The patio light was on automatically when I opened my aunt’s apartment front door but the house was still dark. I knew my aunt had not returned yet. She texted me before I was done with my shift to tell me that she would return home late. As an accountant in a hospital, she was always busy on the first week of the month for what she called ‘month end closing’. I did not know exactly the meaning of it, but I knew she would come home late for those days.
Turning on the light, I put my take out container on the kitchen’s counter. On my way home, I stopped at a Chinese restaurant for our dinners since I did not want to give another burden to my aunt. She was nice enough to take me in her house since few weeks ago as I had problem with my
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I knew her. If she said on her solemn expression, it was better to follow her rules.
Despite I liked eating together with my aunt, but for a chance, I enjoyed for eating alone while watching TV or reading my book on the same time.
Holding the TV remote, I flipped the channels from one to another. Sometime, I did not know why we had so many channels on TV especially if there were nothing interested to watch. It was a waste, wasn’t it?
My finger froze on the air when one of Asian’s TV showing a lady almost fifty years old wearing a black color dress, looked somber and looked away the reporter who was trying to take her picture. Behind her, there was a young man around twenty seven years old, looked serious and rounded his hand on the lady’s shoulder. I’d seen the scene few times since it was not a recent news. Still, my heart was sad to see the miserable expression on the lady and his son. I was glad when the scene was replaced by a good looking female reporter.
“As we have known that the founder and the president of ESG Corporation, the well-known company for its Park Market grocery stores, was died from kidney failure few weeks ago. His passing was mourned by employees since Mr. Park was known as a down-to-earth president and always spent his sudden visit time by talking directly to his employees. Let’s we watch a comment from the oldest employees that we recorded after Mr. Park’s burial”
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Historically in western drama, Asian women have been portrayed in a highly negative light. The Asian women in films like “Sayonara” and “The San Pebbles” and musicals like “Miss Saigon” are seen as people who are “submissive and silent.” A young American soldier is often involved in these plots, as most of these plots are war dramas. The Asian girl falls in love with the American because she sees him as a “savior” who will take her back home with him so she can fulfill what she thinks is the “American Dream”, meaning that she can go from “rags to riches.” On the contrary, the American falls in love with the Asian girl because he feels preference for submissiveness, which he finds more feminine and attractive. As well, the American is embodied with the “Christopher Columbus Syndrome”, and feels that he has to dominate her. This passive eastern femininity in relation to western male dominance is portrayed in these dramas.
Summary: Eating a meal with someone is more than just eating a meal with someone. Quote: “Whenever people eat or drink together, it’s communion” (Foster 8). This act of getting together is also called “an act of sharing love or peace”. Eating together is a common theme in many cultures. When we eat together, it shows that we are comfortable with each other and we care
A person’s current life can be greatly influenced by past experiences, especially when those experiences involve heartbreak and tragedy. In the book Hotel On the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Henry contends with the communication flaws with his father and his best friend Keiko who who was separated from him due to World war 2. His father’s racial bias towards Keiko and Japanese people in general affects Henry in a very profound way. Racial tension and victimization between two different cultures can have a great impact on family relations and love.
When it comes to dining-in at a restaurant we all want the best service that we can get. When I think of “the best service” I think about the cleanliness, nice waitresses, good food, and affordable prices. There are so many different options when a family thinks about going out to eat, especially if they have small children. It’s often hard to go to a nice dine-in restaurant because sometimes it’s hard to find something on the menu for everyone in the family. I have experienced many things at two completely different restaurants. I can say Demos’ is better than Logan’s because the food and service is much better.
It was June 1967, when my father quit his job as a mechanic and opened a restaurant in Chicago. Being the youngest of eight children (one which died prior to my birth), everyone in the family had to help out in order to make the restaurant a success.
In her essay written as a travel journalist, The Old Man Isn’t There Anymore, American journalist Kellie Schmidt does a remarkable job entertaining readers with the awkwardness of her relationship with her Shanghainese neighbors, and describing a subsequent Chinese funeral. The author explains her neighbor’s hesitancy towards having a friendship with her in the shared three story house she had lived in four a year. After she observes some of her neighbors crying in the hallway, she phones her cleaning lady and learns an old man in the house, who she has believed has always said hello to her, has died. In her continued attempt to be neighborly, Kellie takes flowers to the family of her deceased neighbor; while there, she was invited to the
In a recent discussion of the media, an issue has been whether Hollywood writers and directors have a social responsibility to avoid stereotyping ethnic characters. On the one hand, some argue that the Hollywood writers and directors should not have a social responsibility to avoid stereotyping ethnic characters because they make movies that their audiences enjoy, connect, and relate to. The audiences cannot make a purchase if they do not feel interested in; therefore, it is the audiences’ personal responsibility. On the other hand, however, others argue that the Hollywood writers and directors should have a social responsibility to avoid stereotyping ethnic characters. According to the article “Asian Women in Film: No Joy, No Luck” by Jessica Hagedorn, the author discusses the stereotypical portrayals of Asian women in the movie. By analyzing movies, she shows that the women are seen being as victims in so many ways, such as sexual and physical because of their gender. The reason is the Hollywood filmmakers and directors create their films in that way through stereotypes. It is true since the media plays role in the society. Therefore, the Hollywood writers and directors should have a social responsibility to avoid stereotyping ethnic character because their products have a significant influence on children, adults, and colored actors.
The main focus of the Problem Solution essay is to analyze different topics related to the subject of “image” in Asian American studies. This essays aims to go more in depth about the problems that surround the subject of “image” and then creating a solution to these issues. In order to get to a solution one must first come up with a method that includes thinking of a topic that is closely related to the subject of image, present said topic to the professor, compose an outline for a rough draft and eventually a final draft. This process will ultimately allow the student to further evaluate and resolve other issue in Asian American studies. While the reader of the essay better understands the problems that writing can have, the writer also presents and realizes how “genre” can cause different recurrences within social interactions.
The biographical connection that the author “Amy Tan” draws in her short story “Two Kinds” with her main character Jing-mei, crosses in more than one side. First of all, they both are Chinese American whose struggle in their identities with their Chinese immigrant mothers. “Due to a cultural conflict and lack of proper understanding of each other’s perceptions” (Priya 1), and as a big gap developed between the two daughters and their two mothers, in which resulted a complex relationship between them.
I sat down on the old wooden chair that was in the middle of the kitchen, everything was quite cramped together but we didn’t mind. He put a plate down in front of me and then plopped two pieces of toast on it. I thanked him and then hastily ate my food. I checked the clock on
The film “Seeking Asian Female” by Debbie Lum, follows Steven and Sandy’s journey to marriage. Steven searches for his dream wife within the Asian community and meets 30 year old Sandy, who too, is searching for her life partner, through the internet. Sandy later moves in with Steven and we unravel the positives and the negatives that they face culturally, socially and economically. Their language barrier proves to be a huge obstacle for them as they struggle to communicate with one another properly and there is a lot of pressure on Steven to prove himself to be financially stable enough to marry Sandy and form a new life together, due to Sandy’s inability to work legally in the U.S. without a green card. The topic of my essay is on
This movie depicted different life experience of four pairs of Chinese mother and daughter. Though distinct grievous life stories they had, these four Chinese mothers were all born and bred under the background of feudal Chinese regime, cultivated by Chinese traditional feudalism, and fatefully, their lives were poisoned and destroyed by malignant tumor of Chinese backward culture and ideology, for example, women are subordinated to men. More unfortunately, the four daughters who were born and educated in America, assumed to avoid from the influence of Chinese feudal culture, still inherited deformed character, like without self-value and spirit; extended last generation’s tragedy—misery marriage. The
Do you need some place to go eat after church or just to hang out with friends? Golden Corral is the kind of place you can go to hang out with your friends and chill. The restaurant usually gets so busy on weekends that you will not have a space to park your car. If you want, you are welcome to park in the back, but it is a long walk to the entrance. The food is worth the walk, and many people do not mind because they love bringing their families to this restaurant on weekends. It is one of the best buffets in Omaha. They offer not only great service, but a fun atmosphere for eating with friends or family, and at a reasonable price.
Food is the key component of life and the way you consume it tells a lot about your culture, ethnicity and taste background. Communities in India eat with their hands, Europe usually uses full on table setting while in Japan chopsticks are the main utensils. It is extremely unusual for someone to imagine how would it look like to eat a meal without the vision component being present while doing this everyday routine. Many people believe that the sense of sight plays an immense role in the dining experience but that is not completely true, on the contrary touch is the crucial element that guides you through the dining experience. So, after the given information above would you dare to dine in the dark where your eyesight is completely gone during this ninety-minute journey?
As far back as I can remember, I have always liked going out to eat. Two of my favorite restaurants are Jake’s and McDonald’s. Though both are places to dine they have their differences in their ambiance, waiting, and expense. When deciding where to go to eat, I have three things to think about. I must consider the atmosphere or where I want to go. The amount of time I have is another consideration. The amount of money that I am able to spend is a big influence.