Japanese Katakana Origin The katakana syllabary was derived from abbreviated Chinese characters used by Buddhist monks to indicate the correct pronunciations of Chinese texts in the 9th century. At first there were many different symbols to represent one syllable of spoken Japanese‚ but over the years the system was streamlined. By the 14th century‚ there was a more or less one-to-one correspondence between spoken and written syllables. The word katakana "part (of kanji) syllabic script". The
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What We Can Learn from Japanese Management Wenyun He Barou University of Arkansas at Little Rock Introduction This course is the very first management course for me‚ and I was very excited about learning about all the “American managing techniques” in order to be a great manager. Obviously American firms are the pioneers in many different fields and those top companies in the states have been playing a huge role in the stage of global business. Everyone including me would expect American management
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According to Japanese mythology‚ the world begins with the birth of seven deities. These seven deities arise and then pass away in what the Japanese call the‚ "plain of high heaven." After this‚ five more couples were born‚ the last named‚ Izanagi and Izanami‚ who were ordered by their peers to consolidate the earth‚ which at this point was a chaos of muddy water. Izanagi and Izanami stood on the bridge of high heaven‚ thought to be the rainbow‚ and dipped their jeweled spear in the murky water
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by the Japanese. This led to the wrongful and unjust internment of innocent Japanese Americans. Families were split and torn apart‚ business were let go‚ and homes were lost. All because “Americans” were afraid and made wrong judgments and let emotions play into their decisions. Americans believed that Japanese Americans were dangerous. For example a quote from Congressman Rankin states‚ “These Japs who had been here for generations were making signs‚ if you please‚ guiding the Japanese planes
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Japanese Internment During World War II in February of 1942 President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066‚ demanding that all Japanese-Americans be relocated to internment camps (www.ushistory.org). The federal government gave many different reasons as to why the internment of American citizens of Japanese descent during World War II was justifiable. Although their reasons may seem valid considering the circumstances of World War II‚ they were not. The internment was an unjustifiable violation
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Hancock U.S. History 1302 Wednesday 1800-2100 15 October 2008 After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941‚ the United States was filled with panic. Along the Pacific coast of the U.S.‚ where residents feared more Japanese attacks on their cities‚ homes‚ and businesses‚ this feeling was especially great. During the time preceding World War II‚ there were approximately 112‚000 persons of Japanese descent living in California‚ Arizona‚ and coastal Oregon and Washington. These
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I picked “Farming the Home Place” at the beginning of this semester is because a particular Japanese American Community story seems more interesting to me than a general immigrants and American Society book. Valerie J. Matsumoto is the author of the book‚ she is a PhD graduated from Stanford and she is a professor in UCLA‚ department of history. “Farming the Home Place” is one of her books about the ethnic community studies. Matsumoto’s books more focus on the study of small rural ethnic communities
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Historical Background The Americans returned in 1945. Filipinos rejoiced and guerrillas who fled to the mountain joined the liberating American Army. On July 4‚ 1946‚ the Philippines regained is freedom and the Filipino flag waved joyously alone. The chains were broken. Palanca awards Another inspiration for writers in Filipino was the launching of the Palanca Memorial Awards for literature headed by Carlos Palanca Sr. in 1950. (Until now‚ the awards are still being given although the man
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She leaves the restaurant without noticing the japanese gentlemen that has been sitting at the table next to her the whole time. This makes her seem like a bad observer which is an important tool to become a good writer. “He said‚ ‘I wonder what all those japanase are doing here’ ‘Japanese?’ she said. ‘What japanese‚ darling? Sometimes you are so evasive I think you don’t want to marry me at all.” (Streams in literature‚ p130) The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen By Graham Greene (Streams in literature
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What is Japanese dance and Japanese Parasol? There are many traditional dances in Japan‚ but the one of the most famous and common dances is the Bon dance‚ called "Bon Odori" in Japanese. People dance the Bon Dance during the Bon Festival‚ held every summer in districts and neighbourhoods in every city in Japan. Above you can see Ms Michiko Moriguchi in a bright red kimono. You can find out more about the different kimonos here. Bon week is held in August every year‚ and Obon‚ as it is often
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