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	Asian Culture
		By applying pressure to these points, the body’s natural healing ability is enhanced and the progression of disease is prevented.
		Reiki is a Japanese form of spiritual healing that is believed to treat physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual diseases.
		It is performed by laying on of hands and is based on the believe that practitioners are guided by a universal spirit and act as a channel for energy that flows through their palms to heal others.
	www.livingtouch.com /category/asian-culture (724 words)

	Culture of Asia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The culture of Asia is the artificial aggregate of the cultural heritage of many nationalities, societies, religions, and ethnic groups in the region, traditionally called a continent from a Western-centric perspective, of Asia.
		Asian art, music, and cuisine, as well as literature, are important parts of Asian culture.
		In those cultures, especially in China, the educational level of person is traditionally measured by the quality of his or her calligraphy, rather than diction, as is sometimes the case in the west.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Culture_of_Asia (2751 words)

	Understanding Asian Family Values
		Cultural competence is the ability to provide services effectively to people of all cultures, races, ethnic backgrounds, and religions in a way that recognizes, values, affirms, and respects the worth of individuals and protects and preserves their dignity.
		Asian Americans are one of the fastest growing cultural groups in the United States.
		The Asian population is diverse, covering a range of ethnicities, cultures, and languages.
	www.casanet.org /library/culture/asian-values.htm (1057 words)

	Career Counseling in an Asian Culture
		Cultural transformations are always required when different cultures meet and one culture chooses to adopt, in whole or in part, institutions originating in the other.
		This article identifies how group-oriented cultures differ from individually oriented cultures, identifies why group career counseling is especially important for group-oriented cultures, identifies issues that are especially relevant in group career counseling with Asian populations, and provides specific examples of how group career counseling interventions may be especially effective with clients from Asian cultures.
		Asian values such as avoidance of confrontation and conflict, indirect communication, and preferences for hierarchical relationships and structured groups all lead to the use of more nontraditional approaches to group career counseling.
	www.csudh.edu /dearhabermas/asianbk01.htm (4290 words)

	Influences of culture on Asian Americans' sexuality - Statistical Data Included Journal of Sex Research - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Filipino culture, with the strong influence of Catholicism, tends to have a strong moral undercurrent that scorns premarital sex, use of contraceptives, and abortion (Tiongson, 1997).
		Most Asian cultures are highly collectivistic and patriarchical; thus, sexuality that is allowed open expression (particularly among women) would repr sent a threat to the highly interdependent social order as well as to the integrity of the family.
		Many Asian cultural traditions place emphasis on propriety and the observance of strict moral and social conduct, thus modesty and restrained sexuality are valued (Abraham, 1999).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2372/is_1_39/ai_87080438 (848 words)

	Asian Culture Is Changing Mainstream America
		Whether it is the culture that has become more accepted and fascinating to Americans or whether it is the individuals themselves who have better acclimated to American culture is examined in the latest issue of Contexts magazine (Winter 2004).
		While Asians have been practicing their religions ever since their arrival, their religions went unnoticed or romanticized until their numbers grew after the U.S. immigration laws were relaxed.
		The median income for Asians in 1999, according to the 2000 U.S. Census, was more than $55,000—the highest of all racial groups, including whites—and their poverty rate was 11 percent, the lowest of all racial groups.
	www2.asanet.org /media/asianamerica.html (1183 words)

	Asian-American Identity Problems [laze.net]
		The ratio of white males married to Asian females to Asian males married to white females in the United States is 3.3:1.
		Interviews conducted for this paper resulted in comments regarding Asian men as "scrawny" and that for a white female to date an Asian male is considered "dating down" whereas an Asian female that dates a white male is considered to be "dating up" or "marrying up" (Voon and Yoon interviews).
		Asian males have compared their thoughts about dating a white woman to a gay people wondering whether a person they find attractive is gay or straight.
	www.laze.net /culture/asianamident.html (3781 words)

	World Culture Report: Asian Values and Economic Growth - Amartya Sen
		Past accounts of sluggishness due to the special values of these regions are giving way to explanations of economic dynamism, with the identification of other values and other connections (the fact that India has perhaps the longest accounting tradition in the world has now been dusted up and presented as a causal explanation).
		In raising doubts about explanations of Asia's economic success in terms of Asian values, it is not my purpose to argue that we have learned nothing about the role of values from the spread of economic growth and development in Asia and its superior economic performance.
		There have, of course, been special features in East Asian development, including a bigger role of education and skill formation, and the use of a more friendly — and collaborative — relation between the market and the state.
	www.unesco.org /culture/worldreport/html_eng/wcrb12.shtml (947 words)

	Asiance Magazine: The Deafening Silence: Depression Among Asian American Women
		Some Asian American women felt they were unable to pursue academics or activities of interest to them and were instead pressured to pursue more “secure” careers, such as medicine.
		Asian American women over the age of 65 have the highest suicide rate among all women.
		The story, which is true dealth with how an Asian family denied medical treatment for a daughter so not to bring shame upon the family and how the husband was ostracized for his attempts to help his wife.
	asiancemagazine.com /lifestyle/200605_culture_depression.php (1370 words)

	Amherst College Dean of Students (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Asian Culture House was established to enhance awareness of all Asian cultures and to promote cultural diversity on campus.
		Each semester, members are required to organize one event that pertains to Asian culture and to attend at least three other House events.
		In fact, it is vital to the success of the House to include people of all nationalities and cultures who are interested in Asian culture.
	www.amherst.edu /~dos/reslife/themehouses/ach.html (168 words)

	Getting Into Asian Culture
		To have a heavy focus on culture studies is relatively new in Asian studies and is very characteristic of Duke.
		The faculty involved with Asian studies are housed in departments all over the university, including English, cultural anthropology, Asian and African Languages and Literature, and art and art history.
		Cultural anthropology chair Anne Allison, for example, was interviewed last week on Japanese pop culture for a National Public Radio program.
	www.duke.edu /web/cms/ONC/development/content/2005/02/intoasianculture_0205.html (1282 words)

	Asian Culture in the Classroom - Social Studies School Service
		To secure respect for Asian societies, opportunities are created for students to experience the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cultures within and outside of the classroom (see appendix 1).
		As they study this ancient culture, they discover that at least 3,000 years ago peasants developed Feng Shui, the practice of arranging one's life in harmony with the forces of the universe.
		At the end of the semester, students have greater knowledge and respect for three ancient Asian cultures which are emerging into the complexity and flux of the postmodern world.
	www.socialstudies.com /c/@pZveR7h7mG4kE/Pages/asianculture.html (2087 words)

	Taylor & Francis Journals: Welcome
		South Asian popular culture is defined in a broad and inclusive way to incorporate lived and textual cultures, the mass media, ways of life, and discursive modes of representation.
		South Asian Popular Culture is of interest to cultural, media, and film studies, as well as social geography, history, diaspora studies, postmodern and postcolonial theoretical formulations, and contributions are invited from these fields.
		Attention to the use of popular cultures in the South Asian diasporas as well as the development of traditional cultural practices in forging hybrid forms is also an important focus.
	www.tandf.co.uk /journals/titles/14746689.asp (374 words)

	GourmetStation Blog: Asian Culture Archives
		Today I recommend the Asian Fusion soup sampler with three servings of Spicy Thai Soup with Water Chestnuts, three servings of Coconut Chicken and Rice Soup, six mini baguettes, and six Macadamia Nut bake-your-own cookies.
		I’m fascinated with Asian culture, cuisine, and the uncluttered simplicity of Asian eating habits.
		When I think of a typical Asian dinner table I think of fish, usually steamed and seasoned, served with fresh vegetables and rice….food from the sea, food from the earth, perfectly in balance.
	gourmetstationblog.typepad.com /my_weblog/asian_culture/index.html (1752 words)

	Asian Culture Fest
		Asian culture is an ancient one full of lively history, beautiful dance and traditions that are thousands of years old.
		Asian Culture Fest is back for its fourth year as part of the Passport to the World series at Cincinnati Museum Center.
		Culture Fests are free and open to the public, with the exception of the activities in the museums, which are subject to general museum admission.
	www.cincymuseum.org /explore_our_sites/special_exhibits_events/special_events/ascf.asp (500 words)

	Asian Arts and Culture Center at Towson University
		To make art an integral part of every student's education, the Asian Arts and Culture Center's activities include art exhibitions, concerts, lectures, films, workshops and demonstrations that are available to students and the public throughout the year.
		The Asian Arts Gallery exhibits are used by many faculty members as part of their teaching programs.
		To students of Asian art history, philosophy, history and language, a visit to the gallery provides an opportunity to gain direct contact with art objects and a deeper understanding of the culture they are studying.
	wwwnew.towson.edu /asianarts (166 words)

	Indiana University Asian Culture Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Description: The FOB (“fresh off the boat”—a disparaging phrase used to describe foreigners who are not culturally acclimated to a country) and Twinkie (yellow on the outside, white on the inside) stereotypes are perhaps the most common characterizations of Asians.
		Description:Sponsored by the Asian Student Union and the Asian Culture Center, this monthly dinner meeting of all Asian student leaders is an opportunity for student leaders to network, get support, and learn from each other’s activities.
		In conclusion, we outline recent challenges to the cultural idealization of light-skinned feminine beauty in India and suggest future avenues for research in the arena of gender and epidermal politics.
	www.iub.edu /~acc/main.php?id=news (2046 words)

	Burma asian culture and recipe links
		Although court culture has been extinguished, popular street-level culture is vibrant and thriving.
		Drama is the mainstay of this culture, and just about any celebration is a good excuse for a pwe (show).
		In one of the country’s great cultural tragedies, this immense wooden structure caught fire in 1945 as the Japanese tried to hold off Allied forces.
	asiarecipe.com /burculture.html (2411 words)

	Culture: Korea, South : Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library ofCongress)
		The Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles is operated by the Korean Ministry of Culture and is dedicated to increasing knowledge about Korean history and culture.
		The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has worked to promote culture and tourism industires in the globalization process, and to make Korea more competitive in international sports.
		The ministry is responsible for affairs in the areas of culture, the arts, religion, tourism, sports and youth.
	www.loc.gov /rr/international/asian/korea/resources/korea-culture.html (626 words)

	Asian art, Asian culture
		To ensure continued support for and promote understanding of contemporary Asian art, the Archive believes that it is of the utmost importance to acquire, collate and catalogue material in this area and make its holdings easily accessible.
		It aims to support the cultural exchange between Asia and Europe by guiding interested parties to helpfulwebsites.
		A joint project with the Department for Cultural Exchange of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).
	www.zeroland.co.nz /ind12_art_index.html (433 words)

	The Carnegie Pulse: Art & Culture > Highlighting Asian Culture and Identity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		TSA showed that they had put forth a lot of effort into their Culture Night not only by showcasing numerous other cultural organizations, but also by how well run the event itself was.
		TSA also submitted a comedy for their Culture Night, though theirs was a short film about staying proud about one's cultural heritage even when other people look down on it.
		Barkada danced agilely in their Filipino Tinikling ("bamboo dance") number, which involved the dancers hopping in and out from between two long "bamboo shoots" on the floor that were being clapped together on the beats of the music.
	www.tcpulse.com /2005/11/29/ac/tsaculturenight (931 words)

	Asian Allure blends culture, entertainment - Scene
		The annual show, this year accurately titled "Reflections," is showcased as a celebration of Asian culture ranging from the style of the bustling cities of Japan to the soothing hula dances from the wind-swept shores of Hawaii.
		The performance was a visual and cultural feast, fully immersing the viewers in a stunning portrayal of Asian and Asian-American culture.
		The show set out to ultimately showcase the proud Asian culture held by many of the members of the Notre Dame community and accomplished just that in the process.
	www.ndsmcobserver.com /news/2005/11/21/Scene/Asian.Allure.Blends.Culture.Entertainment-1111286.shtml (532 words)

	Asian American Organizations Directory
		The target audience are Asian Americans between the ages of 18-34 years with ethnic background from China, Japan, India, Korea and the Philippines.
		As part of its efforts to bring Asian culture to mainstream America, the ImaginAsian Entertainment has also opned a new Asian American arthouse theater and cultural center.
		Asian or not, get ready for a new explosion of art and culture from Asia and Asian America.
	www.asiansinamerica.org /directory/0804_directory.html (963 words)

	asian american culture
		Now a bit dated in places (for example, specific information on Southeast Asian groups will not be found here), but still a classic for groups with a long historical presence in the United States.
		Volume 1 (1998-) to the present of the Journal of Asian American Studies, a new scholarly research journal in the field, is available to read and search online, via Project MUSE (an electronic text collection of journals in the humanities).
		South Asian Journalists Association, and cultural resources such as the Museum of Chinese American History in Los Angeles, and the
	www.public.iastate.edu /~savega/las325.html (1093 words)

	Asian Culture Center \| Indiana University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1988, a group of IU Bloomington students began to share their vision of a student-based center to promote Asian culture on campus.
		In October 1998, the IU Asian Culture Center, the first of its kind in the Midwest, was established.
		Today, the Asian Culture Center supports coalition building and unity among Asian and Asian American students, helping them to recognize their common interests and heritage and acting as a voice for their concerns.
	www.indiana.edu /~acc (204 words)

	Film series examines diverse Asian culture - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sarah Barbour, coordinator for the cinema series, said she believes the series was important because it provided community outreach to people who otherwise might not be exposed to Asian art and culture.
		Karen Kelsky, department head of East Asian Languages and Cultures, said she came to see Shoalin Soccer, a Chinese-language film that uses digital effects to parody kung fu and traditional action movies.
		Barbour said she also believes that showing these films helps to exemplify the diversity of Asian culture.
	www.dailyillini.com /news/2005/04/06/Features/Film-Series.Examines.Diverse.Asian.Culture-913966.shtml (366 words)

	Asian Culture and Tradition - WeddingDetails.com
		This generation is very acculturated, with the highest out marriage rate among all Asian Americans.
		After the 14th century, marriages came to be arranged by and for families by a "Nakodo" (a go-between).
		Similar to African culture, the Nakodo would assist in the engagement.
	www.weddingdetails.com /lore/asian.cfm (1568 words)

	Georgetown University Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures -
		The Chinese major combines thorough training in spoken and written Chinese language with the development of critical approaches to a broad range of Chinese cultural phenomena including classical and modern literature, visual arts, film, popular culture, and underlying aspects of philosophical and social thought.
		To further their understanding of Chinese culture, students should take advantage of the wide range of reading materials and audio-visual materials available at the University Library.
		Specific requirements include one course in Asian history, one course in humanities, one course in politics, one course in economics of the Asian region (prior completion of Macroeconomic Principles is required and Microeconomic Principles is strongly recommended), and two elective courses in Asian Studies.
	www.georgetown.edu /departments/asian/p_requir-c.htm (618 words)

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