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

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

3. Where is China? Where is Hong Kong

4. Hong Kong (below the Tropic of Cancer)

6. 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

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

8. Scenic places http://park.hongkongdisneyland.com/hkdl/en_US /home/home?name=HomePagehttp://park.hongkongdisneyland.com/hkdl/en_US /home/home?name=HomePage

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

10. Check your astrology 1996 12 rat2002 6 horse 1997 11 ox2003 5 sheep 1998 10 tiger2004 4 monkey 1999 9 rabbit2005 3 rooster 2000 8 dragon2006 2 dog 2001 7 snake2007 1 pig

11. 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.

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

13. Chinese Food

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

15. Great Wall Summer Palace Forbidden City

16. The Olympic Games: 2008 in Beijing

17. Chinese Arts Chinese paper cuttings Chinese paintings

18. How to use chopsticks http://video.about.com/chinesefo od/How-to-Use-Chopsticks.htmhttp://video.about.com/chinesefo od/How-to-Use-Chopsticks.htm

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

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

21. 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

22. 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.

23. Inventions compass silk paper firearm kite umbrella

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

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

26. A story A boy A mother A father

27. What’s behind the story

28. 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)

29. 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

30. 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.

31. 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.

32. Thank you cklee@uark.edu