distinct culture‚ or way of life. Some societies may incorporate their culture into their literature; the Native Americans‚ for example‚ are widely known for doing so. On the other hand‚ certain sets of people may base their culture upon a great piece of writing; Puritans‚ a group of people who separated from the Church of England and fled to the Americas for religious reform‚ are famous for basing their way of life upon the Bible. Both Native Americans and Puritans have similar elements of culture‚ such
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identity of the Filipino? I have thought about this concept as I read through Linda Revilla’s “Filipino American Identity”. According to Rivera‚ the two main factors that have affected the sense or definition of “Filipino American Identity” are colonization and immigration. The vision of a Filipino in my mind is someone whose identity is culturally resilient in adapting and overcoming adversity and yet so culturally fractured in our identity. For me the concept of being Filipino had always been exotic
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Filipino Americans The 2000 Census reported 2‚364‚815 Filipinos in the United States. -- The Asian Population: 2000 (Census 2000 Brief)‚ February 2002. Long Beach‚ CA is 48.9% white and largest Asian/Pacific population is Filipino (4%). In San Diego County‚ Filipino Americans are the largest Asian Pacific Islander group. Filipino Americans have been a quiet voice in promoting contributions to American society. I am Filipino American‚ born in the Philippines and want to be able to tell that “Our
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governing state of mind; it’s all normal for my eyes. Indian culture has a totally different model compared to the American culture. Indian culture stems from family values. Unlike the American culture the Indian culture has a very strong family base. American families tend to break apart due to individual desires and goals. Indians will by pass anything that appears to have a short term or long term affect on their family. However‚ Americans families will individually make a decision that will separate
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Kenya Chappell Professor Emily Dean Anthropology 1010 Nov 3rd‚ 2012 Ethnographic Comparison For this paper I chose along with the ethnography of !Nisa‚ to write about the Family‚ Marriage and Kinship ties of Indian culture specifically of the village of Ratakote as told in Conformity and Conflict. The first thing I noticed about both cultures was they practiced arranged marriages with their children preferably being young (the Indians explained that young age was best so their children wouldn’t
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Education As we all know‚ there’re numerous differences between the educational system in western countries and that in China. And I intend to focus on the comparison between Chinese and American educational system. First and foremost‚ the entrance exam to university in these two countries has huge differences. In China‚ both parents and students attach great importance to this exam because everybody has only one chance to compete against all the other students. To some extent‚ the entrance
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Expansion into the Philippines meant different things to different leaders. Some leaders believed in expansion for economic reasons while others believed in spreading American idealism. Finally‚ during a time when America had gained political and economic strength‚ Spain was oppressing their people and American leaders argued that the U.S. needed to provide humanitarian aid. In this essay‚ I will exam three instances of motives used to justify expansion into the Philippines. In the first passage
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The culture of the Philippines reflects the country ’s complex history. It is a blend of the Malayo-Polynesian and Hispanic cultures‚ with influence from Chinese‚ Indians‚ Arabs‚ and other Asian cultures. The Philippines was first settled by Melanesians‚ today they preserve a very traditional way of life and culture‚ although their numbers are few. After them‚ the Austronesians or more specifically; Malayo-Polynesians‚ arrived on the islands. Today the Austronesian culture is very evident in the
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imagined and expected. I would rather call it a “positively challenging experience” as I am exposed to a completely foreign culture and challenged to adapt myself to it but the learning process of this new culture has greatly excited me. At the beginning‚ I inevitably experienced a certain amount of cultural shock‚ given the vast difference between Vietnamese culture and American culture. Cultural shock is a state of anxiety that results from cross-cultural misunderstanding. One incident that gave rise
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Comparison Between Pop Culture Generations! The two generations have many strengths and weaknesses. When I think of the generation gap I laugh because I would never imagine myself in the accepted population‚ I’d be a hippie. I would be a hippie because I believe that all humans can be equal (but I do not agree with gays) and if an adult wants to do drugs and listen to Jimmie then so be it. Yet I am a true 90’s kid and love Nickelback‚ NSYNC‚ Backstreet Boys‚ and Boys 2 Men. I can’t imagine growing
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