Vietnamese culture

summer, I experienced a conflict with my couple Caucasian customers at my uncle 's restaurant. My uncle is a chef at his Vietnamese restaurant. He loves to cook, and he has studied to become a good cook. He used to work for a lot of restaurants with different type of menus such as Western, Latino, Chinese, Thai, Indian, and Japanese. Because of loving cooking, especially Vietnamese food; therefore, he opens this restaurant. It is his enthusiasm for having his own restaurant for a long time.…

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…

Philong Nguyen ICS 7 1:30-3:20 Personal Culture Assignment I am a Vietnamese-American born and raised in San Jose, California. Growing up here, I had the opportunity to experience many different cultures, from Vietnamese to Mexican, Indian, Greek, Mediterranean, Japanese and Chinese. All these different cultures but the beginning of my life still only stuck to one, vietnamese. Growing up, I was told to be successful, to be better, to do something with my life, told to find help when I need it,…

aimed to dispersed and resettle Vietnamese refugees across the states, in hope to avoid financially burdening local social services, prevent the creation of ethnic ghettos, and as a way to force the Vietnamese to quickly assimilate. Basically, it was the deliberate policy of the government to disperse the Vietnamese refugees with the intent to impede the formation of Vietnamese communities. However, contrary to this policy and for survival purposes, the Vietnamese regrouped themselves into…

allow me to feel closer to my Vietnamese American and Asian American identity. VSA has a sense of inclusivity and openness that will let me be able to identity as a Vietnamese and love Vietnamese culture without adhering to self imposed cultural expectations. I am able to connect with people not only through Vietnamese culture, but also underlying similarities. I would like to be immersed in the community to have that strong relationship with my identity. As a Vietnamese American, I also want to…

It is my goal to secure a position as a Restaurant Manager with an aim of providing exceptional customer service to ensure smooth operations and maximize customer base. With a pride of Vietnamese food, I would like to contribute my knowledge and skills to providing those amazingly diverse cuisines with healthy nutrition and unique flavors for foreign customers. In addition, I am also eager to offer exceptional organization skills and innovative ideas in an Accounting student’s perspective to…

officer in 1965, received instruction that the Vietnamese were not to be fired upon unless they were running. He continues to talk about the Vietnamese man who ran away from the American patrol and how he just shot him and killed him for running. Just like many officers have said in Vietnam, they need to assume if they are Vietnamese then they are associated with the…

extreme the disconnect between American’s perception of what was happening in Vietnam and the lived experiences of the Vietnamese people was. The American public perceived the conflict as a war against communism that must be fought by the U.S, as we are the only ones capable of winning the fight, without every taking into account the horrors they were inflicting on innocent Vietnamese people. From a young age many Americans were brought up to unflinchingly oppose and despise communism…

cultural biases towards my own culture, which is American or White culture. I have lived in Southern California my entire life and have only traveled to four different states within the U.S. When I was a child, my family moved around a lot, but most of the cities I grew up in were predominately Caucasian. While attending grade school and college, I was exposed to many different races, but I feel the people I 've met were Americanized so I don 't know much about other cultures. I chose…

heard that they did not know much about the Vietnam War because it was not that focused upon during history classes. Your name came up in the discussion and I decided that it was time to reach out to you because I believe that my story, and other Vietnamese women’s stories, can help your students and others truly understand what the war was to us. My story…