Religious and Ethnic Group: Buddhism/Asian Buddhism is a religious group as depicted from the world’s history that began in the 6th century BCE‚ in today’s Northern India. Buddhism was founded by a wealthy man of Indian dysentery called Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha Gautama’s main concern was to teach people how to realize great spiritual development. These teachings focus on areas like tradition/customs‚ beliefs‚ ethics‚ meditation and philosophy and making people more enlightened; Buddha means
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Asian American/Chinese Culture Theresa Chambers Webster University Abstract A Chinese American is an American who is of ethnic Chinese descent. Most Chinese Americans are descended from China’s majority ethnic group‚ the Han. The rest are usually members of one of China’s 56 minorities‚ such as the Hui. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and are also one group of Asian Americans. Asian American/ Chinese Culture Immigration Chinese immigration to the United
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The term Asian American was used informally by activists in the 1960s who sought an alternative to the term Oriental‚ arguing that the latter was derogatory. Today‚ Asian American is the accepted term for most formal purposes‚ such as government and academic research‚ although it is often shortened to Asian in common usage. Asia has a variety of festivals and celebrations. In China‚ Chinese New Year‚ Dragon Boat Festival‚ and Mid-Autumn Moon Festival are traditional holidays‚ while National Day
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Asians are physically different from people of European descent. Almost all Asians have straight‚ black hair‚ dark eyes‚ less body hair‚ less facial hair‚ almond shaped eyes‚ small noses and are shorter with a thinner build. Asians also have extra skin over the corners of their eyes called epicanthic folds and lack a crease over their eyelid. In the past‚ Asians were called “yellow skinned” when in fact their skin color is the same as a North American. Asians prefer pale skin over tanned skin
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Part A 1) Diaspora space is an area individual’s move to that is not where they are originally from or identify as their own. It is culture as a site of travel (Clifford). Space is more than just a place of living; it can be divided into many components such as place‚ race‚ bodies and knowledge production (Patel‚ Lecture 2). 2) Power- knowledge nexus/relation is a theory that’s says knowledge isn’t just about data‚ instead it is about generating information to gain power‚ they work hand in hand‚
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The culture of Asia is the artificial aggregate of the cultural heritage of many nationalities‚ societies‚ and ethnic groups in the region‚ traditionally called a continent from a Western-centric perspective‚ of Asia. The region or "continent" is more commonly divided into more natural geographic and cultural subregions‚ including the Central Asia‚ East Asia‚ South Asia (the "Indian subcontinent")‚ North Asia‚ West Asia and Southeast Asia. Geographically‚ Asia is not a distinct continent; culturally
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One main factor that was used to compare and contrast the Mesoamerican and Andrean cultures is their use of the calendar. The two cultures had different methods for keeping track of time‚ which very closely coincided with their religious practices. Both communities had specific times‚ many having to do with lunar cycles‚ on which they relied on to know when to hold certain ceremonies and ritual. 2. In classic and post-classic Mesoamerica the temples that were built were sponsors of the ruled by
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Multicultural Compare/Contrast Every culture around the world differs in some way or another. There are three cultural differences that specifically differ from that of southern American culture. These three concepts are respecting ones elders from “Or Else‚ the Lightning God” by Catherine Lim‚ respect for the dead in “Dead Men’s Path” by Chinua Achebe‚ and racial equality from “The Day They Burned The Books” by Jean Rhys. “Or Else‚ the Lightning God” by Catherine Lim is a short story about the
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What is culture? Culture is the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts‚ letters‚ manners‚ scholarly pursuits. The Egyptian culture aspects are different to American culture. Those aspects that I based my information off art & literature‚ religion‚ and social organization. American and Egyptians are both very different but similar . One way they are different is religion. Egyptians are polytheistic which means that they believe in many
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definition of culture is the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. There are diverse cultures all around the world from a The great American Life to the Greek Gods. Greece culture is called Greek‚ there alternative names are Hellenic and Romeic. The Greek culture is very different from the American Culture‚ the Greek culture is rich and diverse‚ reflecting Greece’s location at the point of the west and the east meet‚ the American culture is diverse to
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