Since 1970‚ United States of America has seen a considerable amount of immigration because of economic chaos and civil wars in Latin American countries. The fight between the government of El Salvador and leftist guerrillas in 1980 brought about 500‚000 immigrants to United States. They settled primarily in California‚ Florida‚ Massachusetts‚ and Washington‚ D.C. The civil war in Nicaragua in the year 1980 drove an estimated 800‚000 Nicaraguan immigrants to the United States Mexican Americans
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Indonesia has about 300 ethnic groups‚ each with cultural identities developed over centuries‚ and influenced by Indian‚ Arabic‚ Chinese‚ and European sources. Traditional Javanese and Balinese dances‚ for example‚ contain aspects of Hindu culture and mythology‚ as do wayang kulit(shadow puppet) performances. Textiles such as batik‚ ikat‚ ulos and songket are created across Indonesia in styles that vary by region. The most dominant influences on Indonesian architecture have traditionally been Indian;
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Design and Culture Abstract: Uses "Design" in a different way; but one must add that a universal language is being constructed daily. design is understood here as a phenomenon which affects everybody. design is characterized by a dual alliance with both mass production and mass consumption and that these two phenomena have determined nearly all its manifestations .Industry unconsciously evolved its own aesthetic‚ and this aesthetic was from the beginning one which intelligent designers
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The Concept of Culture The article “European Lawmakers Reject Tight Restrictions on E-Cigarettes” by Andrew Higgins discusses the decision by European Parliament to abandon proposals by health officials that electronic cigarettes be regulated for medical use‚ supporting a hands-off approach to the sale and use of e-cigarettes. The European Union legislation did not address the issue of where smoking electric cigarettes can be allowed leaving that to national and local jurisdictions. The Food and
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Literature Earnestean Williams COUNS 504 Dr. Thomas‚ Jimletta Vareene May 14‚ 2010 Abstract The paper discusses Philippine and Filipino brief history of the life and times of the Filipino people in the Philippines. The values of Filipino culture have changed through emigration and immigration‚ as well as religiosity and spirituality‚ and because of coexisting and sometimes conflicting values . Details are given outlining the global Filipino diaspora in the 21st-century and highlights
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Is otaku culture really a culture of negativity? Originally‚ calling someone an otaku is a neutral term‚ which “is define as a variety of geek specializing in Manga and Moe stuffs” (Wikipedia‚ 2012). However‚ after a famous scene showing film depicting that a timid unkempt otaku has never dated a girl in “Densha-Otoku” (Japanese otaku movie) is released‚ a negative image has been made in the society. Some people may think that otaku are just socially inept‚ while some may even think that they are
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Guatemala This paper is written in an effort to inform the reader about cultural similarities and differences between Guatemala and the United States of America in expectation that cultural knowledge will be shared. This will be done by using internet sources as references. One of the differences is the food. Although both the US and Guatemala have a great variety of international restaurants‚ it is not as common for the citizens of Guatemala to eat in these restaurants; they are mainly for tourists
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Culture of Kalash The Kalash or Kalasha‚ are an ethnic group of the Hindu Kush mountain range‚ residing in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They speak the Kalasha language‚ from the Dardic family of the Indo-Iranian languages‚ and are considered a unique tribe among the Indo-Aryan peoples of Pakistan. There is some controversy over what defines the ethnic characteristics of the Kalash. Although quite numerous before the 20th century‚ the non-Muslim minority has seen
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The Iroquois Tribe The culture of the Iroquois people had much to do with their environment‚ ways of living‚ and food. They had many things in common with other tribes‚ while also having some differences. These small differences are what made each and every tribe unique. The Iroquois lived in the eastern woodlands near the Great Lakes and in the Ohio River Valley. Because of the abundance of water‚ they were able to grow their crops well there. The Iroquois Confederacy consisted of 6 separate nations
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thoroughly about the culture of Burundi which includes the determinants of the culture‚ analysis of the culture by using Hofstede‚ Trompenaars and Edward T. Hall frameworks‚ the project GLOBE and lastly the conclusion which can be done to improve the culture system in Burundi. Based on the research that has been done‚ Burundi’s culture bring a huge impact to the people’s mindsets and their ethics. Deep historical and traditional culture from the ethnics show that Burundi Culture is unique and more
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