their sense of belonging. ‘Kiasu-ism’ aka the fear of losing‚ and the love for foods of different cultures‚ have long been embraced as national traits. It is a trait deeply ingrained in all Singaporeans that differentiates a Singaporean from a foreigner. Since ‘kiasu’ mindsets exist in most Singaporeans‚ Singaporeans can identify themselves as part of a community of likeminded individuals. It is‚ but human instinct to feel a sense of belonging in a tribe of individuals with the same thinking and
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Americans resented “new” immigrants that were arriving in the U.S‚ was because of the differences between cultures‚ which made Americans feel threatened. A quote from the document‚ Immigration and Migration Overview‚ states‚ “...the influx of so many millions of foreigners‚ mostly Catholics and Jews‚ and most relatively poor and speakers of myriad languages‚ seemed threatening to the way of life they considered authentically American.” While another example of this would be a quote from‚ the book The
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Xenophobia Xenophobia is an intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries. Xenophobia can also be described as a cruel and unfair treatment of a person or group because of their religious or political beliefs or their race. The difference between xenophobia and racism is simple. Xenophobia is the threat to one’s national Identity and racism is an overall hatred of a group for cultural or other reasons. Discussing Xenophobia‚ I will focus on the relationship between the Dominican
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Chapter 4: Limiting Liberalism or Generous Germany? If we now have to start apologizing for showing a friendly face in response to emergency situations‚ then that’s not my country. - Angela Merkel. To repent for WWII floods of Syrians‚ Afghans and Iraqis have entered Germany‚ and there “…suddenly become an image of openness‚ generosity and solidarity.” (Godin‚ 2015). Following on from racist violence against Turks in the 1980s and early 1990s‚ there was the rise of the far-right anti-immigrant
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success till the early 2000’s where there were troubling signs of complacency setting in and cracks slowly but surely emerging from the system. This was further compounded by the fact that there was a massive influx of foreign workers as the Government sought to open its doors to foreigners to maximize economic growth. It would be naïve to conceive that the strikes were one-off actions or actions taken by an irrational group of foreign
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Instead‚ they are introduced to a lavish lifestyle on the ship and are given a tour that reveals the new spacious apartments and told by tour guides that many of the relocates are compensated with better living arrangements and are happy. Foreigners are exposed to a lie because families are suffering and are angry while the government is the one that is truly economically benefits from the project. The impacts from the development of the dam are merely visible to the outside
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represent the different faces of American people. However‚ the co-existence of these different races has not been smooth sailing. They have experienced racial discrimination‚ mostly from white Americans‚ who felt threatened by the increasing influx of the ‘foreigners’ in America. Following Ronald Takaki view in his book ‘A different mirror’‚ this essay tries to explain the nature of discrimination the slaves‚ Mexicans and the Irish experienced from the white American people. It captures events that
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Leon Botstein in this article discusses how Trumps effort to stop immigration will greatly affect American educational system; he expresses that without diversity the education is cease to exist‚ but to maintain this fine system we must stand up and voice ourselves. With Donald Trump becoming our 45th president of the United States of America. Many changes are bound to happen. As every president who comes into office there is his/her promise that comes along too. In this case‚ Trump promise was
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Ghorai 1 Srija Ghorai Mme M. Bourque CGR4M March 12‚ 2013 Galapagos Islands is a mass group of island that form an archipelago in the pacific ocean near the equator. The Galapagos are a part of the Ecuador. It’s a home to vast array of plants and animals. This area is not only rich with diversity but a place to be vigilantly protected. It was by the year 1835 when Charles Darwin made his discoveries about the species that were thought before to be immutable to be now part of
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member of society”. In this sense‚ I think Kiasu-ism can be defined as a Singaporean culture. “Kiasu” is a word‚ though commonly used in many Asian countries‚ applies most to the Singaporean context and‚ often‚ one of the first few words that foreigners pick up in Singapore. It is not surprising that it has now been added to the oxford dictionary as an English word. In a recent survey conducted by advantage and British-based Barrett Values Centre‚ 2000 local residents were polled to see how they
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