Author: Mae M. Franking
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding
Author: Lenore Look
Publisher: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A Chinese American girl describes the festivities surrounding her uncle's Chinese wedding and the customs behind each one.
Publisher: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A Chinese American girl describes the festivities surrounding her uncle's Chinese wedding and the customs behind each one.
Wedding Feng Shui
Author: Laura Lau
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006203670X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A wedding planning book like no other, Wedding Feng Shui can help any prospective bride and groom plan the perfect nuptials, with advice on everything from finding the luckiest day to get married to choosing the perfect flowers. In Wedding Feng Shui, renowned Chinese astrologers Laura Lau and Theodora Lau, co-authors of The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes, explain how anyone of any culture can use Eastern wisdom to create a personalized, meaningful, and beautiful wedding.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006203670X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A wedding planning book like no other, Wedding Feng Shui can help any prospective bride and groom plan the perfect nuptials, with advice on everything from finding the luckiest day to get married to choosing the perfect flowers. In Wedding Feng Shui, renowned Chinese astrologers Laura Lau and Theodora Lau, co-authors of The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes, explain how anyone of any culture can use Eastern wisdom to create a personalized, meaningful, and beautiful wedding.
The Spanish Pacific, 1521-1815
Author: Christina H. Lee
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789463720649
Category : Philippines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Spanish Pacific designates the space Spain colonized or aspired to rule in Asia between 1521 -- with the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan -- and 1815 -- the end of the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade route. It encompasses what we identify today as the Philippines and the Marianas, but also Spanish America, China, Japan, and other parts of Asia that in the Spanish imagination were extensions of its Latin American colonies. This reader provides a selection of documents relevant to the encounters and entanglements that arose in the Spanish Pacific among Europeans, Spanish Americans, and Asians while highlighting the role of natives, mestizos, and women. A-first-of-its-kind, each of the documents in this collection was selected, translated into English, and edited by a different scholar in the field of early modern Spanish Pacific studies, who also provided commentary and bibliography.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789463720649
Category : Philippines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Spanish Pacific designates the space Spain colonized or aspired to rule in Asia between 1521 -- with the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan -- and 1815 -- the end of the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade route. It encompasses what we identify today as the Philippines and the Marianas, but also Spanish America, China, Japan, and other parts of Asia that in the Spanish imagination were extensions of its Latin American colonies. This reader provides a selection of documents relevant to the encounters and entanglements that arose in the Spanish Pacific among Europeans, Spanish Americans, and Asians while highlighting the role of natives, mestizos, and women. A-first-of-its-kind, each of the documents in this collection was selected, translated into English, and edited by a different scholar in the field of early modern Spanish Pacific studies, who also provided commentary and bibliography.
My Chinese Marriage
Author: Mae M. Franking
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Modern China
Author: Xiaobing Li
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Providing an indispensable resource for students, educators, businessmen, and officials investigating the transformative experience of modern China, this book provides a comprehensive summary of the culture, institutions, traditions, and international relations that have shaped today's China. In Modern China, author Xiaobing Li offers a resource far beyond a conventional encyclopedia, providing not only comprehensive coverage of Chinese civilization and traditions, but also addressing the values, issues, and critical views of China. As a result, readers will better understand the transformative experience of the most populous country in the world, and will grasp the complexity of the progress and problems behind the rise of China to a world superpower in less than 30 years. Written by an author who lived in China for three decades, this encyclopedia addresses 16 key topics regarding China, such as its geography, government, social classes and ethnicities, gender-based identities, arts, media, and food, each followed by roughly 250 short entries related to each topic. All the entries are placed within a broad sociopolitical and socioeconomic contextual framework. The format and writing consistency through the book reflects a Chinese perspective, and allows students to compare Chinese with Western and American views.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Providing an indispensable resource for students, educators, businessmen, and officials investigating the transformative experience of modern China, this book provides a comprehensive summary of the culture, institutions, traditions, and international relations that have shaped today's China. In Modern China, author Xiaobing Li offers a resource far beyond a conventional encyclopedia, providing not only comprehensive coverage of Chinese civilization and traditions, but also addressing the values, issues, and critical views of China. As a result, readers will better understand the transformative experience of the most populous country in the world, and will grasp the complexity of the progress and problems behind the rise of China to a world superpower in less than 30 years. Written by an author who lived in China for three decades, this encyclopedia addresses 16 key topics regarding China, such as its geography, government, social classes and ethnicities, gender-based identities, arts, media, and food, each followed by roughly 250 short entries related to each topic. All the entries are placed within a broad sociopolitical and socioeconomic contextual framework. The format and writing consistency through the book reflects a Chinese perspective, and allows students to compare Chinese with Western and American views.
A China Moment
Author: Clare Bagshaw
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479723789
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
'A China Moment' is Clare Bagshaw's informed and insightful account of the rewards and challenges of living, working and travelling across the breadth of China and beyond. Clare battles through cultural barriers and social nuances to gain an understanding of the dynamics and history of China and Her people. The relationships Clare builds with local Chinese and western compatriots offer a unique insight into the contradictory societies living side by side. Tales of Clare's travels, for both work and enjoyment, are accompanied by the rewards and frustrations of daily life in China, providing an amusing and heartfelt tale.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479723789
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
'A China Moment' is Clare Bagshaw's informed and insightful account of the rewards and challenges of living, working and travelling across the breadth of China and beyond. Clare battles through cultural barriers and social nuances to gain an understanding of the dynamics and history of China and Her people. The relationships Clare builds with local Chinese and western compatriots offer a unique insight into the contradictory societies living side by side. Tales of Clare's travels, for both work and enjoyment, are accompanied by the rewards and frustrations of daily life in China, providing an amusing and heartfelt tale.
Wedding as Text
Author: Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135694206
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
A wedding serves as the beginning marker of a marriage; if a couple is to manage cultural differences throughout their relationship, they must first pass the hurdle of designing a wedding ceremony that accommodates those differences. In this volume, author Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz documents the weddings of 112 couples from across the United States, studied over a 10-year period. She focuses on intercultural weddings--interracial, interethnic, interfaith, international, and interclass--looking at how real people are coping with cultural differences in their lives. Through detailed case studies, the book explores how couples display different identities simultaneously. The concepts of community, ritual, identity, and meaning are given extensive consideration. Because material culture plays a particularly important role in weddings as in other examples of ritual, food, clothing, and objects are given special attention here. Focusing on how couples design a wedding ritual to simultaneously meet multiple--and different--requirements, this book provides: *extensive details of actual behavior by couples; *an innovative format: six traditional theoretical chapters, with examples integrated into the discussion, are matched to six "interludes" providing detailed descriptions of the most successful examples of resolving intercultural differences; *a methodological appendix detailing what was done and why these decisions were made; and *a theoretical appendix outlining the study's assumptions in detail. Wedding as Text: Communicating Cultural Identities Through Ritual is a distinctive study of those who have accepted cultural difference into their daily lives and how they have managed to do so successfully. As such, it is suitable for students and scholars in semiotics, intercultural communication, ritual, material culture, family communication, and family studies, and will be valuable reading for anyone facing the issue of cultural difference.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135694206
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
A wedding serves as the beginning marker of a marriage; if a couple is to manage cultural differences throughout their relationship, they must first pass the hurdle of designing a wedding ceremony that accommodates those differences. In this volume, author Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz documents the weddings of 112 couples from across the United States, studied over a 10-year period. She focuses on intercultural weddings--interracial, interethnic, interfaith, international, and interclass--looking at how real people are coping with cultural differences in their lives. Through detailed case studies, the book explores how couples display different identities simultaneously. The concepts of community, ritual, identity, and meaning are given extensive consideration. Because material culture plays a particularly important role in weddings as in other examples of ritual, food, clothing, and objects are given special attention here. Focusing on how couples design a wedding ritual to simultaneously meet multiple--and different--requirements, this book provides: *extensive details of actual behavior by couples; *an innovative format: six traditional theoretical chapters, with examples integrated into the discussion, are matched to six "interludes" providing detailed descriptions of the most successful examples of resolving intercultural differences; *a methodological appendix detailing what was done and why these decisions were made; and *a theoretical appendix outlining the study's assumptions in detail. Wedding as Text: Communicating Cultural Identities Through Ritual is a distinctive study of those who have accepted cultural difference into their daily lives and how they have managed to do so successfully. As such, it is suitable for students and scholars in semiotics, intercultural communication, ritual, material culture, family communication, and family studies, and will be valuable reading for anyone facing the issue of cultural difference.
A Kid's Guide to Asian American History
Author: Valerie Petrillo
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613740379
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Hands-on activities, games, and crafts introduce children to the diversity of Asian American cultures and teach them about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped Asian American history. This book is broken down into sections covering American descendents from various Asian countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, India, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Topics include the history of immigration from Asian countries, important events in U.S. history, sidebars on famous Asian Americans, language lessons, and activities that highlight arts, games, food, clothing, unique celebrations, and folklore. Kids can paint a calligraphy banner, practice Tai Chi, fold an origami dog or cat, build a Japanese rock garden, construct a Korean kite, cook bibingka, and create a chalk rangoli. A time line, glossary, and recommendations for Web sites, books, movies, and museums round out this multicultural guide.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613740379
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Hands-on activities, games, and crafts introduce children to the diversity of Asian American cultures and teach them about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped Asian American history. This book is broken down into sections covering American descendents from various Asian countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, India, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Topics include the history of immigration from Asian countries, important events in U.S. history, sidebars on famous Asian Americans, language lessons, and activities that highlight arts, games, food, clothing, unique celebrations, and folklore. Kids can paint a calligraphy banner, practice Tai Chi, fold an origami dog or cat, build a Japanese rock garden, construct a Korean kite, cook bibingka, and create a chalk rangoli. A time line, glossary, and recommendations for Web sites, books, movies, and museums round out this multicultural guide.
The Everything Wedding Book
Author: Katie Martin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440501572
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Ever since it was published as the first book in the Everything series, The Everything Wedding Book has been the go-to resource for brides-to-be. Now it's back and better than ever! Written by trusted wedding planner and expert Katie Martin, this new and improved edition includes information on: Multicultural and interfaith ceremonies Having a nontraditional wedding Floral design, with a new lighting and dTcor section Planning an eco-friendly wedding Using the Internet to set up a wedding website and to buy products and services From the guest list and invitations to the honeymoon and thank-you cards, this is the definitive guide for anyone planning, helping to plan, or hoping to someday plan the wedding of her dreams!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440501572
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Ever since it was published as the first book in the Everything series, The Everything Wedding Book has been the go-to resource for brides-to-be. Now it's back and better than ever! Written by trusted wedding planner and expert Katie Martin, this new and improved edition includes information on: Multicultural and interfaith ceremonies Having a nontraditional wedding Floral design, with a new lighting and dTcor section Planning an eco-friendly wedding Using the Internet to set up a wedding website and to buy products and services From the guest list and invitations to the honeymoon and thank-you cards, this is the definitive guide for anyone planning, helping to plan, or hoping to someday plan the wedding of her dreams!
Chinese Scenes and People
Author: Jane Rowbotham Stobbs Edkins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description