A brief of Asian American History People move from one place to other place for better opportunities, better life, and chances of advancement. ... I got a chance to read experiences, problems, harassments, stereotypes, discriminations and slaveries of Asian American people in the book "A history of Asian Americans Strangers From A Different Shore by Ronald Takaki." ... History of Asian American is concentration on the experiences and stories of early immigrations. ... Most of these early Chinese workers were from the Guangdong (also called Canton) province in China. ... The Chinese Ex...

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Slavery is on the rise in China as immigration flows grow and private business blossoms. ... Slavery in China is a term covering numerous labour abuses. ... Slavery in China is very organized. ... If we are to look at American history as the truth, then we are truly blind. History has been and well always be written in the eyes of the writer ...

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In 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization and has since then maintained a steady growth in both economic and quality of life for the Chinese people.  ... But, the Chinese government is of the opinion if China is only building up their merchant fleet then what is there to worry about? ... Be it from the fact that China is still considered a Communist country or that almost every country in one way or another is currently in China's debt financially, some people do not put much faith into China. ... The current threat does not involve China's claim in 1949, but about China&...

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One significant difference between Chinese culture and American culture is that Americans value individualism more than the Chinese. ... Unlike Americans, those conditions rarely happen in China. ... Compared with Chinese formality, Americans always behave informally. ... There are two major differences between the U.S. culture and Chinese culture that Americans are more individualistic than Chinese, and Americans behave more informally than China. Beyond that, there are many others differences between the two countries' culture because they have different history and national conditions....

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"What do the Chinese Communists want? ... They want the world" - Statement from Richard Nixon in 1960's Kennedy-Nixon President TV debates in Waugh,S., (2001), Essential Modern World History, Thomas Nelson: UK Yet if the US were to try and contain China, it would need the support of at least some South East Asian states. ... In Chinese eyes, this was a provoking and totally unwarranted interference in a purely Chinese affair. Because of this interference of USA in Chinese foreign affairs, China sees that the US stands in the way of her strategic goals . ... However, the Vietnam War ge...

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Throughout the course of human history, there have always been the oppressed, deprived, and subjugated minorities that suffer under the constraints of the majority. ... These three components shaped America history for immigrants. ... The history of the Chinese people has been long and strenuous. ... As the Chinese took over most of the jobs, complaints about the Chinese started to surface. ... The Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first time in history that an immigrant group was excluded on the basis of race. ...

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How We Chose Our Topic Seeing as how the National History Day theme is Rights and Responsibilities in History, my partner and I were thinking about the rights and roles that other cultures and countries play besides the United States. ... Since Diana had previously done a project on China and its communist ways, we thought that this topic would be perfect for our history fair project. ... A friend of mine was Chinese therefore she was helpful when I asked her questions about how her country is. ... The couples in China live in a communist world. ... The restricted rights of family plannin...

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Second Generation Chinese vs. ... Both Chinese and Japanese were made fun of at school. ... At these schools, both groups were taught the language, culture, values, and history of their homeland. ... The Chinese were now looked at as the "friend." ... The Chinese were now seeing a different side to America, the opportunistic America that they left China for. ...

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What is history? ... Why do we study history? ... Zhu Rongji prime minister of China said, "History can never be covered up." ... History never goes away. ... Everything we know is attached to history. ...

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In 1800's, Chinese fishing camps dotted the Pacific Coast. ... In 1800's, Chinese fishing camps dotted the Pacific Coast. The Chinese's activities declined in the 1900's, when various discriminatory laws discouraged the Chinese presence in the fishing industry. ... Most Chinese men came along to America and left their wives in China. ... In the year 2000, Chinese Restaurant reflected the regional diversity of Chinese immigrant from various parts of China Many Asian people traveled from China through America in search of a great settlement. ...

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The early chinese immigrants came looking for gold, but mining in california's mountains proved to be very difficult for the chinese. ... After the completion of the railroads, californians did not want the chinese to live there anymore and an anti-chinese movement would emerge. ... The discrimination the chinese faced was seen in a political cartoon entitled, "E Pluribus Unum (Except the Chinese)" was used to illustrate the discrimination the chinese faced at the time. ... It appears the guard blocking the chinese man's path is reading the chinese exclusionary act prohibiting th...

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Life in China In China life was pretty miserable for many years under the control of Mao Zedong. The future of China lay in the hands of the communist party. ... China then endured Mao's Great Leap forward, in which he believed that socialism could triumph over capitalism or more directly that the Chinese way was the only way. ... Deng Xiaoping also had an impact on China after the death of Mao Zedong, and I believe his efforts to help change China were effective. ... National independence and global interdependence became part of the post-war history of Asia. ...

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Chinese and Japanese religion, have a lot of history behind them. ... These three things make up China's traditions. ... In China, Buddhist has founded schools. ... In China, Buddhism encounters Confucianism and Taoism. ... Since the scriptures where in Chinese writing the newly converted Japanese aristocrats were required to learn Chinese letter. ...

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But despite the political divisions riddled through its government, the U.S. commands a great deal of influence thanks to its history, its stability, its strong democratic tradition, and its current military and geopolitical influence. ... Since its transition from a command-based communist economy, China's growth has been stratospheric. In 2012, China was the world's second-largest economy, right behind the U.S. However, Chinese growth has been more sluggish in recent years: China is highly dependent upon the U.S. and European markets as sources of exports, and these economies have ...

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Some even mentioned that they still get asked what kind of Asian ethnicity they are whether they are Chinese, Japanese, or even Korean. ... No matter what Asian Americans still get ask what their ethnicity is whether they are Japanese, Chinese, Korean, or Filipino. What really surprised me in this video is when one individual was talking about how here Japanese friend talked in an Asian accent and wore China dresses resulting in triple tips just goes to show that there is fetish for Asian women. ... Reason why is because the more he looks into Japanese history and culture, the less appealing i...

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Becoming American: The Chinese Experience, reaction paper Race is a group of people united or classified together on a basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution. ... They were the only Chinese family in the area, and it was a tough neighborhood. ... They weren't rude in any way but they would want to know about the Chinese culture. ... There were things about the Chinese family that she was happy to get away from. ... In a Chinese family everybody is very close. ...

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Chinese Revolution Many aspects of China's history attributed to China's revolution in 1911. ... Taxation in China was a big predicament. ... -China security relations: 1) Taiwan, 2) U.S. proposals for deploying theater missile defense systems in Asia, 3) supposed leaks to China of military-related technologies and nuclear secrets, and 4) Chinese arms export policies. ... Conclusion In closing, I think it is a good idea to make good with China because it seems as if China is becoming a very powerful nation. China seems to be changing for the better. ...

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Finally, in the present time we get to see the positive and negative reactions from the decisions made by our forefathers what could we do today to help ensure a favorable history for the next generation? ... I feel that each of these would be carried onto the history books of the future because of their impact on the American society. ... The attacks on the United States on September 11 2002 was the first major terrorist attack of its kind in history. ... China in my opinion is the only country that threatens to replace the US as the primary super power. China is a communist country...

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Sometimes a king is called an "emperor," especially if there is a large empire, such as China before 1911. ... The dictator may be one person, such as Castro in Cuba or Hitler in Germany, or a group of people, such as the Communist Party in China. 6. ... China uses a variant, "The People's Republic of China." ... Funds provided by taxation have been used by states and their functional equivalents throughout history to carry out many functions. ...

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The system is designed to protect the U.S from the other superpowers, Russia and China. The U.S is saying the system is to protect from its current enemies so a cold war will not break out; the U.S versus Russia and China. ... The U.S plan for a defense system has caused problems with the Russian Chinese alliance. ... Both Russia and China fear the U.S is becoming too powerful. ... Russia, China, North Korea) see the development of a defense system as a threat. ...

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America is a land made by many diverse faces all with the similar history of segregation and discrimination that cannot by forgotten. ... One of the most talked about periods of America's history of discrimination lived in the story of Africans. ... When the Irish refused to work for low wages and high hours, they went on strike finding that the low paid Chinese quickly replaced them. ... They were given citizenship unlike the Chinese and African's who needed to be taught English. ... The Chinese class were often isolated from the "white" Americans, and found restrictions to their l...

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History cannot be looked at trough White and Black glasses. ... Cuba and China aided Congolese rebels. ... North Vietnam has been backed by Soviet Union and China. ... "No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. ... Introductory Essay to Vietnam: A Television History. ...

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American History X The book says that one important value in the American society is individualism. ... Derrick worships this value, he believes very strongly in the self-made man, and as we can see in the movie he hates that some Chinese guy have taken over the local shop and is hiring illegal immigrants as cheap work power, so Derrick and his gang trash the store. ...

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She wrote many short stories, many of which she tried to avoid her Chinese heritage in, but finally, she discovered her true passion was in writing from a Chinese prospective. ... Her sorrowful family history and painful personal traumas greatly influence her writing. ... In the book, June has to go back to China to talk to her two half sisters. It is not until she gets to China that she knows what she will say to them. ... She says: "It was just as my mother said: As soon as my feet touched China, I became Chinese." ...

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American Imperialism American Imperialism has been a part of United States history ever since the American Revolution. ... This was a major turning point in the history of both countries. ... They were secretly supported by many of the Chinese Royal Court. ... The power of China would never be the same. ... For one thing sense when does it say in history that we have purchased any land. ...

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