MLO 3: Secondary Culture Other Than JapaneseMLO 3.1 Students describe concepts of culture and use that understanding in their comparison of the Japanese culture with a second culture other than Japan.
MLO 3.2 Students will analyze and make connections between the perspectives, ways of thinking, behavioral practices, and cultural products of a second culture other than Japanese. |
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MLO 3.1Taking SPAN308 was my very first time learning deeply about another culture than Japan. Paired with our class textbook, Mexicanos: A History of Mexicans in the United States by Manuel G. Gonzales, our cirriculum was heavily focused around forums where we would discuss our interpretation of the chapters read. The biggest cultural similarity I noticed was the racial prejudice put against Chicanos entering the country, similar to the prejudice that Japanese people faced during the war. It's as if there was some sort of unified racism in the United States to people that were not Anglo at the time. In this class, I did an assignment where I read Gonzales' interpretation of that period's history, and then I wrote my own interpretation as if I were a news reporter at that time (see Evidence 1). In my essay, I discuss the discrimination that Chicanos faced during that period of time in America.
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MLO 3.2
The biggest connection between the two cultures I noticed was that even in times of racism in the country they came to, they still held their home culture close to heart and never let it go. Japan has a unique culture that they hold on to from generation to generation, and it is the same way for Chicanos. Family is also extremely important in Japanese culture. I'm not saying that family isn't important to Americans, but I do think that we feel more independence from our parents once we reach adulthood, whereas Japanese people still feel connected to their parents when being an adult. I learned that it is the same for Chicano families as well. Family is the one thing that you never let go of. We watched a video in this class and did an analysis of how Chicanos began a movement in the united states to become noticed, appreciated, and valued in American society. My analysis (see Evidence 2) goes over in detail on how the video went through showing that. I think this can be connected to Japanese culture as well because during the time of internment camps, there was too much racial prejudice going on in America. Japanese people had to fight to get their rights back. That is the biggest connection I see between the two cultures in the United States.
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Evidence 2:
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