Traditional Chinese medicine

To the Navajo people, hozho is the idea of remaining in balance with the entire cosmos. It is more than just a word to traditional Navajo people. They strive to maintain their inherent bond with nature in everything they do. It is seen in their ceremonies and gatherings, but also in every aspect of their day to day life. It can be seen in their work, harvesting methods, and eating habits. The idea of hozho is the foundation of what might be thought of as religion in Navajo culture. However…

For the first time reading Trying to Find Chinatown by David Henry Hwang in 1996 which tells the story of two very contrasting culture perspectives of the Caucasian man Benjamin and the Chinese man Ronnie. The first time reading this, I was a bit taken off how rude Ronnie is at Benjamin and how unnatural the characters talk. As I read further and analyzed it, the brash arguments that Ronnie and Benjamin have are meant to be very exuberant and “in your face” about a culture that is not too often…

In Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Dai Sijie writes about the relationship between two city boys and a mountain girl named the Little Seamstress. She learns more about life outside her world through these the narrator and Luo. Dai uses parts of the body to convey the Little Seamstress’s loss of innocence. Prior to her involvement with the two city boys, the Little Seamstress's features express her lack of experiences. When the narrator first meets the Little Seamstress at her house,…

According to Chinese mythology, Pan-gu was primordial being born from the cosmic egg and grew 10 feet every day for 18,000 years (Lindemans). After he was hatched, the upper part of the egg became Heaven and the lower part became Earth, which is also known as the Yang and the Yin (Lindemans). Pan-gu’s his eyes became the sun and the moon, his head the four holy mountains, his blood the oceans and rivers, his hair the trees and grass, his breath the wind, his perspiration the rain, his voice the…

Rome and China, from about 200 BCE to 100 CE, developed technology. Though Rome and China both recognized technology as an essential part of their society, the Romans believed that technology was below the aristocratic elite, and the Hans did not. The first group of documents implies that technology comes from the benevolent government. The writers of these documents are most likely vying for a place in the government. The second group, two documents from Rome, suggest that technology is not…

Europeans arriving on the East Coast, Chinese immigrants arrived on the shores of the West Coast in smaller groups. Between 1851 and 1883, about 300,000 Chinese arrived to seek their fortunes after the discovery of gold in the California gold rush in 1848. Chinese immigrants helped build nation’s railroads, including the first transcontinental line. After the completion of the railroads, they turned to farming, mining, and domestic service. During the 1870s, many Chinese agreed to work for a low…

When Tone Has a Different Meaning The communication I’ve chosen is my one of the experiences I have had with my wife. She and I were discussing the way we communicate with our child. She brought up the fact that we should really take the time to pay attention to our tone when discussing certain topics that our child might receive in a negative manor. Of course, when one dives into the meaning of the word tone, it is important to look at the definition as it pertains to the topic. It states “a…

Various forms of entertainment, such as listening to music and watching a movie, exist in modern society. People can choose whatever they want if some conditions are satisfied. What about Chinese people in the past? How did they enjoy their spare time? According to Li Huarui, who is a professor at Capital Normal University, “Landscape painting was a “gentlemanly” pastime exclusively favored by literati just as rustic retreats were literati places,” (Huarui). Twelve Views of Landscape, which is a…

Americans and the US demographic population which were immediate and evident over time. Up until the act of 1965 Asian Americans were highly discriminated against and laws were made to keep them from immigrating to the US. “In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first law in the United States that denied immigration to a specific ethnic group” (Le, 2016). As discussed by Walter (2007) the “national origins system originally passed in 1924 in favor of a quota and preference…

Lin Zexu's Letter to Queen Victoria The commissioner of China, Lin Zexu wrote a letter to Queen Victoria of England regarding the opium crisis in 1839. This opium was delivered through trade. Men of England would sail to China with the purpose of giving and receiveing needed goods for themselves. It came to a point in time where this trade became illegal and dangerous, this is the point in time that the drug of opium came in to the mix. As the fatalities and sufferings of China natives grew…