Sociology

Wherever we go to nowadays, we can see many Asians around since they have immigrated into America due to better opportunities or for some other reasons. They can adapt well into the American culture, considering that American culture is very different from theirs. The culture of America can even be regarded as entirely opposite to the Asian culture and yet the Asians that are seen today seem to fully adapt into their surroundings and environment without the slightest tendency of a culture shock. Perhaps, this can be attributed to the fact that the American culture have reached many other countries in the world that cultural diffusion takes place and that American influences are not uncommon. In fact, what Asians see in their hometowns are also some of the things that they see and experience when they arrive in America.

Of course, these conclusions are merely based on my observations and experiences. For example, there was a time when I went to the mall and saw that this Asian family were out shopping. I observed that the young kids were more Americanized in their clothing and language while the parents were still showing tremendous Asian roots like they were very fussy concerning their children while the children wanted to leave their parents and explore the mall on their own. This can be just the attitude of how teenagers are with their parents but somehow, that situation was different since there was obvious defiance from the children for their independence and yet they still showed their defiance with politeness and decorumvalues which seems to be in abundance with Asians. Asian culture are different with American culture that it is a norm within their circles to show respect toward their parents or elderseven movies continuously portray show this. This is perhaps the reason why we fail to comprehend the culture of the Asians because it is very different from ours we value independence and individuality too much for us to fully appreciate their own beliefs.