the article “Growing up Hmong in Laos and America: Two Generations of Women through My Eyes” written by Pa Xiong Gonzalo‚ who came to the United States as refugee in the past. She is a Hmong‚ an ethnic group from the Asian countries. This article is about her experiences on how her life was when she first came to the United States to the success of graduating from an U.S university. During that period‚ there were a few cultural and tradition issues happened in her family. I did not know Hmong group
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ABOUT ENGLISH CULTURE AND HABITS England is a country with a widely-recognized cultural identity. Whenever anything such as tea or fish and chips are mentioned‚ the standard response is to think of England and its people. However‚ English culture and habits‚ like the country itself‚ contain a mixture of the traditional and the newly-developed‚ and the following are just a few of the cultural characteristics of the English populace. It’s important to note that‚ when we speak about England and its
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Understanding Kyrgyzstan’s Culture Understanding the culture of Kyrgyzstan is imperative in order to operate in a country that is rich in heritage and history. Countries cannot expect to collaborate with other countries or forces and succeed in common objectives if there is no understanding and collaboration within the two groups. It is crucial to know each other’s history‚ customs‚ heritage‚ and show respect for the other party’s traditions and practices. Some of the significant aspects that
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How is Vietnamese culture any different from American culture? Some people wonder how Vietnamese and Americans are different besides their race. Well‚ Vietnamese culture is different by their ways of showing affection/greeting‚ celebrating different holidays‚ clothing‚ food‚ and housing. Ways that Vietnamese and American are different are their ways of showing affection and greeting. When showing endearment in America‚ it is acceptable to touch your lady in public‚ as in holding hands or kissing
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Purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the Indian culture’s diversity Central Idea: India is a fascinating country with diverse traditions related to their language‚ their costumes‚ and their cuisine. Organization: Topical Order Visual Aids: Power Point Presentation Audience: University colleagues especially those interested in travelling or in improving their knowledge about cultural diversity. Introduction:
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Everybody‚ XinNianKuaiLe. Maybe some of you guys already know what this Chinese mean. It is literally translated to the greeting “happy Chinese new year” in English. Today is the Chinese New Year (Yeh). Chinese New Year is the most important traditional holiday in China. Despite its winter occurrence‚ Chinese New Year is also known as Spring Festival in China. The festival begins on the first day of the first month‚ which is today‚ and ends on the 15th day of that month. As I had mentioned‚ Chinese
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Academy Award winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy was presented the ‘Crystal Award’ by Hilde Schwab at the 2013 World Economic Forum meeting for her efforts in promoting human rights and women’s issues through film. The award was given at the official Crystal Award ceremony held at the World Economic Forum Congress Centre‚ Congress Hall in Davos‚ Switzerland. The World Economic Forum introduced the Crystal Award in 1995 to honour personalities who are highly regarded as both cultural leaders
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Mexican culture The Mexican culture has been around for years. Growing slowly and gaining new things to make the culture bigger. What does the Mexican culture consist of? The Mexican culture is known for its family. Families are always close and do events to stray united. This is a big meaning for the culture because when you are distant from your family you are an outsider to them now. Being close to your family means love‚ care‚ and prosperity. You stay with your family until you are married
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camping trip‚ spring break cruise or maybe backpacking through Europe with a best friend‚ take a second and think about what yours would be. a. Well‚ the best vacation I’ve ever experienced was a two-week trip to Mexico in January of 2009 with seven of my friends who doubled as my classmates‚ my Spanish teacher and a parent chaperone. II. This trip was so exciting‚ delving into another culture so different from my own and living with a Mexican family for a little over a week- this quickly became one
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Dear Professor Herrera‚ I decided to choose the topic about Amish because I’m very curious about the Amish culture. I don’t think people understand how different the Amish live. Students who go to Ohio State University no idea what an Amish person looks like. My cousin takes pictures of horse and buggies to show them what is normal in our town. I live in the country‚ so therefore there are Amish people all around us. I never understood how they lived‚ or why they choose lived like that
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