VIETNAMESE VS. AMERICAN Vietnam’s admission to the World Trade Organization together with the normalization of trade relations between the U.S. and Vietnam has opened great opportunities for many American companies to do business in this rapidly growing country. However‚ cultural barriers can adversely affect business transactions right from the negotiation process. American companies seeking a successful cross-cultural negotiation in Vietnam should understand‚ tolerate‚ and adapt to the differences
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countries have their own mythology. The Vietnamese are no different. When people think of Vietnamese‚ they usually think of the war. Believe it or not‚ they do have a history that goes way back. Around 333 BC‚ when the Chinese invaded the area south of the Yang-tse-kiang river‚ the Lac Viet clan migrated to the South and settled in the area where the Melanesians were living and built up their nation‚ which has become Vietnam (Introduction to Vietnam). The Vietnamese were believed to belong to a group
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especially affects the Vietnamese American youth community. Gangs‚ racism‚ poverty‚ and depression; others often overlook these four factors when it comes to identifying Vietnamese American youth. Vietnamese American youths are typically described as “model-minorities‚” or are often held to an extremely high standard when it comes to education‚ though it is highly unknown of what truly goes on in the lives of the youth. In fact‚ numerous gangs have risen from the Vietnamese American community due
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Greeting Differences & Yanomamö Tradition Application Assignment #1 Juliana Pineros Chaucanas Greenville Technical College February 4‚ 2015 Greeting Differences & Yanomamö Tradition Remember that time when you travel to other country and noticed that people didn’t speak your language? Or when you were greeting someone and they greeted you differently. When you experience this‚ you are experiencing cultural shock. Cultural shock is when you are feeling disoriented‚ uncertain‚ out of place‚
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had a huge effect on the outcomes of the Vietnamese people. According to the Migration Policy website‚ Vietnamese Immigration on the United States‚ Was small one prior to 1795‚ and it has grown a lot. And it has roughly been doubling every decade in 1980-2000. And it has been increasing 26 percent in 2000. And Vietnamese represented the sixth largest immigrant group in the country‚ and those who were born in Mexico‚ India ‚ China. Every year the Vietnamese Immigration has been growing‚ It is mostly
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Yen Nguyen Dr. Charles Lejeun ENGL 101 W Jun 21st‚ 2013 The Drastic Changes of Vietnamese Music Music plays an important role in the spiritual life of man in Vietnam. Vietnamese music‚ also known as V-Pop‚ in the early 90s decade was loved by so many music listeners in the country and therefore achieved a certain foothold in the hearts of those that were Vietnamese music’s lovers at that time. However‚ there are significant elements that make the current V-Pop drastically change
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Hữu‚ N. & Borton‚ L. Frequently asked questions about Vietnamese culture: Vietnamese Lunar New Year. Hà Nội: Thế Giới Publishers‚ 2003. 116 pp. Culture is the aspect I’m especially interested in. And I find it amazing to read a cultural book in bilingual. It helps me to improve not only my knowledge‚ but also my new English vocabularies. Recently I have been impressed greatly by “Frequently asked questions about Vietnamese culture: Vietnamese Lunar New Year” - a book written by a cultural scholar
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The Vietnamese culture is a truly complex culture. In traditional interpersonal relationships‚ Vietnamese people list their family name first‚ then their middle name‚ and their first name listed last. First names are not passed down and names usually have meaning. Most names are able to be used for either gender. Each family member has a designated kinship term‚ which are used when family members address one another. The Vietnamese culture is more concerned with status‚ obtained with age and educational
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culture you ’re in! Our society doesn ’t value older‚ wiser‚ or more experienced people”. That statement may sound a little dramatic but is it true that American elderly is not well treated? In this paper‚ I aim to discuss about the American and Vietnamese society’s treatment of elderly. Moreover‚ I also suggest some explanations for the differences between the ways two cultures treat its old people. First of all‚ the strength of the America is: living condition. The developed economy and technology
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The following voice project will discuss second generation Vietnamese Americans struggling with cultural expectations. In this assignment‚ I will discuss an advocacy initiative for this specific population. Immigration status is one of the many issues this specific population may face. It continues to be a politically divisive issue. Lack of American citizenship brings other issues like access to health care. Many individuals are against illegal immigrants having access to health care as well other
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