Essays on Asian People

STEREOTYPES IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

Did this clip remind you of other stereotypes, both good and bad, your daily experience with the members of these groups vs. the stereotypes of these groups? This clip (Wu, 2006) proves some common stereotypes people have about Asians. All Asian people are believed not to be too emotional in public and seem a bit out of touch with a reality. At the same time, despite some silly look, they are always ready to react in case of danger and they all have a good ear for music that helps them to play perfect the various musical instruments. In ...

International Marketing

International Marketing Marketing is simply a legit communication between sellers and buyers with an objective of transaction whereby, a seller sells goods or services to the buyers. There are so many things that sellers can sell to the buyers, but food seems to be the most common good that sellers sell worldwide, simply because food is a basic commodity in the lives of people. Different countries have different tastes and preferences to various foods, meaning that what one country produces and sells is not what another country produces and sells. Therefore, there is a need for international marketing that ...

Central Asia led the world in size, economic development and sophistication during the 1800’s. They had great minds and were innovative than any other country throughout the world. The rest of the world waited for their inventions to follow suit. Central Asia was beaming with trade, religions, and ethnic groups. Great philosophers emerged to teach people how to live life. During this time, China was the leading economy in central Asia. The Chinese were the leading in developments and innovations, and the rest of Asia looked up to them for guidance. China was the most powerful country at ...

Buddhism came to the USA due to immigrants from China and Japan and some eccentric Europeans who practiced Theosophy and spiritualism. More than a hundred of years, Buddhism remains very popular with North Americans, and step- by- step this kind of religion is penetrating farther into the people’s lives. Bookshops are full of books about Buddhism, popular magazines and newspapers placed plenty of articles devoted to this issue, film industry includes Buddhists way of life and philosophy in movies. The values of Buddhism can be seen in such social aspects as medicine, education, psychology, nutrition, sport, cosmetology, ecology, ...

In 2009, a movie was released that was based on a Japanese manga (comic book) that originated in Japan. The premises of the movie was that a teenage inherited a mystical item that imbued him with immense powers. With these powers, he fought off evil alien forces that threatened all life on planet Earth. The name of that movie is Dragonball Evolution. Due to the source material containing Asian people as the main characters, it would only be safe to assume that the actor casted for the main role would be Asian as well. However, Hollywood directors went with ...

Arguably, the world today has become a global village. As a matter of fact, Asia has been influenced by various factors regards of its tendency to be so attached to its culture. For example, some of the things that have brought changes include international business, social networks, technology, as well as social media. Therefore, culture in Asian region face identity crisis, whereby they face two forces. As an international firm, doing business in Asia is tremendously influential to cultural issues and lifestyle of Asian people. Hence, it is obvious that operating an international firm in Asia makes the firm responsible for ...

Cultures of Walt and Hmong people are almost entirely different. Walt’s culture is chiefly formed and influenced by his military past as a Vietnam War veteran. Throughout the movie Walt repeatedly demonstrates strong signs of racial bias, especially towards the Asian people he used to fight against during the war. For instance, Walt constantly mispronounces names and words, most likely on purpose, including “Humong” instead of Hmong, “Yum Yum” rather than Youa, and so on. Also, he holds certain racial stereotypes; for example, that Asian people can only excel at math. As Sue puts it, Walt is a very “old-school” American ...

The ‘Vasco Da Gama Epoch’ represents the move by Vasco Da Gama that made most of the European countries believe that he had discovered Asia. The Vasco Da Gama Epoch led to the European dominance in Asia and consequently the colonization in many parts of the continent. However, with time, many of the colonies started leaving the continent but the British rule in India encouraged the continuation of European dominance (Darwin 451). However, the end of British rule meant European dominance would soon end due to a number of reasons. This paper analyzes Charles Darwing’s claim that “The end ...