Throughout the American colonization of the Philippines, America has left some of their customs and traditions in the culture of the Philippines. ... Both countries" customs and traditions have been influenced by many different countries" cultures (World Book 10-12). ... In both cultures, the family elders always sit at the head of the table, which is considered the most honored seat (Foster 169). ... The fifty- year American colonization has influenced the Philippine culture greatly. ... Therefore, a country's customs and traditions are formed through the blending of the different in...

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• Grade Level: High School

Still more controversial was the Treaty of Paris of 1898 through which the United States bought the Philippines and took control of a people that did not want to be ruled by them. ... In contrast, the Philippines, whose natives had revolted against American rule, were not granted this status of "statehood-pending." ... The American acquisition of the Philippines in the Spanish-American War provided the United States with a base of operations in the Orient, from where they could theoretically enforce such a policy. ... It is thus the responsibility of said...

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Sometimes the people lost their life, nears and dears, culture and heritage. It is very hard to adjust in the entire new world, where immigrates face problems of culture, harassments, language and prejudice etc. ... The process started with Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Indian. ... Chinese Americans showed that they wanted to become a part of American society and contribute to its growth, prosperity, and culture. ... Chinese population is the first largest group and Filipino is the second largest population in the U.S.A. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Asian American as in Chinese-, Japanese-, Filipino-, Korean-, Asian Indian-, Vietnamese- and Laotian- American are one of the fastest growing populations in the America and one of the most diverse in terms of class, culture, political orientation, and social experience. ... Their intelligence is underestimated, their humanity overlooked and their diverse cultures are treated as interchangeable. ... Other than that, I realized that there seems to be a significant compatibility between the value systems formed in the culture of Japanese and the value system found in American culture. ... it has ...

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English was also declared the "official language" in Philippines after the Philippine-American War. ... These languages have always been a part of America's history and culture. ... English trying to force citizens to make English the official language they should embrace different cultures. The United States of America is a melting pot that is made up of many different people and cultures. It is important for foreigners to stay in touch with their cultures and feel free to speak their native language. ...

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Supplemented by a few long-term loans, it includes several major works in wood from proto-Malay cultures of Indonesia. ... Other cultures represented by sculpture include the Dayak of West Kalimantan, the Toraja of Sulawesi, and the island of Nias. Island Southeast Asia is defined as including the Philippines as well, and there is one figure from the Ifugao people of the northern highlands of Luzon. ... Another section is devoted to the diverse cultures of the South Pacific. ... Each group had its own deities and creation myths, culture heroes and tribal totems, and ways of using art to record...

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Interaction between different countries, introducing different cultures into more countries and increasing the global connectivity has definitely resulted in great beneficial change to the world, however it can also has some detrimental effects as well. ... An example of a strong military ally is the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines, they both agreed to sign the mutual defense treaty which states that both nations ought to support each other if either country were to be attacked by an external power. ... We are so exposed to various cultural aspects from many differ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

This ultimately left democracy as a prevalent ideological structure, but it also allowed for more power and culture to emerge and rise along the very fundamental lines of religion. ... These are not absolutely exclusive of each other, and there are various degrees of similarity between them, what does differentiate them from each other are their languages and histories, traditions and cultures, but "most important, religion" (Huntington, 1993). ... Fourth, as the West, and America in particular, becomes more and more powerful, popular and elite, smaller nation-states without access...

• Word Count: 1840
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If the intentions are right, and research is done to respect their culture, affluent countries and their citizens should take a greater role in helping third world countries. ... Shortly after Columbus discovered America, in the early 1500s, Spain invaded what is now South America and attacked the Incas, Mayas and Aztecs who had civilized and developed cultures. ... It travelled around Africa, the Middle East and even travelled over to the Philippines. ...

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There are terrorist problems in countries such as Indonesia, Philippines and Sri Lanka. ... One of the reasons the change eventually came around was that during the wars throughout Asia the troops learnt a lot more about other people and cultures, but the main reason was the implementation of the Colombo Plan. ...

• Word Count: 1983
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate