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    utilizes fictional characters to intertwine true events from the perspective of Chinese Immigrants. At the beginning of the chapter, Jong’s daughter Waverly is preparing to go to China for her second honeymoon. Jong then comes out to say that Waverly won’t blend in as “only her skin and her hair are Chinese. Inside – she is all American-made” (Tan 75). This specific passage characterizes the ideals of identifying race as the Chinese are to look, speak, and act in a particular manner in order for them to

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    The Chinese need to leave. These people think that they can just come intrude and change America? Well, I think not. Thankfully, our government passes the Chinese Exclusion Act, an act that prohibits all immigration of Chinese laborers because too many Chinese are immigrating into America and trying to steal our women in order to marry them. Also, the Chinese are taking up most industries because they work hard for little money, it is like they are being slaves and they are hard to compete with.

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    overstate the importance of culture. Culture is one of the building blocks of life. It provides us with vital parts of of everyday life, like clothing and cuisine. It also serves as a pointer for larger-scale items, such as our heritage, customs, and traditions. Unfortunately as time has passed, certain cultures have faded away. They have been superseded by other cultures, and while the spreading of cultures can be beneficial, it is important to not neglect one’s own culture. This process has seen an

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    Speaking of Chinese and Japanese always there are several opinions for example their physical appearance, their food and their religion. It is easy to confuse Chinese and Japanese since some are not able to see the difference. Both areas live very close and highlight the differences of each one is really important. Japanese cuisine has a large variety of dishes and regional specialties. Below is a selection the most popular food is Rice, sushi, Tempura, tofu, udon, soba, ramen, sashimi, curry, ton

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    Christianity, the greatest success came from Jesuits emerging themselves deep into Chinese culture, and failed because of lack of European support. When Jesuits first got to China they studied the culture and found “a well-established pattern of using robes and other adornments to denote social status,” (403) [1]. The most successful campaigns used by missionaries in other parts of the globe involved mixing local culture with Christianity. Until 1592 missionaries in China dressed as Buddhist monks, with

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    conflicts regarding her Chinese culture and the American culture and her teacher and herself that are very significant in the story. Through these two conflicts, Jade shows that she understands more about where her personal boundaries lie in comparison to her cultural boundaries; she also learns that to prove herself to others, she must stand up for herself and stick to what she believes is just. To an American, the Chinese culture may seem worlds apart from their own culture simply because they are

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    The three main areas Vibrant Valley should consider while developing a marketing campaign to engage the audience. Culture: Vibrant Valley should consider the culture of the citizens of China. This is because China has high dimension score in Long-term Orientation. This means that the citizens of China prefer preserving their culture and take long to adopt a new one. Thus, it would be better if to analyze the cultural values of China in order to avoid offending them while advertising the products/

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    characteristics and cultural values of a prominent cultural community in Monash, the Chinese community,

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    Buckeye Glass in China

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    Case Study: Buckeye Glass Company in China The differences between Chinese Culture and American Culture are immense. Both cultures have very different values and norms, and these differences come out within the negotiation between Buckeye Glass Company and the Xia Xian Glass Factory. Both parties during this negotiation had different objectives and ways to get what they wanted out of the proposed joint venture. The Chinese negotiation style is based on building relationships with people in the

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    Stereotypes A person with smaller eyes and more yellowish skin tone like myself will be asked the question,” Are you Chinese or Korean?” at some point of time in their live span. Now in the modern ages , especially in America , we tend to assume a widely, simplified or distorted image with the people around us which is known as stereotypes. For example, when we see people who have a white colored skin tone we tend to make the generalization that they are the typical Americans that eat burgers and

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