The Mexican And Chinese Cultures - 988 Words

1. Cultural diversity is defined as â€Å"the different combinations of cultural and subcultural minorities (e.g. ethnic, racial, national, religious, generational, marital status, socioeconomic, occupational, health status and preference in life partner orientations) coexisting in a given location† (Estes, 2014). The Mexican and Chinese cultures are two cultures from separate geographic continents that I will be analyzing in this paper. The Chinese culture has numerous different cultures. Hans Chinese will be the focus here. Mà ©xico is where the Mexican culture is found. Mà ©xico is a country located in North America, south of the United States. Mà ©xico has a coastline along the Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mà ©xico. Mà ©xico†¦show more content†¦Hans Chinese are the largest population in the world. They sometimes refer themselves as â€Å"Yan Huang Zisun†, God emperors of Yan and Huang. (www.cultural-china.com) When Chinese and Mexican people come to America, they must be able to enculturate and acculturate in order to function and survive in the American culture. This is a process that is influenced strongly by home and family. Educating one’s self and their children will be priority. The Chinese and Mexican cultures both have strong ties to influencing or â€Å"enculturating† their children whether they live in China, Mexico, or in the United States. Enculturation is â€Å"The process by which an individual learns the traditional content of a culture and assimilates its practices and values.† (Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 2 Sept. 2014.) Enculturation teaches moral values, behaviors, expectations, rituals and language. This helps unify people to functioning in society, school in communities and throughout. Although America is made up of a vast number of cultures. When people arrive here from other cultures that are not as prominent in America, they must learn to â€Å"acculturate† into the American society. Acculturate is defined as â€Å"Cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture; also a merging of cultures.† (Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 2