The Living Lie of Asian Americans Did you know that there is a common stereotype about how if you are an Asian American, you are smarter and have a better life than the rest of the races in society? This stereotype is what Ronald Takaki proves wrong in his essay, The Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority. The title of Takaki’s essay has a dark meaning to it. My understanding of this title is that the dominance of the Asian American...
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Mental Health in Asian American Women Throughout the subpopulation of Asian American women, many of them suffer from mental health challenges, however, this is a population that is often overlooked in society due to their reputation of being over-achievers and highly successful academically. Asian American women suffer from numerous mental health disorders and this population requires more attention due to the underutilization of mental health services that are sought out by them compared to other ethnic groups in America. This...
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The core of this article is identifying the mental health needs of people based on their nationality. In general, when people are going through tough times or stressful events, most people tend to reach out for help with people they trust and feel cared for, usually family or friends. Studies recently made, showed that Asian Americans do not usually tend to seek or reach out for help, compared to European Americans. Having mentioned this, we can identify some of the...
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The first scene of “Chan is Missing” is a close-up shot that highlights Jo in the cab picking up a rider. The cinematography choice of someone entering the cab gives the audience a feeling of being brought through a journey that encounters the different possibilities of being Asian in America. The film's general focus was to find Chan, but his search was used as a metaphor to discover the different ideals and stereotypes that people have for the Chinese community....
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Ownership of franchises in sports leagues in India has proven to be quite popular, at least optically, with the private sector. Most leagues have a standard format of a central league structure owned by promoters, who then seek corporate owners and partner them with celebrities as co-owners, with varying financial terms and equity allocations. Central sponsorship and team sponsorship are the key revenue models for such leagues, since broadcasting and gate revenues for a majority of the leagues do not...
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Asian Americans are one of the diverse ethnic groups in US. There are 20 million Asian Americans in United State which represent 6% of US population (Yi, S. S.,2020). They are the fastest growing minority in the US. Research shows that Asian Americans are at high risk for hepatitis B, Liver Cancer, Tuberculosis and lung cancer among other condition. Compared with the low-risk group, the odds of having an unmet healthcare need was 1.52 times greater in the moderate-risk group...
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Our America is full of diversity and multiple ethnic groups, this is what makes us unique. How does this help us, if we do not understand the basics about each other? Everyone in healthcare needs to establish and understand their own cultural beliefs before trying to understand those of a different ethnic group. The purpose of this paper is to discuss cultural variations related to terminal illness, death and dying in the Asian American community. The paper discusses my beliefs...
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The primary aim of picking two dance forms - Kathak and Yakshagana - was to observe and contrast their differences and similarities while also establishing a comparison between two parts of India that differ widely in their cultures. This is reflected in their respective dance styles, music and their ways of interpreting the text as well as its depiction. Since the origins of the two differ greatly the themes of the dances also vary from each other. By the 10th...
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Dance has been a medium to develop and express the internal tendencies of humans from the start of the universe. Over the centuries different areas have given their own colors to the ancient dance tradition. Indian classical dance kathak was one of the different dance forms created. Kathak is a North Indian classical dance style. Literal meaning of Kathak is “One who tells a story” (Katham Karoti Kathakaha) i.e, a dance in which the story is narrated through medium of...
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I was born in India to a Sikh family in the city of Amritsar, Punjab. My father was a businessman and my mother is a homemaker. I have three siblings. I spend my early childhood in Amritsar and moved to Ludhiana, Punjab from where I completed my formal education. I have done my graduation from Chandigarh University. From my parents I have learned to respect others and to help everyone which I am still following. I raised in a sitatution...
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Exploration and conquest were two of the defining traits of old Europe, whether it was discovering entirely new, uninhabited land, or land that only appeared new until traces of civilization were discovered. One such land was the Americas, aptly labeled “the New World”. In the modern day, it is considered a melting pot of various cultures, comprised of over 300 million people. However, the original inhabitants of this land have a long history of their own. Over the centuries following...
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The word ‘Punjab’ is conflation of two words (punj) and (ab) devoting the meaning of ‘Land of five rivers. It is the second largest province due to its enormous magnitude and massive figure of souls residing in it there breach among its different zones and their culture and literature. Dating from classical to today’s advanced domain Punjabi culture is appraised as one of the historic heritages existing. Punjabi culture typically subsume cuisine, dress, philosophy, melody, art, poetry, traditions, architecture in...
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For a large period of time women throughout the world, especially in China were seen as wives who were intended to cook, clean and take care of their children. Women in rural areas spent their entire days taking care of the house and looking after their husbands. They had a lot of duties and responsibilities that they had to fulfil in order to be respected by their husbands and society. Women in China in particular had a lot of pressure...
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The idea of the term ‘culture’ was first conceived in 106 BC, by Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman lawyer, philosopher, and orator. In his work ‘Tusculanes’, he describes culture as the creation and maturity of the soul and mind, through the phrase ‘Cultura Animi’. Over time, the idea of culture has been shifted and perceived differently by the people of their times. The earliest modern example of the description of today’s definition of culture is from Edward Burnett Tylor, English...
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While it is well known that Japanese art has been an influential factor in European artists such as Monet, Van Gogh, Frank Floyd Wright, it is also true that this influence worked in reverse. European influence plays a role in Japanese art in a variety of ways. In 1868 Meiji Resoration many Japanese artists began to study techniques and themes of European art. A coined term to European influence on Japanese art is ‘wakon yosai’, this phrase is meant to...
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Asian American culture is dissimilar from Western culture. Many of the families come to the United States to improve their life, especially for their children. Asian immigrant parents are portrayed as strict and controlling in the media. They can create an impression of having a lack of empathy for their kids. These cultural factors can impact the mental health of children. Many immigrant parents either come from poverty, fleeing wars, or sacrificed everything from their home country including their houses,...
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Respective countries fathom through individual series of subcultures. In consonant to David Muggleton (Muggleton 2005, p. 1), 'Subculture often create their distinctiveness by defining themselves in opposition to the “mainstream”’. As for our motherland, Singapore, the distinct youth subculture would be the “Ah Lian” and “Ah Beng”. Undoubtedly, the “Ah Lian” subculture is one that locals would cross paths in stages of our lives, especially early teenage years. In this essay, I will discuss the “Ah Lian” subculture. Joanne Entwistle...
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Cultural competence involves being aware that there are differences from one’s own cultural and that of others’ culture. To be culturally competent also requires one to respect the differences, obtain knowledge and self-educate on the differences, and anticipate needs based on the differences. Cultural competence and sensitivity are imperative to provide good health care. The goal of this paper is to assist in building cultural competence for providing quality health care in relation to childbearing families. Some of the areas...
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The emergence of American Pop Art thoroughly reconstructed post-war culture by conjoining the relationship between art and mass culture, redefining the advertising industries as mediums of art, becoming one of contemporary art’s most recognizable styles. Based on the abstract expressionism of 1940’s, pop art is a creative arts movement which incorporates imagery and themes of popular culture. It marked a new age of artists who focused on the mundanity of reality, mass society, and capitalistic images. The movement spread from...
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Japanese anime in today’s time is known and watched by many people worldwide. However, this wasn’t always the case. Japanese anime was once only popular in Japan. Some people may think that the reason for its popularity is that countries like the United States of America are showing interest in it. Although that may be somewhat true, the real reason for Japanese Anime’s growth is because of its originality and how different it is. The topics that will be discussed...
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'Culture' and 'Tradition' are more significant in a country like Pakistan which has always been its rich culture and heritage. What are we doing now? It’s a shame to see that 'Pakistan’s pride', 'We Pakistani Youth', doesn’t have even a bit of importance for Pakistan’s culture and heritage, its culture. And we are easily influenced by western culture. Right from our clothing, till the music, the films, our attitude, our lifestyle, in short, every aspect of our life has totally...
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Silk is the material comprised of slender and a continuous strand called fibers that was recognized by a human being and attained from plants which are produced by silkworms. The most popular silk is called mulberry silkworm. It releases the fluid form as single filament by a caterpillar known as silkworm which is used for silk production, Silk has only four stages in its whole life which include eggs, silkworm larvae, pupa and moth but man interferes in its life...
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Power distance in Australia is fairly low compared to Singapore's high power distance. In Australia, hierarchies are formed for convenience, meaning that managers rely on their employees knowledge and expertise. Employees in Australia are expected to make a contribution directly whether it be formally or informally. In Singapore, employees do not have much control over what they do, with power being primarily centralized on managers, bosses and rules. Communication in Singapore is predominantly formal and indirect. Australia is a highly...
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Singapore is an island with a 5.6 million multicultural population and located at the southern tip of Malaysia. Singapore imports 90% on food consumption. This is because Singapore owns limited land available for agriculture and the people mostly depend on the external sources for agriculture products. Also, the export of agriculture products to Singapore helps for good opportunities for international products. Thus, Australian dairy company would like to expand their business in Singapore. Moreover, Singapore is the highest importer of...
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Kathak Bollywood Dance by Svetlana Tulasi and choreographed by Kumar Sharma is the first dance work that I have chosen because during the dance performance, the female dancer performs fast, balanced, slow, and gentle movements with her feet in space; which further enhances the uniqueness of this piece. One of the most valuable and beneficial aspects of this dance form is that it provides individuals the opportunity to learn more about different cultural heritages and its unique history. In addition,...
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The American Dream is an opportunity to succeed and have a better life. The American Dream is freedom and equality. It’s a way to get better rights to live a life where their choices are their own choices. It is also new opportunity to attain jobs, better pay, and a better lifestyle. This dream gives people fair immigration processes, safe working conditions, voting rights for men, and women. The American Dream is a way for people to gain nice private...
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The Gateway Arch How much money do you think it takes to build a monument? The Gateway Arch cost $13 million to build overall, but only 25% was paid for by St. Louise's funds. Clearly, it was very expensive, but it has many purposes for St. Louis and its culture. In St. Louis historical past, the Gateway Arch played a significant role due to the obstacles in building it, its symbolism as a monument to the westward expansion and it...
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Forever Impacted The attacks on September 11, 2001 has impacted American culture and ideals forever. Four commercial airplanes hijacked by Muslim radicalists from a terrorist group known as al- Qaeda two of which crashed into the world trade center. Another plane crashing into an open field from passengers trying to subdue the hijackers. The fourth crashing into the pentagon. Leaving a footprint, every year on this day American’s pay their respect to those who have fallen in this tragedy with...
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Anthropology has changed a lot over the years - early anthropology is characterized by a strong sense of ethnocentrism, to being heavily influenced by evolutionary theories. Imperialism and colonialism, too, color many early anthropological works. Later on, with burgeoning cultural relativism, a more modern approach started taking form, and anthropologists started to criticize their own works and ways of interacting with other cultures and people. In this first part of my essay I will be focusing on how the attitude...
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I think everyone can agree that many other cultures study in America. The, “target population for the study included 1,140 international students (567 undergraduate and 573 graduate) who were pursuing degrees at a university with an enrollment of approximately 24,000, with international students accounting for about 6.4%. International students were defined as individuals born outside of the United States, who came to the United States to pursue higher education (Urban and Palmer, 2016). Some may question why students want to...
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