Vietnamese people Essays

the midst of the Civil rights movement wanting social equality and fair treatment for work. This unification carried over for the young Africa Americans in the war because they were fighting to keep communism from spreading and for the Vietnamese’s people freedom and liberty as the United States was doing back home, just in a less violent

In Trinh T. Minh-ha’s film, Surname Viet Given Name Nam, Vietnamese women are interviewed about the constant repression they faced during the time of the Vietnam War, yet what is repeated throughout the film, and as the title suggests, is that being Vietnamese, despite what they struggled through, will always remain a part of their identities. The series of interviews given in the film recount hardships experienced by women and show what they had to endure in Vietnam on a daily basis in regards to

Who is Andy K Nguyen Growing up I didn’t like how I was called Andy Nugget or newguyen but over the past years I’ve actually admire my name Andy K Nguyen which is pronounced Andy, the letter K in the alphabet and Nguyen or how most people pronounce it (win). Andy of the english origin means brave; manly and it’s commonly given to both boys and girls but mostly boys.(Norman 29). From 1880 to 2014, the Social Security Administration has recorded 86,338 babies born with the name Andy in the United

1. Häagen-Dazs’s mission statement ‘Our mission is to use the finest ingredients to create the world’s best-tasting ice cream and change the way people thought about ice cream.’ 2.Company information 2.1 Reuben Mattus founded the Häagen-Dazs’s in 1960. 2.2 Häagen Dazs has become one of the the popular ice cream brand,  selling its products in more than 900 Häagen-Dazs shops in more than eighty countries such as the United States, United Kingdom and China across a wide range of retail channels

University, Hanoi University of Languages and International Studies Faculty of Linguistics and Culture of English speaking countries Final paper VIETNAMESE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE US: STRAINS AND CONTRIBUTIONS Student: Tran Luu Ly Class: 13E16 Teacher: Nguyen Hai Ha With globalization resulting in the increased movement of people around the globe, immigration has become a significant matter in most developed countries. In the United States, Asian American immigrants, accounting

performance. Effective leaders are able to direct their people to achieve organization’s goals. He/she has ability to take fast and good decisions even in very critical situation to out from organization competition. There are some traits, skills and styles for good leaders. Some of them naturally they have them and some of them they should be improve to success. (Sadler, 2003) Leadership style is the way of motivating organization's people, direct them, implementing plans. There are three major

In these two books we can see similarities in the setting, tone, and general atmosphere in the false utopian worlds as well as the similitudes in the way government has taken full power over the people banning intellectuality. In Orwell’s 1984 the city of London as well as in Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 the city always seems to be gray and dull, however while the city of London is dark with ruined buildings and lifeless, the 21st century city in

In the novel, “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair, Jurgis Rudkus plays an important role. Jurgis goes on a journey with his wife to a new country looking for a job and ends up losing more than he ever thought he could lose. The character, Jurgis Rudkus, is a strong willed man who faces many difficult situations on his journey to find a job and to reunite with his in laws. Jurgis gains a new perspective of everything around him and everything that has happened. The main character Jurgis Rudkus is an

Introduction Technology and war are closely related as it shapes the strategies adopted by nations and also influence the outcome of the war . Technological advancements are also driven by war due to the perceived needs to stay ahead and stay relevant in the new era so as to provide a technological edge against potential adversaries2. Although technology employed during war does provide an advantage against potential adversaries, however, it does not always result in a decisive advantage or victory

particular to certain languages or peoples. The Chinese have some very distinct idioms and many of them revolve around dragons. The most famous idiom that is recognizable today is “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (卧虎藏龙) which means talented individuals in hiding. Director Ang Lee made a movie by the same name in 2000 which is a popular film known all over the world and has launched a specific aspect of the Chinese language into the living rooms of millions of people. Dragon idioms are used in everyday

America from Vietnam. Lam often explored and questioned how the value of tradition and culture for the Vietnamese Americans are identified. The themes most talked about in this story are the quest for identity/coming of age, conformity/rebellion, love and the American dream/nightmare. The family has moved to America and although the mother continues to participate in the tradition of the Vietnamese people by Lighting incense and speaking with dead ancestors. She would ask for protection of her children

“The Sacred Willow” portrays four generations of a Vietnamese family that stretches from the traditional mandarin culture of northern Vietnam, the French occupation, the Vietnamese war, to life in the US. A main portion of this book is centered around the narrator Mai’s father Duong Thieu Chi and his struggle of working in the government while raising a family during the time of French Occupation. Throughout Mai’s accounts, her father’s internal conflict between good and bad as well as modern and

the Agent Orange. This chemical compound did a lot of harm to the health of the Vietnamese people. This horrific chemical compound was the cause of many cancers, birth defects in nearly in five out of every 100 children, Physical and mental abnormalities. Though the bombs had stopped falling and the fighting had all stopped the war might have ended for the U.S. The war did not end there for the Vietnamese. These people were faced with far more horrendous effects to the population. As a country with

was no longer merely material value, it is the cultural factors, an array of rich culture. Learn about the cuisine of a country is the easiest way to understand more about the history and people of this country. So this essay is introduction to everyone about the beauty very characteristic of the country and people of Vietnam, the beauty of food culture in different types. In

Pho is a Vietnamese dish that is culturally significant to Wichita. It is a dish that is appreciated by families and friends, some that I know personally, and many that I do not know at all. Our reading of Notes From a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi helped me see a similar relationship between pho and the Asian community in Wichita and Kwame's own Black community and soul food. The reading showed me the importance of food in the black community and so I felt inspired to learn more about the

When people think of the word “Immigrant” usually, they picture a person from Mexican ethnicity. Because society and the most recent presidential election, most people think of only Mexican groups as immigrants. However, from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), the top five Immigrant groups includes Mexico 29.5%, India 5.6%, China 4.9%, Vietnam 3.1%, and the Philippines at 4.4%. The biggest misconception of the word Immigrant is that they only come from Mexico. Society’s connotation of Immigrants

Are you so loyal to someone or something that you are willing to devote most of your time to that one person or thing? How much would you sacrifice for that one person or thing? In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare the two star-crossed lovers are loyal to each other but are they too loyal? Loyalty can be both good and bad. It can allow a person to rely on someone or something to help them get through tough times or that person can be too loyal causing unfortunate circumstances

In New York City the decade of the 1920s was a prosperous and carefree time for many people that featured an economic boom in regards to automobiles, radios, and telephones. It was a decade of change for many reasons and for Fernand Leger it was a decade of demobilization with the theme of the city. Leger used this time to focus on the city and make it the inspiration for his new line of paintings. He wanted people to embrace the industrial time and using it in his paintings gave the topic emphasis

In her writing, Tan often describes her experiences as the child of Chinese immigrants, growing up in northern California and living in American culture. Tan explains how she has learned to embrace the many Englishes her mother speaks and how her background has also caused her to have different Englishes. While others classify her mother's English as "broken" she finds no fault in it. In Tan's view, just because something is broken does not necessarily mean that it is in need of fixing. In her essay

Immoral Money It is evident that the American Dream is just an unreachable ambition and that people are destined to languish in their journey for money, love, and happiness. Everyone soon learns that the American Dream is just pretending to be the American Nightmare. This is seen in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It follows wealthy Americans on their trek for the American Dream. We see the characters of this book go slowly wander from their path of finding wealth and love and enter a new