INTRODUCTION Paul Mutha: Second Secretary at Kenya High Commission‚ Malaysia During my final years of high school as well as pre-university‚ I participated in the Model United Nations (MUN). I took a keen interest foreign policies as well as human resource management. As a international student as well as a Kenyan citizen abroad‚ I have first hand experience on the importance and value of the Kenya high commission. I someday aspire to represent my country as a diplomatic attaché . Therefore
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census of 1980 there were 3.5 million Asian Americans in the United States‚ about 1.5 percent of the total population. This was the first time in history that the Asian American population had amounted to as much as 1 percent of the total. Numerical incidence‚ however‚ does not necessarily indicate relative importance. The burden of this book‚ which treats systematically only the two pioneer Asian American groups‚ is that the immigration and acculturation of Asians has been much more significant in the
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offered in one textbook is “That complex whole which includes knowledge‚ belief‚ art‚ morals‚ custom‚ and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man person as a member of society.” Potential cultural issues: o Difference in cultural habits and norms. Space. Space is perceived differently. Americans will feel crowded where people from more densely populated countries in Europe will be comfortable. Time. Monochronic cultures tend to value precise scheduling and doing one thing at a time; in
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Asian American’s have engaged on the issue of sexuality. It started with the same sex marriage ordeal in Hawaii in the 1990’s. Same sex marriage has been a regular ongoing debate and Asian American became involved since the 1998 ballot in Hawaii. In Hawaii there was huge debate between many groups. First off‚ The Japanese American Citizens League in 1994 decided to affirm its commitment to support the basic human right of marriage which included the right to marry for same-sex couples. In Helen
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Cultural Considerations Name University of Phoenix Survey of Justice and Security AJS/502 Version 1 George Gallitano February 25‚ 2012 Abstract Peacekeeping in a multicultural society in the 21st century requires new strategies‚ skills‚ tools‚ and cultural knowledge on the part of those engaged in all aspects of the criminal justice system and homeland security. Compared to a decade ago‚ contemporary law enforcement has improved resources to meet these challenges resulting from the diversity
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Five Strategies for Effective Interviewing 1. Research – It is essential to thoroughly investigate the company or organization which you are applying to. Research can include navigating the company’s website‚ looking up past reports‚ browsing different positions and their importance to the company‚ and also what the mission statement of the company is. Not only is it important to research the company itself‚ but also the person who will be interviewing you. Knowledge of the company and the interviewer
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basic principles while keeping a distinct cultural identity. By contrast‚ assimilation requires adopting the majority’s customs‚ values and way of life. Because of the so-called "melting pot"‚ integration is almost always promoted as the shining beacon of America‚ but most often successful minorities are actually portrayed as assimilated and not integrated. Assimilation for as diverse a community as the Asian-American creates an underlying problem of trying to put asians into neat little labels
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Cross Cultural Considerations HCA 230 November 2‚ 2012 Cross Cultural Considerations The perception of health and healthcare in the mind of the Native American culture is quite different from the culture I am from. In the world of health care and different cultures there is always room for errors in communication. For example the Native American culture in the past was much less advanced and did not want to change that. They were fine with their home remedies. However‚ times
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Sciacca‚ K. 1997. Removing barriers: dual diagnosis and motivational interviewing. Professional Counselor 12(1): 41-6. Reprinted with permission from Health Communications‚ publisher of Counselor (formerly Professional Counselor)‚ www.counselormagazine.com. All rights reserved. "Removing Barriers: Dual Diagnosis Treatment and Motivational Interviewing" In the past‚ traditional treatment methods for drug addiction and alcoholism have been characteristically intense and confrontational. They are
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that Asian Americans are facing Nowadays there are a lot of Asians are trying to move to America. Asian American society is becoming one of the biggest societies in the world. People have started thinking that if they really should become an Asian American. Asian American is the group that have “yellow” skins who lives in the “white” society; Asian American is the group which may facing the problem that the life change from a communism country to a capitalism country; and Asian American is the
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