Chineseness? What is Chinese identity? Does a universal “Chinesehood” exist? These are questions brought to the fore when I read the essay “What is China? Who is Chinese?” by Colin Mackerras. They are important because the answers may well shed light on the Chinese identity in general‚ not just confined to the border of the state called PRC‚ but stretching to other Chinese-dominated communities that have doubts and debates on Chinese identity of their people‚ e.g.‚ overseas Chinese groups. This essay
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Searching for a new solution to their problem‚ Chinese immigrants came to Canada with hope. Canada was known as a source of opportunity and a place to build a family. What Chinese immigrants didn’t know was how they would be treated once they got here and the struggles there would be to stay in Canada. Did Canada ever stop to think about what it was doing for its reputation? The discrimination that Chinese immigrants faced while they were here in the 19th century was unbelievable‚ and that even to
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provided America with skilled‚ hardworking men and women. Chinese immigrants made their way to America during the 1850s. They were sent through legal processing at Angel Island. Less than 100‚000 immigrants actually made it into America during the 1850s. Chinese immigrants were considered very different from American societies and cultures. They wore different attire‚ spoke a different language‚ and looked very different as well. Chinese people came to America because of the various pull factors:
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key factor to success. Since the Chinese and Hong Kong markets show a slight preference for on-trade channels‚ especially concerning exclusive products such as wine‚ E&J Gallo Rosé concentrates on them (China Research and Intelligence‚ 2010). According to Hollensen (2011)‚ given that Gallo Rosé is a high quality product selective distribution would be the appropriate form of distribution as Gallo Rosé would be targeting a specific market. Gallo would depend on Chinese and Hong Kong wholesalers to distribute
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Relationship between Parents and Children in Chinese Family Guangyao Zhai Teddy Chocos Seminar-126G Apr 1‚ 2013 In general‚ parents from different cultures differ in the methods to deal with the relationship between their children. Comparing with
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Typography in Publication Design Chinese Typography Study Training for cultural awareness and sustainability Choi Chi Kit Jackson‚ Hong Kong Design Institute‚ Hong Kong‚ ckchoi@vtc.edu.uk Monica Chiu‚ Hong Kong Design Institute‚ Hong Kong‚ monchiu@vtc.edu.hk Sylvia To‚ Hong Kong Design Institute‚ Hong Kong‚ sylviato@vtc.edu.hk Abstract: This paper aims to present the unique quality of Chinese letterforms & characters‚ and to discuss our approach of teaching Chinese typography as a tool of nurturing
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LTEA 110A Traditional Chinese Stories Winter 2015 Classroom: CSB 001 Class Time: M/W/F 16:00-16:50 Instructor: Prof. Ping-hui Liao (Literature Building 443) Office Hours: M/W 13:30-14:30 and by appointment Description: Through reading traditional Chinese stories‚ we hope to address several critical issues of our time: among them‚ humanity’s collective ignorance of its own past‚ growing alienation and tension between China and the rest of the world‚ and global anxiety over oddities‚ violence
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Chang-e’s Ascent to the Moon Chang-e is the lunar goddess in Chinese traditional myths. In China‚ she is a widely known character. She is known as a very beautiful woman who is living alone in a palace in the moon called “Guanghan Palace”. Her story is one of the most famous tragedies in Chinese myths. Recently there are several “retold” versions of the story of Chang-e’s ascent to the moon in different media. In 2010‚ there was a teleplay named “Chang-e” that told about the love story
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basic content of verbal communication. Due to the different cultures‚ histories and social systems‚ habits of Chinese and English address terms are different. It is of great help for English language learners to communicate with understanding these differences. In this dissertation‚ address terms are divided into the name address‚ kinship terms‚ social address and reference terms. Chinese address terms system is complex and detailed‚ and includes hundreds of address terms. While English address terms
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In this paper I will discuss some of the many differences between Norse Mythology and Chinese Mythology. The term “Mythology” is often used to describe a religion but during this paper I will use this term to mean a set of myths that are unique to a single culture. Mythology for the Norse was very different from the Chinese. Not only do they differ in deities but they also in the way that they process the world around them. Norse Mythology originated in Scandinavia and was a collection of myths
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