Carole Lee – from Hong Kong MaMu – from China Angelica Lam – exchange student from Hong Kong

Black hair Oval face Costume Jade bracelet Chinese moon guitar Chinese characters (vertical – top down horizontal – left to right) Chinese flower -peony

Where is China? Where is Hong Kong

Hong Kong (below the Tropic of Cancer)

Location: Asia Status: Chinese Special Administrative Area Population: 7 million people Area: 1,040 km2 Currency: 1 U.S. dollar = 8 Hong Kong dollars Languages: English, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese) Religions: Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist, Christian, Muslim, Hindu

Handover Hong Kong return back to China on July 1, 1997

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Chinese Astrology 2008 Year of the RAT! Rat  Ox  Tiger  Rabbit  Dragon  Snake  Horse  Sheep  Monkey  Rooster  Dog  Pig 

Check your astrology rat horse ox sheep tiger monkey rabbit rooster dragon dog snake pig

Festival – Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year a very happy occasion when people get together with family and friends.

Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates the abundance and togetherness falls on the 15th day of the 8 th month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Chinese Food

Capital: Beijing Area: 9 million sq Km (4th largest country) Population: 1.3 billion (largest population)

Great Wall Summer Palace Forbidden City

The Olympic Games: 2008 in Beijing

Chinese Arts Chinese paper cuttings Chinese paintings

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Shopping Paradise East meets West All styles of goods from different parts of the world

Mandarin 1yi 一 2er 二 3san 三 4si 四 5wu 五 6liu 六 7qi 七 8ba 八 9jiu 九 10shi 十

Basic Chinese Hello – ni hao ( 你好 ) Good morning – zao an ( 早安 ) Good afternoon – wu an ( 午安 ) Good night – wan an ( 晚安 ) Thank you – xie xie ( 謝謝 ) Goodbye – zai jian ( 再見 ) America – mei guo ( 美國 ) beautiful country China – chung guo ( 中國 ) middle country

China The red color of the flag symbolizes revolution. The large star symbolizes the Communist Party (which rules China) and the smaller stars represent the people of China.

Inventions compass silk paper firearm kite umbrella

Olympic flame Panda Swallow FishAntelope Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni Welcome to Beijing Mascots – 5 Friendlies

Culture in US The coexistence of diverse cultures and people is one of the greatest strengths of the United States.

A story A boy A mother A father

What’s behind the story

Chinese Culture Respect relationships (family, friendship, seniority) Humble as a virtue (not boastful) Less expressive (quiet & reserved) but perseverance Personal & physical space (limited) Harmony (less conflict)

Chinese Culture Good/ Bad Less expressive – misunderstanding Respectful to elder – difficult to break from family bondage Group decision – not individualistic Guilty conscious Destiny/ Fate Submissive/ obedience

Variations Do not group Chinese immigrants together. Differences exist among first generation and second- or third- generation immigrants. Chinese from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong may not be the same.

Conclusion There is no “One Size fits All”. (Therefore, do not stereotype!!!) Due to globalization and the rapid flow of information (internet, media etc.), the cultural differences among different nationalities seem to get narrower. Take time and patience to understand one’s culture.

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