Cultural Assessment of Elderly Chinese Americans NUR/542 Cultural Assessment of Elderly Chinese Americans Chinese Americans make up the largest subgroup of Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs)‚ one of the fastest growing ethnic groups‚ currently representing 4% of the total U.S. population [4] (Parikh‚ Fahs‚ Shelley‚ & Yemeni‚ 2009‚ p. 7). This cultural assessment will describe elderly Chinese Americans in Flushing‚ New York‚ their ethnic and cultural health practices‚ religious belief systems
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of High Muck a Muck The High Muck A Muck website demonstrates that the manner in which Chinese culture and people are represented in Vancouver‚ Canada – especially via Chinatowns – has been influenced by racism and discriminatory perspectives that potentially skew the authentic elements of Chinese culture and people. Canada’s relationship with China has been historically difficult for the Chinese. Many Chinese were allowed into Canada in the 1870s to work on the Canadian Pacific Railway‚ and were
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Canadians take pride. Unfortunately‚ the path to multiculturalism has often been marred by prejudice towards newcomers to Canada. In 1886‚ a Head Tax on Chinese immigrants to Canada was introduced. Initially ten dollars‚ the tax would increase to $100 dollars by 1900‚ and to $500 in 1903. When the $500 Head Tax did not adequately limit Chinese immigration‚ the “In the Pocket” order-in-council was introduced in 1910. This measure required all immigrants of Asian origin prove they $200 in their pocket
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As a result‚ the Chinese “served as middlemen in [the] segregated society and developed characteristics that differentiated themselves even from Chinese/Asian communities in coastal regions” (Kung and Hahn‚ The Mississippi Delta Chinese: An Audiovisual Narrative). Quon said that “the whites were empowered‚ the blacks‚ definitely out of power‚ and then the Chinese were kind of in the middle. We knew it was not right‚ but what could we do” (Kung and Hahn)? Raymond Wong had said‚ “We were-in-between
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Although the Chinese were a hated minority‚ the aerial attack on Pearl Harbor created a significant shift. American culture became more tolerant and accepting of Chinese Americans as “over 13‚000 Chinese Americans were serving in all branches of the Army Ground Forces and Army Air Forces.”‚ which made it the highest percentage of any other American ethnic community (McNaughton). One of these men was Captain Francis B. Wai. During the recapture of the Philippines from the Japanese‚ American troops found
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Cong Ding Ms. Goodpasture Engl. 1301.42 November1‚ 2014 Chinese school & American School I am a Chinese girl‚ growing up and living in China for 18 years. Last year‚ I went to the United States. Although I have lived here less than two years‚ I found a lot of differences of two countries’ education style‚ such as the teaching style‚ the school life/rules‚ and the academic environment. The first difference is teaching style of two countries. In America‚ students are always divided by several groups
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the Native Americans The Native Americans are a prime example of the repression‚ poverty‚ and discrimination many minority groups have had to endure throughout the years. The Native Americans had their own land‚ culture and language. They were people able to adapt well to their particular region by hunting‚ fishing and farming crops. Their cultures primarily rested on wise use of all natural resources available. Many historians believe there were between 6 and 10 million Native Americans living in
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American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang is about three different characters want to achieve their goals which is they want to escape from the old situation to integrate into a new situation. Gene Luen Yang brings the readers some important information and special massages from American Born Chinese. The information and massages are completely reflecting to the real life of the young American born Chinese in history. In their stories‚ we can see that they are discriminated by other people; they
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Hong Kingston uses ghosts to represent a battle between American and Chinese cultures. The two cultures have different views of what a ghost is. The Chinese believe the ghost spirits may be of people dead or alive. Chinese culture recognizes foreigners and unfamiliar people as ghosts because‚ like American ghosts‚ they are mysterious creatures of the unknown. Americans view ghosts as spirits of the dead that either help or haunt people. American ghosts may or may not be real. There spirits are there
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Zizhao Zheng‚ WH 10‚ 08/20/14 Wu Zetian In China‚ Express Wu‚ a woman‚ is known to every household and whose history records are studied as crucial academic materials in schools. Wu Zetian is one of the women who I respect the most in Chinese ancient history. In the male – dominated society‚ Wu Zetian was a special woman who had ambition that no one dares to try as a female‚ studied predecessors’ wisdom and assimilated it into her own new thoughts. Her path of being an express consort was filled
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