Review on American Culture
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opinions and suggestions, but still they do not have any right to decide anything for them. In education, the principles of freedom can also be found in American
schools. Sex education is being taught among children or teenagers nowadays. The Chinese in America can be classified into two categories: immigrants
from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia are considered as the first generation and American-born Chinese are the second and third generations. Most
of the first generation Chinese still use Chinese as their first language. Their descendants who were born in America use English as their first language
http:www.camla.org.history.html accessed on July 19, 2007. In America, To Thi Anh observed, children speak with confidence in front
of adults. They are not inhibited by shyness or fear. They enjoy much choice in their work, leisure, and relationships because they are brought up in liberal ways.
They are not morally bound to behave in order to please other people. They are simply given permission to be themselves, and to develop their own characters.
They are equal in their relationships with people, regardless of their age, wealth, or social position.
One of the characteristics of Chinese-American in the United States is modern thoughts. It is difficult for them to accept something that is too abstract to
be described. Therefore, everything should be explained scientifically and can be thought logically. If somebody teaches them about an abstract object such as ghost
or spirit, they will have a different perception with the elders. The elders from China usually still admit the existence of ghosts and spirits.
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