A major event that occurred in the wake of the Cold War was the mass migrations of many Vietnamese people to Australia. According to Ashley Carruthers (2008)‚ the only Vietnamese to previously arrive in Australia were generally tertiary students‚ wives of Australian soldiers or orphans from the war. Following the 1975 surrender of South Vietnam however‚ the Vietnamese were forced to flee their homes in a desperate attempt to escape the newly-communist rule of the North. Due to the economic prosperity
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extended family‚ with the children having little to no say in the matter. In modern Vietnam‚ this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based on love‚ and in consideration primarily to their own needs and wants. The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional Vietnamese occasions. Regardless of Westernization‚ many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding continue to be celebrated by both Vietnamese in Vietnam
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GREETINGS IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE: A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS HCMC University of pedagogy Instructor: Bui Nguyen Khanh Student: Huynh Thi Thanh Chau
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differences between your life and that experienced by a typical Amish adolescent? Intro - The Amish way of life is hundreds of years old but is still around today‚ most commonly in Pennsylvania America. The Amish have very religious based views and have a greatly community based lifestyle. These people lead a remarkably basic and traditional life‚ this of course is an extreme difference to today’s modern society. Family - In the Amish community the families are very close connected. Usually a teen boy and
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In the 1900s‚ the life of a typical Canadian teenager would be very different from a teenager today. Firstly‚ they are to be expected to behave by their gender‚ class‚ and race. This could include what they dress in and what they would say in public. Secondly‚ in their schools‚ they will likely rise for the British National Anthem as the National Anthem of Canada has not yet been invented. Thirdly‚ communication would be very different from today; communication systems is mostly through mail and
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Achieving the American Dream Typical American‚ by Gish Jen is a detailed account of Ralph Chang’s life‚ the friendship he forms and the struggles and achievements he conquers. Supporting the rich story are themes ranging from the paradox of freedom‚ to the assimilation of a race of immigrants. However one major theme Jen emphasizes is the pursuit of the American Dream. All immigrants who come to the United States have this search for success when they first set foot on American soil. It is a dream
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Typical heterosexual couple‚ a married couple could entre counselling for a number of reason‚ mainly to work through difficulties in their marriage they are ‘trying to fix’. - Those considering or in the process of separating or who have already separated‚ here you will have two sets of feeling that may be similar or completely parallel to each other. Anger fear and acceptance are typical feelings that will be present in this dynamic. - As is above‚ but with the inclusion of children. This can
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Vietnamese school culture deeply values maintaining social and academic impeccability. The struggle to appear competent and successful in work life makes expressing vulnerability in personal life a taboo. In high school‚ this cultural expectation has even influenced relationships with my parents and close friends - my interactions even with my own mother have for years been formal and polite‚ even indifferent. For example‚ I have never quite felt present around the family dinner table‚ always feeling
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For this paper I will examine Vietnamese culture according to the five essential questions all cultures must answer (according to Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck). I will then take those answers and compare then to out culture here in America. I realize that some might argue that using North American culture as a starting point is an attempt to simplify this writing‚ but I believe that any initial examination of something new is most effectively done in comparison to what one already knows. The first
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just see where life would take me. Eventually‚ I see myself coming back home because this is where I grew up‚ and the island and people of Hawaii made me into the person I am today and will be in the future. I also plan on working toward the typical American dream. I’m very uncertain of the type of career I would like to have pursued in life‚ but I just hope I’m doing something I love. I don’t want to be starting and living each day being unhappy and having regret. I’m not planning on having
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