Vietnamese cuisine

among immigrant Vietnamese women around the world. In the United States, Vietnamese American women show the highest rate of cervical cancer compared to all other ethnic groups. The cause of this disparity is perhaps the low rate of Pap test among the community (Taylor, Nguyen, Jackson, and McPhee, 2008). In this paper, we will discuss the best ways to promote Pap test, other screening procedures, and health among Vietnamese women. Vietnamese Americans Vietnamese Americans are Vietnamese…

Whether it be a struggle through racial discrimination, bullying, or simply being under a foul circumstance, most people have felt persecuted, or singled out at some point in their lifetime by nature. Some may choose to roll over and let their torturers win, allow them to break their spirit and prevent them from achieving what they truly want, but in Invictus by William Earnest Henley, the story of the former is told. The story of a man ravaged by tuberculosis, someone who had already lost one…

women used to be presented as secondary to men. They were undervalued, had no voice in the family and were considered as a “homemaker” who didn’t work outside of the nest. These were the same circumstancese that used to happen with Vietnamese women. Deep in Vietnamese men’s mind, the best place for women was to stay…

States involvement was such a waste of time. My mother elaborated on how the war cost the United States a fortune and how the Vietnamese people didn’t even appreciate it. My parents always hated the war, mainly because my mother’s father and and my father’s brothers were killed by the Viet Cong but they had other reasons. They always had a strong estrangement towards Vietnamese people. I guess that’s where it all started: my hatred for them ungrateful gooks. Galveston Bay, Texas was a small…

Moving or immigration from one country to another is an essential dimension of contemporaneous globalization. For this global flows ethnographic exercise, I am assigned to interview one of my classmates - Renee Palmer. As soon as I was aware that I was teamed up with Renee, I sent her an email first to introduce myself as well as provided her my cell phone so to keep each other posted on this assignment. Per our conversation via emails, we decided to meet on Skype on Tuesday night, around 7.p.m,…

Have you ever sat at home and just got the urge for a pizza? We all do this but some of us simply go to the closest pizza shop and get a greasy, overpriced pizza, feel unhealthy the next morning and regret buying the pizza, as well as having less money in our pockets. I have done this plenty of times. I would be much better off if I thought about my decision before just jumping in the car and going to the nearest place. From this moment onwards, I know where I will be going for a pizza even if…

and how quickly I improved. By the time I reached middle school, I began to identify myself as a jock. I played for the school basketball team and spent almost every day practicing. Sometime around sixth grade, I had to do a project about my heritage and from that point on I became very interested in my own culture. I am half Mexican and half European which creates a very interesting mix of cultures. My mom’s family came from France, Scotland and Germany and settled in Mississippi, Tennessee…

and waist circumference values, which did not differ significantly from other groups. Commonly used foods in Mexico include Refried beans (frijoles refritos) is a dish of cooked and mashed beans and is a traditional staple of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine. Another Mexican food commonly used are Tortilla Mexican Spanish it also means "little cake" in Spanish, and refers to several different foods eaten in various Spanish speaking countries and parts of the United States. In Mexico, Central…

Is Green actually Good Can you imagine listening and watching to all those ads about huge, delicious, juicy, mouthwatering burgers, and not being able to eat it, or even think about eating it? It would be horrible, not only is meat delicious, but without it, it can lead to malnutrition. Vegetarianism is dangerous! Meat gives us many of our daily vitamins, iron, minerals, and fats, without them, the human body will not function properly. Vegetarianism is not helping you or your body! Many…

The Introduction and Popularization of Teriyaki Sauce in United States from the 1940s to 1990s “Te ri（照り）” means light, glowing and shining, and “Ya ki（焼き）” means a way of cook and grill in Japanese (Trang 87). Teriyaki is a direct translation of the word “Teriyaki” in Japanese. Teriyaki is used as a traditional Japanese cooking style that involves grilling food with a special sauce called Teriyaki sauce. Teriyaki sauce are familiar to most people in the world, including Americans. Many people…