Unit 6 : Crosscultural Bridges
Flax-Golden Tales
Then And Now: Finding My Voice
Four Levels of Interactions
For : BA / BBS First year (Business English )
Elaine H . Kim , Korea (1961)
Literal Comprehension :
Elaine H . Kin a Korean writer used to believe in fortune-telling. Once as a fortune- teller said that during her teenage, her life ’ s visions and ideas were developed, she thought it was not right because it was the most difficult and irritation period in her life . This was also the period of Korean War . Many Korean refugees took shelter in her home in America. It was the period of violence and discrimination in America . African Americans were discriminated and arrested . Asian Americans were also discriminated because they could not live in the hotel and public places . Kim was treated as foreigner though she was born in America . She worked hard to become popular. But after being selected as cheerleader she remained with the popular girls . She got inter -cultural influence for her eyes and hairs etc. She studied the history of racism, discrimination between the Whites and Blacks and the Korean War. Therefore , she decided to fight against racism and discrimination . She wrote many articles and edited many books written on the behalf of women and their voice.
Interpretation:
As a cross - cultural article of studying different types of people and their culture , this essay also has emphasized on cultural impacts and differences. To believe a fortuneteller for a young and immature is not so easy but when we become mature and face many ups and downs in life then we say that it was true . This essay tries to tell us about experience living as a foreigner. It also says that one must be aware of one’ s own culture. It is difficult to live as a marginalized group . The writer during her teenage wanted to change her identity . She wished that she had been a white Americans . She did not like her eyes and hair. But now she loves her culture and identity . This essay shows the problem of culturally different people , she likes to raise voice against discrimination among people on the basis of religion, status, caste , sex etc .
Critical Thinking :
This world is a complex of many different cultures, religions, castes and tribes of people . There are discrimination , problems, war , chaos, injustices, struggle between people of different caste , religions , sex, ethnicity etc . This essay has presented on of such condition of the minorities Asians in the U . S . A . This essay has raised some question like – Why are the blacks discriminated in the USA ? Why do the white Americans behave rudely ? Moreover, we can ask that is it possible to adopt other ’ s culture? Is it wise to hate and dominate people from other cultures ? So in this essay Kim has analyzed how gender, race and economic class make an impact on personal life .
Assimilation :
This essay memorized me a lot of superstitious people and fortune tellers in Nepal . In Nepal fortunetelling has become a way of earning money from illiterate and general people. They still believe on such superstitions and spend money on them . Not only in our society there are many such societies that believe on such practices. There are many problems and issues in society everywhere . There are discrimination even in the U . S . A . among different races , sexes , tribes , color , and status of people . This essay also encouraged me to stand for equality among different races . As Kim has tried to raise voice against such problems and discrimination . I also got inspired for raising voice against these.
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