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long and slow battle for her films to be made relevant. Because of her race and gender, the system is against her. Thankfully, Mira Nair creates her films for herself and usually based on her own experiences and thoughts and is not waiting around for people to give her chances, she is taking them. She is a radical, feminist filmmaker with the way that she makes her own actions of making all type of films (shorts, documentaries, and fiction films) and packs a meaning behind them with her themes that are

Combating Issues of Voting and Housing among Filipino Americans in Los Angeles Filipino is the second largest Asian ethnic group in the United States and the largest Asian ethnic group on California. In 1925, the governments accepted Filipinos’ citizenship with a condition of serving up to three years in the U.S Navy (Cee at el, 2015). After years of fighting, in 1946, Filipinos were able to become U.S citizens and to vote and own properties (Cee at el, 2015). Even though, Filipinos-Americans were

Little Saigon embodies and shares many similar characteristics to Vietnam, providing visual reminders of the Vietnamese heritage and landscape. These notable landscapes include Asian Garden Mall, Bolsa Medical Center, and the myriad of native trees that can be found in Vietnam. Regarding to social life in Little Saigon, the people, the networks, the interaction, the shops, celebration of religious events and holidays all cumulatively help form the community of Little Saigon. For many Vietnamese residing

Asian Elephant The scientific name for the asian elephant is Elephas Maximus. The length of an Asian elephant is up to 5.5-6.5m, of an adult this includes trunk, head and the body. Asian elephants can live up to 60 years in the wild bit up to 48 years in captivity. Elephants are herbivores this means they only eat plants and vegetables. They spend sixteen

When people look at an elephant they see this enormous animal with large ears and a long trunk, but not many people realize the interesting features these amazing vertebrates have and how much this mammal has changed in the course of time. Vertebrates are chordate animals that possess a backbone or spinal column. All animals from the kingdom Animalia such as elephants, are vertebrates. The kingdom Animalia comes from the domain Eukarya, and the phylum Chordata is divided into six main classes: Mammals

How were incoming Laotian and Vietnamese immigrants, who were arriving in the U.S. due to the Vietnam War, adapting into American society during the 1970s to present day? The first source, “From Refugees to Americans”, is relevant to my question as it provides not only statistics, but also detailed accounts of refugee life from the transition from the Asia to the United States. The source provides statistics on the Vietnamese population during and after immigration, with some accounts of refugees

India is a South Asian country where people hold various castes and religions. After India gained independence, the Constitution of India listed backward castes of the people as Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). The Constitution laid down 15% and 7.5% of vacancies to government aided educational institutes and for jobs in the government/public sector, as reserved quota for the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes candidates respectively for a period of five years, after which the situation

part of the “Glico Wagon” marketing campaign to create a real enthusiasm around the brand. As Glico was originally based on “healthy” products, they try to keep this argument particularly relevant in the US, where obesity is the heaviest, and where people are eating a lot of snacks and Pocky-like products. Using this aspect, Glico hoped to be different from other companies especially competitors in the US by promoting products “good for health and good for heart”. This way, Glico felt able to “contribute

26 June 2015 The Sumatran elephant is a critically endangered animal whose continued existence is being threatened due to conflict with humans. The Sumatran elephant’s scientific name is Elephas Maximus Sumatranus, and it is a subspecies of the Asian Elephant. The Sumatran elephant is in the kingdom Animalia, the phylum Chordata, the class Mammalia, the order Proboscidea, the family Elephantidae, the genus Elephas, and the species Elephas Maximus. At 6,500 to 11,000 pounds, the Sumatran elephant

This dialogue with Mr. C will impact my interactions with other individuals from within his cultural background. Being able to interact with him and learn about who he is and what his life is like really showed me how different people can be. Though one may assume certain stigmas about a culture does not mean that everyone within that culture share in the same beliefs and values. The impact this dialogue will have on my relationship with Mr. C will be minimal. I do not feel that it will hinder our