Intercultural and Intergeneration Communication within the Chinese American Families In recent decades‚ migration waves have brought to the United States large numbers of Asians and Pacific Islanders (API). Well over two-fifths of all non-amnesty persons admitted in the U.S. in 1991 were API.[i] The trend of increasing API immigration is clear and the API portion in the U S. total immigration steadily grew from the 1972’s 28.7 percent to 1985’s 44.2 percent. According to the U.S. Census Bureau
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of work‚ Anglin finds that factory life is not the most meaningful aspect of the mica women’s lives; rather‚ they are multifaceted people who find meaning in religion‚ kinship and community (Anglin 2002: 98). In Chapter 6‚ “Paternalism‚ Protest and Back Talk‚” Anglin uses the research of her previous chapters to argue that the kinship based networks “took the place of formalized dissent and provided the means for women to negotiate the politics of the shop floor” (Anglin 2002: 104). Since women were
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evaluates the two family models‚ the traditional model and the care model. They are part of an “ethical debate” of which model is better for a family. Instead of choosing between the two he suggests a third model‚ the kinship model as a “moral agent” for the debate (61). He thinks of the kinship model as being better suited for the family model. Wiesemann persuades his view by appealing to the audience’s emotions for the most part. Although he does well to prove his point‚ his arguments are ineffective
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removal of the Indigenous Australians from their lands led to the forceful removal from their family and kinship groups‚ causing the destruction of Aboriginal spirituality. Through the eradication of the Dreamtime‚ the centre of their spirituality‚ their sense of identity and belonging was lost‚ status and land right continuously denied‚ and kinship groups were fractured. This loss of kinship ties‚ in addition to the perpetual impact of the Stolen Generation‚ resulted in the disruption of the passing
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Discuss the continuing effect of dispossession on aboriginal spiritualties in relation to: * separation from the land * separation from kinship groups * the Stolen Generations Dispossession is the process of the removal of a person or group from land‚ through the process of law. This dispossession has had a continuing damaging effect through a loss of spiritualties. Separation from the land meant that cultural practices and ceremonies associated with the land could not be
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Aboriginal peoples whose languages and traditions are not all the same‚ meaning that Aboriginal religion is rather complex as it contains many different facets. In general‚ Aboriginal Spirituality encompasses some features such as art‚ stories‚ and kinship. In many ways‚ the concept of Aboriginal Spirituality revolves around ‘The Dreaming’. Dreaming incorporates the law‚ and helps Aboriginal people understand the past and live in the present. It also links a person to the land and objects within it;
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July 2008 in the Native Studies Review‚ Vol. 17 Issue 1‚ p1 -23. The article examines how even though First Nations people suffered tremendously during Queen Victoria’s reign‚ they maintained their strong allegiance to the Crown mostly due to their kinship mentality. Miller notes that slowly but noticeably‚ by the end of Victoria’s reign the Great White Queen’s Red Children were beginning to adjust their rhetoric to use the Crown and imperial government at Westminster as counterweights against national
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d) Since the dowry was usually a contribution “ambagan” of the groom’s family and his nearest kinsmen who might wield power and influence‚ might put pressure on the couple to make their marriage success. Compadrazco System - Follows that of the kinship arrangement‚ giving the “ninong” and “ninang” similar obligations and concern accorded the newly married couple. Contemporary Philippine Society The bride-groom and his family and kin assume full responsibility for the wedding preparations‚ including
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Robert Frost’s ’The Tuft of Flowers" is an exploration of human companionship. It discusses amity between men and it’s need for proximity. This is achieved through the conflicting themes of isolation‚ understanding & kinship‚ and the paradox that it creates. Robert Frost’s poem shows that companionship does not need a physical aspect or presence. Loneliness is a theme that leads the poem into further ideas. Heavily stressed upon‚ the audience can feel the protagonist’s isolation. "...as he had
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had my attention. From the places they lived to they way they where treated always amazed me. After reading about their rituals‚ social organization and settlement patterns for the textbook‚ they are a society of people who are all one. The type of kinship they practice is all is one. For example‚ if an outsider came to their tribe someone in the tribe would classify that outsider as their mother‚ and a name that is given to that tribe members real mother will be given to the outsider. According to
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