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Essays 211 - 240
and her parents. She says that her mother "never attempted to Canadianize her thinking," as she dried fish on the front lawn and v...
through time" (Chung and Wegars, 2005, p. 1). Chinese Americans trace their funerary custom back to China, where birth and death a...
something that is important in the Chinese culture. One of the most obvious problems in this scenario is that which involv...
the difficulties of the relationship (Hooker, 1996). Her husband was frequently absent and had numerous illicit affairs "with othe...
binds laboring groups together. Many of Chinas city dwellers were born and raised in the country and have retained their agrarian ...
with a 28 percent market share. The remaining market share of 15% is shared by a number of small establishments. The research also...
depressed mood and at least two of the following symptoms: "poor appetite or overeating, insomnia or hypersomnia, low energy or fa...
ahead, he may be held personally accountable for any inaccuracies. In addition to this there is talk of the Chinese government ado...
of this for the government was that communism thwarted any attempts at economic growth, and it became obvious to many in Chinas go...
among the applicable families; however, it was not as welcomed by the rest of the citizenry as clearly evidenced by these five sto...
living sisters, felt trapped between the obligations imposed on her by the world of her parents and the conflicting concepts prese...
reunification with the Peoples Republic of China in 1997" (Shelton and Adams, 1990, 45). It is still uncertain whether th...
the impact which this had upon Chinese immigrants, in terms of both race and gender, it is useful to look briefly at the history o...
Before actually describing the art and poetry that came out of detainees from Angel Island, a look at the locations history would ...
finally being admitted to the organization), the country has begun several reforms, including relaxation of its stance against for...
2002). Furthermore, the idea of mien (face) is very important in the Chinese culture and very directly related to respect and t...
and is known as the curly script for the form it adopts after each stroke (Calligraphy). Emperor Qin Shi Huang modified ancient z...
manufacturers to compete effectively in consumer-driven markets that demand wide selection as well as relatively low prices. The ...
began in Hong Kong back in 1979, and was like a "coming of age" for the film industry (Li 709). Suddenly, there was a new generat...
be restored to its former glory and she wants the internal civil wars to end. It is because of this constant strife that Ling-ling...
aunt and uncle reluctantly agree. Chen commits that they did not oppose this plan "too vigorously" because they were "apprehensive...
At the same time, however, the stories which are presented to not necessarily unfold in a clear chronological pattern. Instead va...
(1997) observes: "Involving the family in hospital care, maximizing the family as a resource, and creating an environment where h...
collection of sayings which give a significant insight into Confucian thought and philosophy. The Book of Changes, for instance, i...
scholarly achievement (Ebrey, 1993). The Sung dynasty is often compared to the Tang dynasty which preceded it (618-907) (Ebrey,...
prison for depicting a Communist official as "a warm human being" (Slide, 1989, p. 229). The Korean film industry has evolved ver...
the woman more "desirable" and therefore more likely to marry and not be a burden on her family any longer (Family Structure, 2003...
policy," with the goal of leveling out the population at 1.2 billion by the year 2000, and then bringing it down to 700 million ov...
two French families in 1959, Carrefour opened its first supermarket in 1960 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie (Carrefour, 2003). Three years...
2002). In addition, dietary practices in Asia are often associated with religious practices and customs (Gifford, 2002). R...