But although one's group identity is often discussed as if it were a fixed and unchanging notion, in fact identities such as 'Native American (Indian)' and 'Asian' and 'Latino' are not pre-existing categories, but categories created by community needs and society. All of these various identities include a variety of individuals who, when they or their ancestors were members of different nations, often engaged in frequent warfare, and defined themselves against one another. For example, as the Chinese often fought vs. The Japanese, the Iroquois tribes often fought vs. The Pequot tribes in the Americas, and Latin America has posted a host of external conflicts between nations and internal class and ethnic conflicts (between European and Indian groups). Yet common construction of Asian-ness, Latin-ness, and 'otherness' in the case of Native peoples in North America, created, through a commonality of oppression, if not a perfectly seamless identity for these groups, than...
Otis specifically discusses Asian-American identities, but her analysis would be applicable to all identities. Otis discusses within a specific location in the United States what she calls Asian pan-ethnic community agency and identity. By banding together as one, Asians have formed a common pan-ethnic Asian identity, although still, within various organizations, pre-existing ethnic tensions, and different community assumptions about gender, and class relations from history still subvert as facilitate interethnic and interracial alliances.
Furthermore, Lebanon enjoyed a considerable increase (+26%) on the already positive trend experienced in 2003, despite a politically rocky patch following the assassination of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri. Minister of tourism, Joseph Sarkis, described the new Beirut government's commitment to "enhancing the promotion of tourism in different sectors and encouraging investments in the country, in order to make Lebanon a first-class tourism destination in the Middle East" (quoted in
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Family and Social Structure Many Japanese families retain a very traditional division of home labor, whereby men work long hours and women stay at home and tend to the rearing and education of children. Couples may spend many hours of the day apart from one another, in contrast to American households. Children may live with their parents, especially young women, until they are married, rather than leaving after they depart for
Saudi Arabia is known as the home to the hip hop group, Dark2Men, who competed in MTV Arabia's Hip Hop Na reality show. Break dancing has also become popular as a pastime in the region. Though the exact music distribution and sales numbers are difficult to establish, there is huge listenership especially in satellite TV and radio Gana 45() Hip hop culture in the U.S. Hip hop has been a part
company, industrial and financial analysis of Thomas Venture Capital. It has 4 sources. The UK outbound travel industry is highly competitive, with several large players dominating the market and many smaller firms catering to specialist requirements. The industry has been through a trying period in recent times, with the terrorist attacks of 2001 badly hurting air travel, and with budget airlines also cutting into their business. This report looks at the
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