Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'ABC'.
Found 8 results
-
from the Global Times - a handful of stories that may be of interest to some of us Looks Chinese, acts American Born and raised in the States but looking like a local, causes ‘yellow skin’ expats hardships in China
-
This topic has come up before, what an American Born Asian deals with when visiting Asia not knowing the culture and language, and the reactions Asian born have when encountering a Asian "Foreigner". http://shanghaiist.com/2014/12/08/overseas-asian-in-china.php -
I stumbled on this one today. Let Me Guess! Asian people in general, and especially girls, are tired of hearing any variation of the phrase 'let me guess what country you are from real quick'. It gets old, real quick. You Look JUST Like... Lucy Liu, Sandra Oh, the list of Asian chick celebrities is fairly long, and apparently all Asian girls look like one of them. Hey, it's not exactly an insult, but it kinda is. Do You Get Punished For a 3.5 GPA? Asians are hard workers, it is cultural. But not ALL Asian girls are going to be a math wiz, please stop inquiring about it. Do You Know Karate? Yes, yes, we are all taught karate first thing after we come out of the womb. We are Asian after all, right? How are You So Skinny? It's no lie, we tend to see alot of in shape Asian girls, and we are not exactly sure why. But darned if we will not ask them until their ears go numb! Teach Me Origami? Origami, the ancient art of creating paper caricatures of swans and all that good stuff. You know it, right Asian girl? What's Your Chinese Name? Sometimes those born in Asia adopt American sounding names when staying in the States for a while, but an Asian chick born and raised in Florida really is named Rachel, whether you believe it or not. You Speak Really Good English? Well, I really should. After all, I was born in Wisconsin, but thanks! Can You Marry Non-Asians? For some reason, lots of people have the mistaken impression that Asians only marry other Asians. Look around you, clearly this is not the case. Do You Speak Chinese? General ignorance about which languages are spoken in Asia is rampant, so it should be no surprise that Asian chicks are tired of hearing all variations of this question.
-
CHINESE & AMERICAN CULTURAL DISTINCTIVES THEIR FRAMEWORK FOR ACTIVITIES AMERICAN BORN CHINESE CHINESE BORN - achievement oriented ascriptive oriented - emphasis on “doing” emphasis on “being” - oriented towards action oriented towards “harmony keeping” - prefer efficiency & ready for change prefer stability & structure - decision-making process is democratic decision making is autocratic - work & play very distinct/separate being in harmony extends to workplace - extremely time conscious more conscious about relationships - competition seen as healthy interaction is seen as healthy - goal is winning (at all costs) goal is participation & harmony THEIR FORM OF RELATIONSHIPS - relationships of equality relationships of hierarchy - egalitarian & democratic traditional & authoritative - respect is seeking opinions of all respect is obedience/submission - final decisions after consultation final decisions made-by position - direct and confrontational indirect middle person communication - informal view of relationships formal view of relationships - low obligation to social functions higher obligation to social functions - love = quality of time spent together love = provision of necessities - need to be liked need to be included - conflict resolution important conflict management important - concern for right vs. wrong concern for “saving face” THEIR PERCEPTION OF THE SELF - “me-ism” mentality “we-ism” mentality - identity in achievements identity in the family - responsible for self (self-reliant) responsible for clan (clan reliant) - children desire self identity children represent family name - good parents develop independence good parents develop family loyalty - healthy to move into own apartment healthy to move out when married - subjective, expressive/emotive objective, reserved - loyal to self in workforce loyal to employer in workforce - alright to be in debt terrible & shameful to owe someone - tend to accumulate things tend to accumulate things -
This is too much, looks like Mainland Girl is sweet, HK Girl is spoiled, and ABC Girl is care free.. http://youtu.be/_RiPfUvHadk
-
Interesting topic about what an American Born Chinese had to deal with when trying to find a job as an adult English teacher in Taiwan. Li Anne's article. http://www.8asians.com/2013/10/23/reverse-racism-in-taiwan/
-
Many Chinese have wanted to come here and start a new life but have you ever wondered about the Chinese that wanted to go back to their roots. Not the ones that came here originally from China but the ones that are ABC (American Born Chinese). Most ABC runs into a major culture shock when going back to China. The language, clothes, and other habits. Listen to the voices of those who ventured back to their roots to see the walls that they have found going back to heir parents homeland. When asking my son if he is Chinese or Greek, he will tell you that he’s an American. Great answer but listen to those ABC that use the same answer and get different responses from the Chinese mainlanders. -
Very Interesting Blog Post http://kapookababy.com/2011/06/29/eight-chinese-women-one-overseas-born-chinese/ The Chinese I have been over here with tell me that they are immediately identified as not being from here. I originally saw this on James Fallows blog. He live din China and writes extensively about it.
