be married at quite young ages (by today’s standards). Marriages were generally arranged by the parents and extended family‚ with the children having little to no say in the matter. In modern Vietnam‚ this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based on love‚ and in consideration primarily to their own needs and wants. The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional Vietnamese occasions. Regardless of Westernization‚ many of the age-old
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Name of my culture: Vietnamese STRENGTHS 1. Vietnamese values are based on allegiance to the family that believes responsibilities‚ rights and commitments of a group or a family are important (Pamela‚ 1996). Example: in my family‚ my mom always gave a thoughtful care to my grandma. My mom said my grandma took care of my mom the whole life already‚ and that was the time my mom had to take the responsible to my grandma. This shows me the traditional moral idea for Vietnamese as well as Asian family
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1.2 An overview of Vietnamese spoken language Le (2013) cites Huynh (1987) who argues that the Vietnamese language has three mutually intelligible dialects‚ namely Southern‚ Central and Northern with distinctive phonetic differences. Although these dialects vary in tone and pronunciation‚ they do not prevent Vietnamese people from understanding each other in communication. Le (2013) argues that spoken Vietnamese has a long history‚ which is considered to have existed since the fourth century BC.
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Running head: ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE GREETINGS 1 Contrastive Analysis: English and Vietnamese Greetings Nguyen Thi Bich Hang University of Education ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE GREETINGS 2 As we all know‚ differences in culture are one of the main problems leading to a failure of communication. Thus‚ if learners want to develop their communicative competence in the target language‚ besides listening and speaking‚ they should improve a wide knowledge about sociolinguistics. Usually in daily
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After I read about the Vietnam Wars I can infer that the Vietnamese people and culture over the centuries have been very proud and have stayed almost the same over the time periods of war and struggles. It all started in 208 B.C. from what I have read. The Vietnamese people were first invaded by China time and time again and continuously being pushed around. Every single time the Chinese invaded Vietnam‚ Vietnam became a territory of the Chinese. Every single time a rebellion would end up sparking
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Discussion of Art within the Vietnamese Community In a monograph titled “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community‚ Culture‚ and Politics in the Diaspora” which focuses on Vietnamese people‚ both in Viet Nam and in the diaspora‚ Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde uses Chau Huynh as a case study to exemplify transnationalism‚ globalism‚ and the changes needed to bring about peace. Valverde’s discussion is not a simple one; it is complicated by the fact that there are three perspectives from which to consider
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Thirdly‚ the assimilation process for Vietnamese families into the Australian society started from differences in the aspects of coping the comprehension in terms of nature and degree. The Australian system has pressured many Vietnamese families to adapt to the new environment by causing them to be able to determine the goal and structure of Australia (Broderick 1993). The self-regulating acts may lead Vietnamese family to imply some changes in their daily life pattern‚ especially their family structure
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Culturally Competent Care of Vietnamese Americans Carrington College California Culturally Competent Care of Vietnamese Americans Nurses provide care across many cultures. In this paper we will focus on the culturally competent nursing care for Vietnamese Americans who according to the US Census compose approximately 4.8% of the entire United States population. Successful medical care includes understanding of cultural beliefs and finding the ideal blend with western medicine. In order
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As a child adopted from Vietnam at six months old‚ I had little interaction with my Vietnamese heritage. Growing up‚ my two moms infused a combination of their family traditions and cultures into our lives. Thanks to my mom Kate’s Irish background‚ I looked forward to watching the Irish dancers leap at the annual St. Patrick’s Day party. My mom Linda brought her Chinese-Filipina background into my life‚ too‚ making me lumpia‚ pork adobo‚ and halo-halo‚ a drink far better than boba tea. During San
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and Christmas‚ Hispanics celebrate Cinco de Mayo‚ and for Vietnamese people‚ we celebrate a very important holiday which is the Vietnamese New Year. In my speech today‚ I will inform all of you how the Vietnamese New Year came into being‚ the tradition rituals‚ and how we celebrate the New Year. Vietnam is a country in the Eastern Hemisphere that was influenced by China for over decades. Therefore‚ the Chinese New Year and the Vietnamese New Year‚ which we call Tet‚ have many similarities. It was
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