Asian Social Science December‚ 2009 Factors Effecting Drug Relapse in Malaysia: An Empirical Evidence Fauziah Ibrahim‚ PhD Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia E-mail: ifauziah@ukm.my Naresh Kumar‚ PhD Faculty of Economics and Management Universiti Putra Malaysia E-mail: naresh@putra.upm.edu.my Abstract It has been noted that many drug addicts relapse to drug use after discharged from successful treatment and rehabilitation programs. Thus it is imperative
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Asian History in Mexico From attending the Mexican/Asian presentations last Tuesday I learned some new interesting facts about Asian/Mexican history. I found it interesting that there was a good deal of Japanese immigration over to Mexico. Before this presentation I never would have guessed that Japan and Mexico really had any history together. An interesting quote I noted from the second presenters slide was “I am 60% Mexican and 60% Japanese”. That being said‚ it is clear that a good number
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Asian festivals vary from place to place but all share one thing in common: they’re big and a lot of fun! With so many different cultures‚ religions‚ and reasons to celebrate squeezed into Asia‚ you’ll probably be close to an interesting festival no matter where you travel. Many events are based on lunar calendars and the dates change each year. Use this guide to plan around some of the largest festivals in Asia. 1. Festivals in Thailand • Songkran / Thai Water Festival: April 13 -15. • Loi
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settle in. In particular‚ Asians comprise about 5% of the US population and it is considered the fastest growing minority group in the United States. Asian Americans are often overlooked in the media and the Asian American speech have only recently received attention from the media. Nowadays Asian Americans are being portrayed more in popular media pieces. However‚ these media representations tend to be stereotypical‚ often portrayed as negative. The stereotypes of Asians range from martial arts master
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the United States from Asia has rose significantly since 1960. In 1960 491‚000 Asian immigrants came to the US and about 12.8 million arrived in 2014‚ which is an increase of 2‚597 percent (census.gov). Asians represent 30 percent of the nation’s 42.4 million immigrants (census.gov). The top five countries of origin for Asian immigrants are China‚ the Philippines‚ India‚ Korea‚ and Vietnam. The reasons for Asian immigrants to come to the United States varies based on their motivations and country
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References: Anand‚ R. and S. van Wijnbergen (1989): “Inflation and the Financing of Government Expenditure: An Introductory Analysis with an Application to Asian Development Bank (2003): Monetary and Financial Integration in East Asia: The Way Ahead Catsambas‚ T. and M. Pigato (1989): The Consistency of Government Deficit with Macro-economic Adjustments: An Application to Kenya and Ghana Choudhri‚ Ehsan U.
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Asian Economics The East Asia Miracle: Lessons for the Developing Countries Words: 1546 Content 1. Introduction 3 2. Critical Factors of the East Asian Miracle and it’s lessons 3 2.1 Promotion of the Agricultural Sector 2.2 Promotion of Education 2.3 Structural and Technological Upgrading 2.4 The Role of the Policy System 3. Case study: Lessons for the Philippines 7 Sources 8 1. Introduction East Asia has a remarkable record of high and sustained
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carp (collectively known as Asian Carp) Scientific Name: Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) The bighead carp‚ black carp‚ grass carp‚ and silver carp‚ collectively known as Asian Carp was first introduced in the United States in the 1970’s when catfish farmers imported them to maintain the plankton in their catfish ponds. The Asian Carp escaped the ponds during
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British English Can one tame a tiger? - The extensive growth of South East Asian Economies - Introduction A tiger economy is a name given to a region or country which undergoes a heavy and fast economic growth. This usually also leads to rising living standards. This term was first applied to South Korea‚ Singapore‚ Hong Kong and Taiwan. Since the 1960’s‚ these four countries are known as the East Asian Tigers. Later on more Tiger Economies emerged‚ but this essay will focus mainly
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The Mongols The mongols were a enchant force that was not to be trifled with. The mongolians of the Asian steppes had a positive impact on the world during their rule of the Asian continent from 1206 to 1368 by influencing trade peace and good rulers. The mongols were led by the Kon family and only them. Ganghis Kon was the first leader and the one that brought all of the clans together and concerned most of china. Kublai Khan Becomes Emperor. With the mongols in power trade flourished and
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