The sense of national identity is important in increasing the social mobility and social cohesion. These social elements accelerate the development of the society. Hong Kong returned to China but Hong Kong youth is deficient in national consciousness and claimed that they are Hong Kong citizens rather than Chinese. According to a study by the Hong Kong Policy Research Institute, one in three secondary students lack awareness of national identity Chinese. The teenagers disgust the policy control that the Hong Kong government implemented the policy according to the instruction by the central government. And the cultural conflict has been enlarged because of the uncivilized behaviors from the Chinese tourists. Political control and cultural conflict …show more content…
In common, Hong Kong people have a higher education level and life standard than Chinese because lots of Chinese never enjoy education. The uncivilized behaviors of Chinese are low cultural level, the Chinese label an international image “locust”. The adoption of national identity gives a rude image. Besides, Hong Kong youth place importance on personal image. The behaviors of the Chinese cannot be accepted and understand. Hong Kong youths are disagreeable the image and behaviors of Chinese, the acceptance level of national identity decrease. By the news, Hong Kong residents are angry and complain that many of the visitors come from mainland stock up on everything. The products can resell at a higher price in China. The mainland visitors increase to 50 million that while only thousand numbers in 2003. (Tsang, 2015) In my opinion, apart from the division of product resources, they also capture educational, medical and accommodation resources. Up to 70percentage of students in university are mainland Chinese. The most important worried things among teenagers are the future resource. The resource has been expensive and lacking. Furthermore, jump in the queue, talk loudly and defecate indiscriminately are seldom appeared since the universal education in the past. The mainland visitors reappear these situations and lead Hong Kong to become a degenerated society. The citizenship of Chinese is lower than Hong Kong too much and cannot be received. The uncivilized behaviors cause Hong Kong teenagers disdain the Chinese culture. The acceptance of Chinese identity will connect to the discourteous
young Chinese really trying to find their own ways, or just copying what looks to
Cultural identity is very important for every ethnic group as it shapes the culture of that particular faction and therefore, a certain culture cannot realize its own values until it is exposed to another one. II. Nationalism Nationalism revolves around the attitude that people have about their national identity. It is the national days, symbols, music and the anthem, among other values, that bind a nation together. The Hispanics are nationalists who are proud of their traditions and history.
When asked to define ones cultural identity people usually take the path that leads to their country of origin. They describe their beliefs and tradition which mirrors the values of people within that geographic location. But what about the people who are torn between two cultures? How would they define their cultural identity? This is the problem faced by Henry Park, the protagonist of the book Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee. Originally from Korea, he immigrated to the United States with his parents when he was little. However, his struggle of trying to find his acceptance into the American culture still continues. The book outlines his endless uncertainty of trying to define his cultural identity and his feelings as an outsider to the American Culture. Not being able to commit to either of the cultures leaves Henry confused regarding his true Cultural identity which Chang very artfully presents as a fuzzy line between the American and Korean Culture.
“As we journey through life, identity and belonging must be consistently renegotiated.” Each person’s identity goes through a process of stages in order to be fully developed and be a whole identity. Some people needs more time than others to attain a full, whole identity. There are many factors which play a role in sharpens people’s identity such as the environment that the people love in and the experiences that they went through. Undoubtedly, immigrants, especially those form two different cultures, need more time to achieve a stable and whole identity as they become trapped between two cultures, unable to categorize themselves with a particular one. For instance, it is very hard for Asian Americans, especially the first and second generations, to assimilate and adjust in America as they have different culture, traditions and features. This paper will depict how Obaachan in Silver like dust and Pearl in Shanghai Girls defines their identity and belonging during their lives’ journeys.
Hong Kong Reading - "The Book of the Year" Through imperialism, British rule encouraged industrialization and modernization which led to visible growth in the economy as the city is described as a trade center and important in manufacturing and banking, which suggests that the industries and businesses prospered. Additionally, the fear of Chinese rule suggests that businesses operated better under British rule, which shows how imperialism improved the lives of the people of Hong Kong compared to the government before imperial rule. The way that citizens of Hong Kong left the colony before it was returned to China further highlights the different effects of British rule and Chinese rule on the people, suggesting that British rule was preferred by the citizens of Hong Kong which is why they left rather than live under Chinese rule. This implies that the colonized people considered Great Britain’s imperialist rule to be better than the government before which was Chinese. This demonstrates that imperialism improved the lives of the colonized people because it helped the economy grow and prosper.
Culture and identity are two very strange ideas. They are received at a very young age, yet they are very hard to give to someone else. They will affect you for the rest or your life, yet for the most part you are born into them. However, they soon become very important to us and we cannot, no matter what we do, live without them. They are a part of us, and a vital aspect of society. However, it took me a very long time to recognize that I had an identity and a little while after that before I knew what it was.
The establishment of identity is an important, complex task for all adolescents, and is considered a major developmental task for all adolescents. It is particularly complicated for adolescents belonging to ethnic and minority groups. Ethnic identity of the majority group of individuals is constantly validated and reinforced in a positive manner where as the minority group is constantly ridiculed and punished in a negative manner. What does this say for those adolescents who are the minority and not the majority? It is important to study or research ethnic identity because it provides better knowledge to help one understand striving for a sense of unity and connectivenesss in which the self provides meaning for direction and meaning of ethnic identity (Spencer, 1990). It is also important to study or research the differences between these groups due to beliefs and values.
Hong Kong has always remained a very unique city, one which is said to have ‘a Western past, an Eastern future’. Since its colonisation by the British in the 1860s, it has maintained to a very large extent its Chinese identity and its connection to its Motherland, while at the same time, has frequent contact with the Western world, politically, economically, and culturally. Hong Kong’s unique position has made the city a vibrant international metropolis that acts as a bridge between East and West. Yet after it was returned to China in 1997, this former British colony has been constantly reassessing its British past, struggling to find its new position and redefining its identity.
The author works around the concept of identity which he shows is common in East Asian region and influences the stance of a particular country towards China. He defines identity vaguely as “set of unifying ideas that focus primarily on how a nation perceives the world around it…” This concept of identity as main factor in determining the regional relationship is explained over three main areas. Firstly at the territorial level, China enjoys its identity as the center of all diplomatic relations and therefore a powerful and strong China is deemed good for the region. Second, Chi...
Based on reading the assigned article, “Letter from China – Angry Youth – the New Generation’s Neocon Nationalists,” written by Evan Osnos and published on July 28, 2008, in The New Yorker magazine, I would categorize Chinese nationalism as being civic. Previous to this reading, I had images of the mass assimilation of China and the rejection of western influence under Chairman Mao Tse-Tung shaping my view of China as a nation that was denied nationalism in order to give all for the sake of the Communist Party. Now, I can see that the cause of nationalism is shifting with a new generation that is no longer suppressed, but that has embraced education, technology, and the free exchange of ideas.
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Whenever people mention Hong Kong in the context of where it stands on a global front, they always talk about it being a colonial city that worked its way through post colonization and successfully established itself as a world-renowned city. Or they talk about how it has recognized itself as a world-class city by excelling on the economic fore front and becoming one of the worlds leading international financial centres. However, people barely associate Hong Kong with being a multicultural city. Why is that so? Is it because the locals of Hong Kong are keener on promoting traditional culture than diversity? Or is it because multiculturalism creates more tension amongst the residents than brotherhood? Through this paper I would like to explore Hong Kong from the perspective of being a multicultural city, building up on how colonization established multiculturalism in Hong Kong and leading on to how multiculturalism affects Hong Kong as a global city, in today’s world.
Examine the development of youth work in the UK and compare it with another country of your choice
I have discovered that the three main causes of the loss of cultural identity are immigration, industrialization, and globalization. When people migrate to a new country, they often have to assimilate to the culture. They strive to fit in to the host culture, and then they start to lose their own culture. With industrialization, the rise of industry and growth of population is causing an outward expansion of cities. More and more land is needed for the cities and industrialized areas. It has become a growing problem that smaller cities and villages are being destroyed by this expansion. Globalization is becoming more and more of a problem with the rise of technology. Areas all over the world are getting to view the cultures and customs of other countries. As dominant countries and cultures arise, other countries are striving to become like these countries, whether economically or
The report identified that globalization empowered the Chinese culture into acting and living like the westerners. Globalization is the background for economic empowerment and development, and lead to the development of a global village. Globalization can mobilize and empower individuals in a community and support collective identity through the provision of work opportunities and socialization. Culture globalization could misrepresent a people’s mandate and create colonization into the culture. The globalization could lead to the loss of group and self-identity and loss of individualism. The paper’s focus is solely dependent on the Chinese culture which became transformed thanks to the globalization that’s happening to the entire