Cultural transition generally refers to the phenomenon in which people of particular ethnic and racial values struggles to integrate into a new society having different values, norms, and traditions. The novel The Gangster we are all looking for is written in the context of the cold war. After the end of Second World War two superpowers emerged in the form of America and the Soviet Union. The world became bipolar and countries were divided into two major blocks; communist and capitalist, Soviet Union was at the helm of former while America led the later block. This kind of world order actually initiated a long period of cold war that includes proxies between the two superpowers, around the globe. Vietnam War is one of them which the writer has reflected through her novel The Gangster we are all looking for. In this novel, the phenomenon of culture transition and failed integration is explored.
The novel describes the life of a family who has been pushed from its native land, Vietnam to a foreign land, America because of the ongoing war. The family in the novel constitutes of a father who is alleged to be a gangster, a hypersensitive mother, three uncles, and the young narrator herself. On a temporary basis, this
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She shows that cultural transition does not always lead to successful integration, which eventually brings the feeling of otherness among the migrants. This also leads to identity crisis for the migrants. Apart from that, the local community feels insecure of the newcomers for they differ in ethnic values, traditions, and life-style. In short cultural transition, which primarily entails the process of acculturation, keeps the emigrants in a struggling position while the host also feels insecurity unless an agreeable point for coexistence is reached. So wars should be avoided to make this world more
The mother wept as she watched her son walk away into the fog. She knew the war would take his life, as it had her husband. During the American REvolution, times were hard for many colonial families. Families were torn apart, divided by their belief and choices. Generations clashed.
Bridge 1 Gangsters Without Borders by T.W. Ward is an ethnography about the El Salvadorian gang Mara Salvatrucha. Ward chose to focus the majority of his research on the male members in order to earn their trust. With that in mind, I am presuming that the views of women portrayed in this ethnography are fundamentally the thoughts of its male members. Nonetheless, early on in my reading on this ethnography, I identified the role gender plays not only for the ethnographer but also for the gang members. The gender roles for these gang members mimic those of most societies, although some of the roles appear contradictory.
From the ancient to present, countries have battled eachother. Wars affect the life conditions of humanity. People lose their their families and proporties because of wars. The author mentioned Vietnam War in the pragraph that is called as ‘’ Coming to America’’. He demonstrated a family, who immigated to USA from Vietnam due to the civil war.
Author J.D Vance, born and raised in Middletown, Ohio, grew up a hillbilly. He, unlike many others in his area, however, was able to break free from the detrimental culture of the white poor. Through education and perseverance, he has come to write a memoir with the purpose of enlightening readers about the true lives of hillbillies. Vance’s ability to fluently utilize tone and diction contributes to the purpose of the memoir, for his vivid anecdotes allow the reader to experience the culture vicariously through him. The author also produces a cultural notion with respect to the American Dream; he employs that, contrary to popular belief, that dream can still be achieved today.
In A Viet Cong Memoir, we receive excellent first hands accounts of events that unfolded in Vietnam during the Vietnam War from the author of this autobiography: Truong Nhu Tang. Truong was Vietnamese at heart, growing up in Saigon, but he studied in Paris for a time where he met and learned from the future leader Ho Chi Minh. Truong was able to learn from Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary ideas and gain a great political perspective of the conflicts arising in Vietnam during the war. His autobiography shows the readers the perspective of the average Vietnamese citizen (especially those involved with the NLF) and the attitudes towards war with the United States. In the book, Truong exclaims that although many people may say the Americans never lost on the battlefield in Vietnam — it is irrelevant.
The Vietnam War in the late 1970s lead many of refugees including children attempting to attain better living condition relative to those in war-torn Vietnam. Escaping from a war torn nation and arriving to America meant getting accustomed to the much different western culture, while simultaneously facing the challenge of retaining your traditions. Le Thi Diem Thuy presents the story, “The Gangster We Are All Looking For,” to demonstrate her struggle as a migrant. Thuy discusses through her first- hand experiences the arduous struggle that was assimilating into American culture.
Tim Obrien’s 1990 story “The Things They Carried” describes the experience of a group of soldiers in the Vietnam War. The soldiers are under the responsibility of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross. With Jimmy, he carries his love for Martha, and it distracts him from his duty. In the end, he tries to forget Martha because he thinks the death of Ted Lavender is his fault because he was distracted. Respectively, each soldier carries assets that are material and mental.
Without delay, one of the possible explanations for the increase of opposition towards immigrants throughout the world is the immigrant's political loyalty. With this in mind, many countries’ “state authorities have questioned the loyalty of fresh immigrants, especially in times of international crises when ties to their country of origin have become suspicious" (Kozak). Since immigrants are people that had original ties to another country, this leads to the country's state authorities having to induce loyalty and obedience. Thus, it would be sensible for the people to feel uneasiness towards immigrants, especially when hostility occurs between the two countries. It is possible that the immigrant's country is an ally; however, there is always
For example, in the “Broad Daylight” story, it explains how gangs share a brotherhood, like a second family where they would have your back no matter what circumstance. In this section of the story, the whole situation of gang places you should not cross, due to the affiliations of belonging to a gang that has rivals, that controls a certain part of a street or corner, but rules are always meant to be broken. For example, where the former gang member explains the fearless persona of invading in enemy gang territory and provoking acts of violence that could cause death for the self-satisfaction of respect and the fear amongst
The Mobsters of the 1920s Mobsters of the 1920s were a major contributor on society in the 1920s. Their bootlegging was quite profitable as the 18th amendment banned alcohol production, they would stock speakeasies or underground clubs with alcohol. They also created a lot of crime in violence through their wars of commerce. Rival gangs and anyone who got in their would could have been subject to violence or death.
To sum up, throughout the story, by using tone and symbolism, the author convey the experience of immigration: their struggle and the belief, the dream for a more improved life. This experience points out that settling in a new country is perhaps a dreadful experience, yet a lesson can be drawn out of this story: if one is strong enough to overcome the hardship, they will earn a better
This heart wrenching story is told by the cousins Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, and Benjamin Ajak with the help of Judy A. Bernstein. It depicts the struggles and the survival of the Lost Boys during the war in Sudan. These three young men share the hardships they faced in Sudan during the war and the hardships they encountered in America. The novel is split into four parts, each part telling a different part of their journeys. Part one, The Village of Juol, illustrates they early childhood these boys had in Sudan.
Conflict theory does not try to make competition or fights on who can come here, but tries to eliminate that practice and allow a harmonious cycle in which everyone can migrated and benefit all
4. Movie a. Definition of Movie According by Summer (2006:476), movie is: 1) A roll of material which is sensitive to light and which is used in camera fo taking photographs or moving pictures for the cinema, 2) A story, play, etc. recorded on film to be shown in the cinema, on television, etc. b. Genre types of Movie Prince (2004: 243) states “There are the main genre types of movie: 1) Gangster Movie
They feel and become left out when they are with their community’s group of friends. In addition, some older children who came to the United States have a hard time learning a new culture because it was a culture shock to them. There are two major things that become problems in their journey to adopt a new culture; barrier to language and living their lifestyle. While adapting new culture, they have a difficult journey because of the bully, discrimination, and racism that they encounter. Some of these situations that Chin refugees face can be related to how Faith faces her problems with cultures and