There is an issue comes up when Taiwan talks about culture conservation‚ which is the conflict between social development and preservation of military dependents’ villages. Taiwan is a place that lived by Holo‚ Hakka and indigenous peoples. Besides indigenous people‚ there are many mainlanders who came from mainland China. Those mainlanders came with Kuomintang government for political affairs that happened in China since 1940s. Hence‚ compare to indigenous people‚ military dependents’ villages
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is the New Taiwan Dollar. The currency code for money in Taiwan is TWD. The most common abbreviation is NT$. Most commonly‚ it is called the Taiwan dollar. Taiwanese money is currently being issued by the Central Bank of the Republic of China. In Mandarin Chinese‚ the currency of Taiwan is called Xin tai bi‚ which means "new Taiwan currency". In common usage‚ people refer to Taiwan’s money as the "yuan" or "kuai". Green Island: According to many Taiwanese people‚ the Jhaorih resort on Green Island
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truly Malaysian culture. Bahasa Malaysia is the national and official language in use‚ but English is widely spoken by many Malaysians as well. Being a multiracial society‚ the ethnic groups also communicate in other languages such as Cantonese‚ Mandarin‚ Tamil as well as various ethnic dialects. The population of Malaysia was 29.2 million‚ making it the 43rd most populated country. The population of Malaysia consists of many ethnic groups. Malays comprise 57% of the population‚ while the Chinese
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ethnicity when at the beginning of the story she declares that she is Chinese while her husband is Jewish and her daughters are Chinese- Jewish American. Amy Chua wants her children to recognise her Chinese identity by making Lulu and Sophia learn mandarin because it is the most dominant dialect in china‚ which represents her links to her family heritage. Furthermore‚ through her book Amy Chua is successful in reinforcing the influence of stereotype in shaping people’s lives with reasonable explanation
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in the same pursuit. However‚ as you try to memorise proper grammar‚ and try to avoid the mistakes common to most students of English‚ you may wonder why you are learning the language in the first place. So‚ why is English important? After Mandarin‚ English is spoken by more people than any other language‚ and is the native language of more than 350 million people. More people speak English than those who speak the Arabic and French languages combined. Moreover‚ English is the international
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adapt. The many cultures existing in Canada have created a rich cultural experience. An example is our Heritage Day celebrations where we celebrate our various diversities. Did you know that the most commonly spoken language in Vancouver is Mandarin Chinese and other dialects of Chinese? People may be shocked but it’s true because we are a free country and allow lots of immigrants in. The fact is that we may have to close our doors to immigrants because sooner or later the social system
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to find a device without built-in English interface. Is is also considered as the language of international business. In my honest opinion‚ I’d recommend to learn as many languages as possible. It doesn’t matter if it’s French‚ Dutch‚ Spanish‚ Mandarin‚ Korean or any other language. It breaks the language barrier between people. Few years ago‚ some teacher of mine told me that I have to learn as many languages as possible because it is my treasure. The treasure that cannot be taken away from me
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these are special pieces due to the fact that they came from a holy place. When they return home‚ the grandmother mentions a juggler that she knew when she was younger who disappeared. At the house there is a quarrel because the children say that the mandarin they learn is useless and confusing. The father retaliates by asking the children why they don’t find other languages like Latin‚ French and German hard. During their fight‚ they mention that Sek-Lung was previously sick and that he had to miss a
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students can practice their English‚ or they can learn another language. When study abroad‚ students have to use the language of the country which they are studying in. For example‚ if someone studies in China‚ they will be forced to speak Chinese (Mandarin) every time and everywhere. Students can speak more than one language which is their advantage when they come back to their country and applying for a job. Ideally‚ if they used worldwide language such as English‚ Chinese and Arabic‚ they will be
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Asian Americans are much more diverse than often thought. Usually when people think of Asian Americans‚ they picture Chinese or Japanese‚ but that is not the case. In fact‚ there many different groups that are categorized under Asian American. Some of the popular ones in America are Chinese‚ Filipino‚ Asian Indian‚ Vietnamese‚ Korean‚ Japanese‚ Pakistani‚ Cambodian‚ Hmong‚ and Laotian. Asian Americans come from different backgrounds. Each group has their own culture‚ history‚ and language. Considering
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