Asians Essays and Term Papers
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Why Do Filipinos Love Asian Drama?
Why do Filipinos Love Asian Drama? Asian novellas are what’s in these days. They are shown on almost every local TV Channel, sold on DVD and VCD in stores to sidewalks. What do these Asian-novellas have that make them very popular to us Filipinos? Why do Filipinos love Asian Drama? As a watcher of Asian novellas myself, I have seen that it is easy for us Filipinos to relate and appreciate these Asian novellas because
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Leg Extension with Asians
Leg extension surgery does not, or has ever, expressed an individual’s choice about the body. It even says in the article that the woman did the surgery in order to increase her chance of becoming a diplomat. Sure, it is the individual’s choice to get the surgery. However, the influence of Western culture is what led to that choice. Even though this event was taken place in China, America and its standards are what caused
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Singtel Broker Report Asian Capital Markets October 2007
Singapore Telecommunications SingTel Ltd Reuters: STEL.SI Bloomberg: ST SP Exchange: STI Ticker: SGT.SG Regional growth attraction BUY Singtel Performance Highlights SingTel reported 1Q operating revenue of S$3,567m (+10.5% yoy) and net profit of S$927m (+10.4% yoy). Moreover, EBITDA increased to S$1,769m (+9.2% yoy). Its main subsidiaries SingTel and Optus saw slower single digit growth compared to its regional associates which contributed to the strong performance with a recent acquisition of WARID Telecom from Pakistan.
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Hypothesis: Social Class Determines How Asian Teenagers (aged 15-17) Do in Gcse Rather Than Culture
Hypothesis: Social class determines how “Asian teenagers (aged 15-17) do in GCSE rather than culture. Culture is hard to define and operationalise between different “Asian” groups. In test after test, nationally, Chinese and Indian students show superior performance in mathematics and other subjects compared with their Pakistani, Bangladeshi (also “Asian”) and non-Asian counterparts. In 2003, according to National Statistics, 71% of boys and 79% of girls achieved 5+A*-C GCSE/GNVQs. These statistics were significantly higher than
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Ashoka - Asian Studies
ASHOKA Ashoka was “beloved of the Gods”. He was the greatest Mauryan ruler. He was Chandragupta’s grandson, who died in 297 BCE. He had a habit of inscribing his name and imperial edicts on rocks and pillars, which he set up all over his empire. This contributed to his discovery by the British in the late 19th century. He came to the throne about 269BCE. Converted to Buddhism and felt it was mission to spread
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Asian American Stereotypes in Film
Asian Americans only make up a small percent of the American population. Even more significant is that this percentage live mostly on the west and east coasts of mainland United States and Hawaii; leaving the rest of the American population to most likely get their exposures to Asians through television and movies. However the exposure they have receive throughout the history of cinematography has been hardly flattering. Throughout the course of history Asians in
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East Asian Economic Crisis
A large economic downturn in East Asia threatens to end its nearly 30 year run of high growth rates. The crisis has caused Asian currencies to fall 50-60%, stock markets to decline 40%, banks to close, and property values to drop. The crisis was brought on by currency devaluations, bad banking practices, high foreign debt, loose government regulation, and corruption. Due to East Asia?s large impact on the world economy, the panic in Thailand, Indonesia,
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The Cultural Identity Within Asian Writing Systems
The Cultural Identity Within Asian Writing Systems The style of Asian writing seems to be completely different from that of the western writing systems. For starters, many western languages are phonetic: words are spelled out with symbols that represent sounds. The way that a word looks has nothing to do with the meaning of the word. On the other hand, the most recognized form of Asian writing, Chinese characters, are completely pictographic. A single character
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How Did the Appreciation of the U.S Dollar and Depreciation of the Yuan Affect the Timing and Magnitude of the Asian Currency Crisis?
Firstly, the sharp appreciation of US dollar in mid-1995 affected the export competitiveness of ASEAN countries (Hu & Kasa 1998; Radelet & Sachs 1998; Glick 1998). Partly because US market was the most important market for exports, the �export-depended’ ASEAN countries pegged their currencies to the US dollar. This pegged system worked well before 1995 as dollar fell against yen and was weak. However, since the second half of 1995, dollar began recovering against yen
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Australia Has a European Past but an Asian Future
“Australia has a European past but an Asian future.” Discuss Australia was first colonized by the British so of course Australia will always have strong links to the UK. But now times are moving on and so must we. We must look towards the future and the future is in Asia. To show we have a European past we have to look at the fact that Australia is a predominantly white country and for many
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William N. Rogers Ii, Center for Asian Studies
William N. Rogers II, Center for Asian Studies "Pa Chin's Family--one of the most celebrated novels of the May 4th Movement--continues to be indispensable reading. Its clash of the traditional and the modern, of age and youth, of Confucianism and individualism remains relevant to any understanding of how China struggled, and continues to struggle, to escape the constraints of stifling orthodoxy." Book Description An essential work for anyone interested in the society and history of
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Asian Food
Asian Food By: xxx Thailand: Thailand is grouped with Southeast Asia cuisines. Thai food is usually prepared stir-fried, steamed, or grilled over charcoal, however, ultimately the wok dominates the kitchen. Thai food has been described to have the "consistency of Chinese food, the spiciness of Mexican food, the lusciousness of Polynesian and the extract flavors of none of the above." The original home of the T'ai tribes existed in the mountain valleys of southwestern China,
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Parenting Styles - an Asian Insight
In 1978, Dr. Diana Baumrind was the first to define the four parenting styles. Since then, there have been more styles that utilize different category designs. For Baumrind, her categories were responsiveness and demandingness. Responsiveness is defined as warmth: a parent's response to the needs of a child in an accepting and supporting way. Responsiveness can also be used interchangeable with love. Parents use love as a tool to teach right from wrong, increase a
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East Asian Tigers
Krista Bruns SSC 141a Assignment 3 British English Can one tame a tiger? - The extensive growth of South East Asian Economies - Introduction A tiger economy is a name given to a region or country which undergoes a heavy and fast economic growth. This usually also leads to rising living standards. This term was first applied to South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Since the 1960’s, these four countries are known as the
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The Roaring Tigers and the Asian Miracle
The Roaring Tigers and the Asian Miracle Until a few years ago one could not open the pages of a public affairs magazine without running into a commentary claiming for example that Ў®Asian countries have developed a new and superior form of capitalism that is beating the pants off Western, free market economiesЎЇ (Altfest, 1998). Between 1965 and 1990 the economy of East Asia grew faster than all other regions of the world, roughly three
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Myths of Asian Womanhood
When we think of the woman's role in Chinese society, we often look to the Neo-Confusion ideas of womanhood. The time when all women in China had the feet bound. When women were expected to be loyal, to there father or husband. There were times in Chinese societies when women had greater freedoms. If you examine stories from before the Song era, you can see some of these freedoms. Some of these powerful stories include;
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Critically Examine Why Financial Liberalisation Brought Financial Crisis in Most of the Asian Countries but Did Not Bring a Crisis in Either China or India.
The government have been using the policy of financial repression now for many years. Financial repression consisted of fixing interest rates below market levels and controlling the allocation of credit. Under developed financial systems, inefficient lending patterns, and failure of distributional goals, all existed. Low savings where noticeable due to negative real interest rates. Macro economic performance fell within this policy, also those countries whom had large negative real interest rates suffered from growth rates.
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Portrayal of Asian Americans
Abstract My research focused on the coverage of Asian Americans in contemporary mass media. The following types of media were researched: · Music · Television · Films · Magazines I gave several examples where Asian Americans were used to play very simple characters. These roles were defined by stereotypes that exist in America. I also researched instances on counter actions taken by Asian Americans to protest against these negative images. My research also has examples
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Asian Religions in the Usa
Asian Religions in the USA In this essay I will discuss the many aspects and ideals of Asian Religions along with their impact and the role they play within the United States. I had a few questions that I had to try and find answers for, in order to complete the connection of Asian Religions to the United States. Why are some Americans and westerners finding Asian Religions as well as Asian thought and philosophy
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British-Born Asians
The confinement of British-born Asians: Both sides of the spectrum As a British-born Asian myself, I have always been fascinated by the reasons to which my parents felt they had to confine and shelter me from what they thought were negative influences. Many other British-born Asians have found themselves in a very similar situation. The more I talked to them about their experiences, the more I found that there was an ever-bridging gap between the
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Asian Stereotypes
Nick Jump Ms. Pringle 1310 1:00 17 October 2005 Stereotypes play a significant role in the lives of many individuals. Stereotypes can be hurtful and they can be helpful. Eric Liu combats Asian stereotypes and his own thoughts of inferiority with a conscious strategy of assimilation that leads to further the spread of Asian American stereotypes and the loss of his own individuality. When someone finds him or herself in an unfamiliar place, they tries
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Comparisons and Contrasts of Asian and European Empires
Comparisons and Contrasts of Asian and European Empires Foreign trade is one of the most important aspects of Asian and European Empires. Without trade, these empires would not have flourished in the manner that they did. Many different factors played a role in developing trade in their cultures. As various empires ruled from 2000 BC to 1911 in Asia and Europe, trade has had a major influence in the development of those cultures as seen
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U.S. Vs Asian School System
Andre’ Umansky Two Systems into One In the past twenty years the United States school system has been accumulating quite a bit of criticism. Evidence shows that the United States has been lagging exponentially compared to almost all the industrialized countries. This specifically refers to Asian countries that are statistically blowing the U.S. out of the water. Recent survey results in the universal subject of math show us that the U.S. eighth graders have fallen
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Knowledge Governance and Value Innovation in the Asian Context’?
Knowledge governance in Asia is probably not as vibrant in comparison to the rest of the world. In the past, many Asians rely on the apprenticeship system and this practice is still dominant in some trades. Many Asian believes that skills and knowledge should be passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth and not widespread as it will contort the original significance. They also believe that by sharing knowledge, they will
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Female Asian Filmmakers
Brief outline: 1. Gender Inequality in film industry 2. Female film makers in Asia India : Gurinder Chadha Malaysia: Yasmin Ahmad The Philippines : Marilou Diaz-Abaya Hong Kong : Ann Hui 3. Female film makers in Singapore Singapore: Tan Pin Pin, Sun Koh and Wee Li-Lin. 4. Singapore Film Industry 5. Rise of female Asian film makers in the future? Abstract: This paper shall touch on the gender issues in the filmmakers’ industry. Some noted
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