In "American Values and Assumptions", Gary Althen clarifies the American cultural values that intersect and how they work together. These values are perceived by Americans and sometimes are different with other cultures in the world. ... In the article, Althen gives an example of how American parents teach their children to be self-reliant. ... While more American generations have been trained to be independent, more young people from Asian countries such as Vietnam and China have been more dependent on traditional family values by their parents. ... For example, in Asian countries,...

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These films take place in the Middle East and Asia and it is interesting to see how interpretations of the Arab and Asian world are falsely represented. ... Jean Baudrillard argues that "Disney functions as a kind of simulacra for the American society and past. ... Disneyland exists because it conceals the fact that it is the real' America.""...... ... "To most Americans, exotica means the tropics- whether jungle or desert. ... At the end of this are a variety of American styled Chinese restaurants that are somewhat insulting to Asians as it makes a really bad attempt to imitate s...

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Vietnamese American communities have developed, grown and preserved a place within American society along with other Asian American groups. ... For other longtime immigrants, Little Saigon helps them communicate with their More importantly, Little Saigon attracts young Vietnamese Americans through the newly built upscale Asian Garden Mall or Phước Lộc Thọ with fresh experiences and characteristics; quite different from the prevalent American mall. Although built and owned by an ethnic Chinese, Frank Jao, Asian Garden Mall is the centerpiece of Little Saigon, exhibiting more Vietnamese ...

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For example, black pupils are seen as disruptive and Asian pupils are seen as passive. ... A simple way to redeem this would be to introduce different cultures and languages into the curriculum instead of just basing it on white-British/American history, language and music. ... Oppositely though, studies have shown that Asian family structures bring benefits, as Asian parents seem to have more positive attitudes towards education and higher expectations for their children's future, which means that the children are being socialised properly and that they are getting the right push and lea...

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Due to racial attitudes and economic factors, the influx of Asians and coloured people into Australia society was feared and therefore brought in policies to limit and restrict such people from entering. ... The population doubled as non-European immigration, mostly from the Middle East, Asia and Latin America increased because of Australia's extensive immigration program. ...

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Same with depression, which is more of a common disorder in western culture while absent in Asian cultures because Asians usually consult their doctor for physical rather than emotional problems. ... However in the Jivaro tribe residing in the South American rainforests, this act is a ritual to harness a fallen enemy's spirit so it will not avenge its own death. ...

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In the past decade, there has been the substantial increase in the numbers of Asian immigrants to the United States (Oh et. al., 2002). In 1980, more than 3.5 million people in the United States were Asians and Pacific Islanders; almost half of the 6 million legal immigrants and refugees to the United States came from Asian countries (Vega, 1991). ... However, immigrant children are generally eager to embrace American culture and to acquire an American identity by becoming indistinguishable from their American peers (Zhou, 1997). ... The major issue with American immigrant children is do their...

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David Leslie, in his article "Multiculturalism and the Hyphenated Canadian", argues that, even though Canadians characterized diversity as a "melting pot" of North American culture, and most of us feel we are treated equally and fairly, some minor groups are still named "hyphenated Canadians." Canada is a multicultural country with many hyphenated Canadians: Asian-Canadians, Irish-Canadians, and other-Canadians. ... Complete acceptance of another culture would be North American's melting pot; however, other culture is not always acceptable in North America. ...

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Review and Discussion Most Americans are busy people and a great number of them schedule their daily routines down to the minute. ... In fact, in some Asian countries such as Thailand where the national motto is "never mind," being on time does not carry the same importance or weight as in even some other Asian countries such as Japan (Thongyou, 2003). ... According to these therapists, "Some Mexican-American families may operate under different time expectations, and an explanation of time limits may be necessary. When the need arises, they should be informed of the importance of punctualit...

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Cultural interaction had allowed for the impending impact to be staved off for a little longer – some Native Americans were employed as day laborers by the English, and some indentured servants had fled their English masters to Native American villages. ... Stockholders of the Virginia Company were expecting to receive a return on their investments, and the company intended to make this happen in a variety of ways, including the discovery of gold and other valuable minerals, trade with Native Americans, the production of forest products which would be used by the English Navy, the develo...

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This paper will focus on determining the effects of modern-day (1960-present) cultural relativism in Eurasia, as opposed to America, on business management and protocol. ... Many American people believe in the way of the American economy, However, The way America runs its finances is not necessarily right. ... A nave business mind will assume that the way business is practiced in America is the way it is practiced outside of America. ... An American manager would be most likely be unsuccessful in an attempt to move into an employment opening in an overseas division of a business, or a forei...

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For example, in Asian cultures the word "no" is rarely used so that "yea" can mean "no" or "perhaps". Therefore, an American traveling to Japan might be considered impolite if he ignores this rule. ... But now, due to an increasingly amount of intercultural business, some American companies require for their employees to have a good knowledge in languages such as Japanese, German, Italian . ...

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In contrast many East Asian, Southeast Asian, Mediterranean, Latino, Middle Eastern and African cultures can be clearly identified as collectivism cultures. ... Different ethnic communities can also display distinctive individualistic and collectivistic tendencies for example ethnic groups like African/Americans tend to subscribe to some forms of collectivistic values more than lets say, European/Americans. ...

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The Brazilian Film Industry In Latin America the film industry in general has undergone many hardships. ... Brazil's film industry is of particular interest because today it stands as the nation in the third world with the largest cinema audience outside Asia, (Bruce p.27). ... Despite the numerous efforts by the Brazilian government, the downfall of Brazilian cinema until the late eighties can be attributed to two major factors: foreign cinema (North America in particular), and the lack of audience interest in Brazilian film, caused by the cost of a movie ticket, the lack of distr...

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For example, in Asian countries the word "no" is rarely used, so that "yea" can mean "no" or "perhaps" (Fitzgerald 235). Therefore, an American traveling to Japan might be considered impolite if he ignores this rule. ... However in most cases one cannot answer with such straight talk as "no", in Asian culture, he would worry about the future of plainly said "no" (Suito 185), this would not be acceptable in that culture. ...

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While choosing for a particular issue to discussed the different leadership styles of men and women; I decided to research on both the military and the global business. There are increasing numbers of women in the military as well as increasing numbers of women around the global business. My goal in...

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Trying to retain my Vietnamese heritage in a predominantly American culture have been a struggle. ... In a time of economic confusion, subcommunities were quick to lay the blame on each other and relationships grew sour, "not only between blacks and whites, but also between blacks and Hispanics and among various segments of the community and Asian-Americans." (119). ... Growing up in both the Vietnamese and American communities, I have lived Etzioni's theory. ... However, my approach to life has not been defined by neither the American or Vietnamese communities alone. ... However, on the ...

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Through this investigate I discovered that there are no African American, Asian, or Hispanic males or females that hold an upper, middle management, or supervisor position within the company. ... One of the major benefits that American business can receive from having a diverse workforce, and management team, is the valuable resource of people, people that bring different outlooks and perspective to the workplace. ...

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For example, international trade has caused the spread of most religions, such as Christianity, to Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and America (Masuda 67). ... The result of this is that in much of the world there is now a competition between two cultures, the local and the American. ... American culture is not by any means a world culture but it is making an impact on the world in various ways. Another result of global reach of Hollywood is when immigrants move to the United States they have a false idea of the American life. This causes people to act and respond to American life in a fals...

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Samuel P. Huntington is considered one of the most outstanding interpreters of International Relations of our times. Huntington is very well known by his article "The Clash of Civilizations- written in the summer of 1993. In this article he states the idea that the world is split in different civili...

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This movie is an example of the British identity being challenged by an emerging Indian/Asian cultural force, especially when it comes to race, class and gender. ... According to the director, Gurinder Chadha, "'Bride and Prejudice' is a multi-national, multi-cultural crowd-pleaser that touches on American imperialism, the way the west looks at India and what people regard as backward or progressive. ...

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Schiller (1993) argues that this will be the case where American values and dreams will become common place globally. ... The outcome of such arrangement saw the introduction of BskyB into Asian countries, with Western soaps having been dubbed over in Hindu. ...

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First of all, the ethnic composition of Tokyo's population is simplex. 98% of the total residents are Japanese, the foreign population (which including Korean, Chinese, Brazilian, American, Southeast Asian, British and Peruvian) only occupied 2% in the city ("Tokyo," 2000). ...

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Fukuzawa was determined that Japan should benefit from the best of Western technological and economic achievements, and so embarked on a conscious programme to adopt into the Japanese context key elements of European and America life. ... Fukuzawa was worried that westerners may consider Japan was similar to China and Korea because they are located closely in east Asia.[2] Therefore, he suggested that Japan should move on by itself move to civilized nation of the West and leave others alone because China and Korea were still following the old way. ...

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American culture has not only helped create the anorexic young woman whose eating disorders are tied to a low sense of self-esteem--approximately 90 percent of sufferers are female; various polls have revealed that young women see themselves as "too fat" while in fact they are often below standard norms for body size[40]--but fashion has served up the newest ideal of "heroin chic": a fashion industry "look" that overlaps with "high art." ... There was a time in America when skin bleaching was so popular that it had its meaning to it. ...

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