily, economically, and internationally. A combination on failures caused the Qing dynasty came to an end. It is now important to…

Sometimes I am curious about what the many different groups of minorities feel like in the United States. For example, their struggles, emotions, and actions they choose to make while trying to adjust to a new environment. Eric Liu’s memoir The Accidental Asian demonstrates just that. It depicts the double consciousness, social structures, instances of identity confusion, and the agency a second-generation Chinese American experiences. In high school, he experiences the social structure of…

Confucian culture has a long history. As the representative of Confucian culture, the hometown of Confucius is located in Qufu city , Shandong Province. Qufu is famous for three holes, they are respectively the Mansion, Temple, Cemetery of Confucius. Which are used to commemorate Confucius. Three holes are famous for its rich cultural accumulation, long history, grand scale, rich cultural collection and artistic value. Confucius was one of the world's greatest philosophers, who was the founder…