years‚ the culture is characteristic with many dimensions and values. In both the material and spiritual life‚ Vietnamese have shown their specialty culture through many aspects. Based on Hostede’s point of view ( 1980)‚ the Vietnamese can be described as moderate uncertainty avoidance‚ high context‚ especially high power distance and high collectivism. They are typical aspects in Vietnamese culture that are grasped through diverse illustration in folk literature and noble values. First of all‚ Vietnam
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Informative speech. Speech 1311 The Vietnamese culture‚ is a rich heritage on many different levels‚ one of the best ways to view Vietnamese culture is to look at the system of yin and yang. On one side you have the yang the more male side that has more of a fondness towards hierarchy where the father or the eldest male is the leader of the family with conventional rules to follow depending on their social roles. On the other hand you have the yin moving towards human equality‚ female contribution
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paper will discuss Vietnamese Americans and their journey to America. I will talk about how these incredible and resilient people fought to succeed it a world that seemed to hold the odds against them. The culture‚ beliefs‚ and challenges of Vietnamese people are a precise paradigm of their strength and perseverance. Unfortunately‚ Vietnamese Americans make up only a small percent of the total American Population today. There are many stereotypes associated with the Vietnamese‚ but the truth is
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Professor Hinds English 1153 September 15‚ 2013 The Differences between Learning English from Spanish and Vietnamese. Reading‚ “My English”‚ by Julia Alvarez somehow reminds me the process of studying English. Unlike the author‚ I was born and grew up in a place far from the United States‚ Vietnam. Generally‚ English is our second language. Yet‚ the way we achieve it consisted of both similarities and differences. First of all‚ Vietnamese and Spanish use the same Latin alphabet that English does. However
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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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VIETNAMESE FOOD INTRONDUCTION Vietnamese food is very rich and diverse because Vietnam is an agricultural country of origin of hot‚ tropical monsoon. Besides Vietnam’s territory is divided into three regions is markedly North‚ Central and South. However‚ the most important in Vietnamese food are Fish sauce and Pho (Noodle Vietnamese) Body Vietnamese Food is a style of cooking derived from Vietnam with fish sauce‚ soy sauce‚ rice‚ fresh herbs‚ fruits and vegetables all commonly used. Vietnamese
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Vietnamese Habits In Vietnamese society‚ people gather together to form villages in rural areas‚ and guilds in urban areas. Villages and guilds have been forming since the dawn of the nation. These organizations have gradually developed for the population to be more stable and closer together. Each village and guild has its own regulations called conventions. The purpose of these conventions is the promotion of good customs within populations. All the conventions are different but they are always
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Ethics and American Greetings For my research paper‚ I chose to evaluate the American Greetings to determine if the company is following ethical practices. American Greetings was an interesting choice because it deals with paper products; therefore‚ it could have a significant environmental impact on the surrounding area. Another important detail is that the plant is a large operation‚ which can lead to increased labor issues and questions of product quality. With the aid of ethical theories
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Running Head: Vietnamese Culture Vietnamese Culture: A Comparative View of Vietnamese and U.S American Values Intercultural communication and differences among cultures is something that I have been interested in since I began in my communications major. I had never been directly affected by intercultural boundaries until I began working at an after school program in Elk Grove. Many of the families that I work with are Vietnamese and it has been difficult for me to communicate with them
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a a Greetings lnc.: Transfer Pricing Issues Developed by Thomas L. Zeller‚ Loyola University Chicago‚ and Paul D. Kimmel‚ U niv ersity of Wis consin-Milw aukee THE BUSINESS SITUATION Two years ago‚ prior to a major capital-budgeting decision (see Case 4)‚ Robert Burns‚ the president of Greetings Inc.‚ faced a challenging transfer pricing issue. He knew that Greetings store managers had heard about the ABC study (see Case 2) and that they knew a price increase for framed items would
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