UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL DIVERSITY:

ASIAN AMERICAN FAMILY ROOTS

Prepared by:
Nana
Munirah
Mira
Jannah
Nashrah
Jimmy
INTRODUCTION
 Culture change is continous and change in
one area is usually associated with change of
others
 All cultures change through time-no culture
is static
CULTURAL/LINGUISTIC CHARACTERISTICS

 stereotypic perceptions

 serve to disguise the reality of distinct

lifestyles, customs, traditions, social norms,
values, and folk beliefs with ancient religious
and philosophical origins
RELIGIOUS ORIGINS

 principally influenced by the doctrines and

philosophies of Confucianism, Taoism, and
Buddhism
 eg:Chinese, Korean, and Southeast Asian
VALUES

 the predominant Asian values pertaining to

family, harmony, education, and selected
virtues offer fundamental guidelines for
living
 HEALTH
BELIEFS/PRACTICES

•chinese traditional
medicine vs western
medicine
LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
STYLES
 there is considerable
diversity both within
and among respective
Asian languages
 PROMOTING INSIGHT VS
STEREOTYPES

the complex cultures of
individuals and families
within given Asian groups
vary considerably and change
over time