Cultural Identity  (tagged articles)

Cultural Competencies for Healthcare Providers Working with Rural Finnish Americans

Abigail K. Carlson - The number of Americans aged 65-years-and-older is projected to increase significantly by 2050. As rural older adults age-in-place, it is imperative to examine the links between cultural competencies, ethnic minority status, and access to care. Rural providers from... Keep Reading »
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Construction of "Asian" Identity in Restaurant Menus: A Case Study

Mika Skibinsky - This paper explores the meaning and implications of “Asian” in the context of American restaurant menus. I determine what kind of language in dish descriptions, specifically ingredients and adjectives, indexes a restaurant or dish as “Asian.&rdquo... Keep Reading »

Preserving Cultural Identity in English Language Use by Korean Immigrants

Heajune Lee - This paper argues that the Korean cultural values of humility and social deference directly influence the linguistic choices in Korean immigrants’ English emails. This relationship can be seen in consistent qualification of requests, ambiguous use of power verbs... Keep Reading »
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Linguistic Essentialism and Indigenous Authenticity: The Role of Indigenous Languages in Defining Indigeneity

Ella Agoos - Since the European invasion of Latin America in the sixteenth century, the concept of indigeneity has been inherently political. In what can only be described as an ongoing ethnocide, colonial powers did everything they could to stomp out the rich diversity of indigenous... Keep Reading »

Fighting for Euskera: The Role of Language in Basque Nationalism and the Development of the ETA

Keely L. Smith - Basque nationalism is a movement that has encompassed myth, mystery, violence, and compromise, all of which have found their justification from the unique language, Euskera. The source of Euskera is uncertain due to its non-Indo-European origin, although there is evidence... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Cultural Identity is tagged in the following 11 articles.

Healthcare
2021, Vol. 13 No. 01
Cultural Competencies for Healthcare Providers Working with Rural Finnish Americans
By Abigail K. Carlson
The number of Americans aged 65-years-and-older is projected to increase significantly by 2050. As rural older adults age-in-place, it is imperative to examine the links between cultural competencies, ethnic minority status, and access to care.... Read Article »
Cultural Identity Healthcare Ethnicity Cultural Competency Finnish Americans
Sociolinguistics
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Construction of "Asian" Identity in Restaurant Menus: A Case Study
By Mika Skibinsky
This paper explores the meaning and implications of “Asian” in the context of American restaurant menus. I determine what kind of language in dish descriptions, specifically ingredients and adjectives, indexes a restaurant or dish as... Read Article »
Linguistics Sociolinguistics Food Asian American Identity Politics Cultural Identity Ethnicity Discourse Analysis
Sociolinguistics
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Preserving Cultural Identity in English Language Use by Korean Immigrants
By Heajune Lee
This paper argues that the Korean cultural values of humility and social deference directly influence the linguistic choices in Korean immigrants’ English emails. This relationship can be seen in consistent qualification of requests, ambiguous... Read Article »
Sociolinguistics Cultural Identity Linguistics Cultural Norms Immigrant Experience
Cultural Anthropology
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
Linguistic Essentialism and Indigenous Authenticity: The Role of Indigenous Languages in Defining Indigeneity
By Ella Agoos
Since the European invasion of Latin America in the sixteenth century, the concept of indigeneity has been inherently political. In what can only be described as an ongoing ethnocide, colonial powers did everything they could to stomp out the rich... Read Article »
Colonialism Language Indigenous Peoples Cultural Identity Cultural Anthropology Latin America Neoliberalism Multiculturalism
Sociolinguistics
2017, Vol. 9 No. 06
Fighting for Euskera: The Role of Language in Basque Nationalism and the Development of the ETA
By Keely L. Smith
Basque nationalism is a movement that has encompassed myth, mystery, violence, and compromise, all of which have found their justification from the unique language, Euskera. The source of Euskera is uncertain due to its non-Indo-European origin,... Read Article »
Nationalism Language Cultural Identity Spain Basque Country ETA Euskera Sociolinguistics
Higher Education
2017, Vol. 9 No. 01
Linguistic Hegemony in Academia and the Devaluation of Minority Identity in Higher Education
By Joe Henao
A commonly observed trend among American universities is the relative underperformance of minorities in the academic arena. The usual, often lazily regurgitated explanation for this phenomenon revolves around socioeconomic situations that minority... Read Article »
Higher Education Sociolinguistics Cultural Identity Academia Cultural Hegemony Minorities
Language Policy
2016, Vol. 8 No. 12
Preserving Cantonese Television & Film in Guangdong: Language as Cultural Heritage in South China's Bidialectal Landscape
By Rona Y. Ji
The sheer number of distinct dialects present within the country has long complicated Chinese language standardization and language policy. Furthermore, China’s history with colonial powers throughout the past three centuries has led to a... Read Article »
China Chinese Politics Cantonese Language Policy Chinese Film Television Guangdong Mandarin Cultural Identity
Critical Theory
2016, Vol. 8 No. 10
Intersections of Gender, Race and Nation in Cloud Nine and M. Butterfly
By Miriam Cummins
This article contributes to the debate as to whether Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill and M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang are ultimately essentialist or anti-essentialist, accentuating or disavowing difference. It argues that both plays are successfully... Read Article »
Gender Race Nationalism Theatre Orientalism Cultural Identity Feminism Edward Said
Film And Politics
2016, Vol. 8 No. 10
Interpreting Political Unrest in Hong Kong Through The Midnight After (2014)
By Justin Wong Jun-sheng
Hong Kong is standing at a crucial social and political juncture in its history. A former British colony, it has retained its unique legal system, electoral system, and political democracy. These systems have worked together to create a society... Read Article »
Government Cultural Identity Hong Kong Democracy China Political Systems Political Identification Cultural Norms Chinese Politics Film Studies
Immigration
2010, Vol. 2 No. 02
Exploring the American Immigrant Experience Through Literature
By Brian Richards
In “Amor de lejos: Latino (Im)migration Literatures,” B.V. Olguin writes, “Latino/a (im)migration narratives…often illustrate the traumatic aspects of displacement by focusing in part on how immigration, migration, exile... Read Article »
Immigration Migration American Immigration Narratives Asia Haiti China Nationalism Cultural Identity Buddhism Marriage Stereotypes Spirituality
Globalization
2009, Vol. 1 No. 11
Understanding the Implications of a Global Village
By Violet K. Dixon
Imagine the vast spectrum of all the cultures in the world. Listen to the music—from the gentle drum beats of Africa, to the melodic didgeridoo of Australia, to the scream of the electric guitar. Taste the curry from India, the coconut milk... Read Article »
Global Village Globalization Modernization Westernization Dependency Theory Cultural Identity Humanitarianism World Order

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