Cultural Similarities and Differences Mexico and Puerto Rico are two popular countries of South America. They share the passionate language of Spanish‚ though there are some differences in their dialects. There are similarities and differences between the two countries‚ such as expectations of family members and structuring‚ in addition to religious practices‚ traditions‚ and art. Both countries possess many unique traits and customs. Mexican and Puerto Rican societies have very similar familial
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Response to Chinese and Mexican Cultural Differences Nathan D. Smith for Dr. John Obradovich‚ Ph.D. BUSI -472 October 1‚ 2012 Response to Chinese and Mexican Cultural Differences The comparison between the Chinese and Mexican cultures is an interesting and fascinating one. I do agree that music and dancing is a vital part of the Mexican culture. Mexicans will use any event or situation as a reason to have a celebratory party. All
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Japan and Europe already have many similarities and differences in many categories such as their geographic location and their culture but they also have similarities which come from the past history of both. Feudalism is one common characteristic that they had throughout history. They may differ but the many characteristics of feudalism can also prove they are the same. Feudalism developed slightly later in Japan than in Europe. Europe’s feudalism was influenced most likely by the Roman empire and Germanic
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During WWII‚ Japanese-Americans were discriminated against solely because of their Japanese ancestry. Although mistreated‚ despised‚ and even imprisoned‚ the Japanese-Americans overcame tremendous hardships and approximately 33‚000 Japanese-Americans‚ both men and women‚ served valiantly in our Armed Forces‚ and nearly 800 of those having made the ultimate sacrifice. While there are numerous anecdotes‚ I will focus this paper on those Japanese-Americans who were part of the University of Hawaii
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Cultural Differences between Chinese and English Names The names are common language phenomenon‚ not only because it is a kind of identification code between people to distinguish each other‚ but also because it is a national historical and cultural information carrier.It conveys a language of a nation‚ as well as history‚ geography‚ religion‚ custom‚ social status and other aspects of information. Names have been interpreted in two senses:a broad sense and a narrow sense. The names ‚in its
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history of Asian American was being defined and written every day they were in America‚ waiting to be deported because of the complexion of their skin. Striving
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much more to do with what you identify with‚ what you have grown up around‚ and what experiences you have encountered in your life. You may look Asian on the outside‚ but you were only born there and have very little knowledge of the daily life typical Asians live in because you moved to America when you were 2 years old. In this case‚ you may identify more with American culture and consider yourself to feel more like an American than anything else. Because a lot of Americans feel this way regardless
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America Culture No two cultures are the same‚ but they to have similarities. Indian culture and American culture share many things; however‚ there have vast differentiations. Over time‚ I’ve come to recognize that the most different cultural aspects are marital customs‚ religious beliefs‚ and community values. Whenever I go to India‚ I get the chance to first hand experience the distinctions between the two cultures. The most dissimilar aspect‚ to me‚ is community values. I’ve noticed that in
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CMS March/April 2009 Japanese and American Management: A Contrast of Styles Japanese management integrates work with their personal lives. Japanese management sees themselves as company representatives at all times. Thus‚ during introductions‚ a manager is introduced by the Japanese company first‚ followed by the manager’s surname. For example‚ a Japanese manager working at Honda is introduced as “Honda no Kato-san desu‚” or Honda’s Mr. Kato. Contrast that with an American introduction‚ “this is
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In this article‚ Leslie Ito describes the experiences of Japanese American women during their time behind the barded wired fence and their movement from camps to colleges . The article argues that while living in the camps these Japanese American women sought out to earn an educational degree and become representatives for their Japanese American communities. NJASRC a non-governmental committee group created by member of the Japanese American community became the driving force behind the movement
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