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In Chinese culture, it wouldn't occur to kids to question or talk back to their parents. In American culture, kids in books, TV shows and movies constantly score points with their snappy back talk. Typically, it's the parents who need to be taught a life lesson - by their children.

~Amy Chua

Topics: American American Culture Back Books Children Chinese Chinese Culture Constantly Culture Kids Lesson Life Life Lesson Movies Need Occur Parents Points Question Score Shows Snappy Talk Taught Tv Tv Shows Who

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I am an American, steeped in American values. But I know on an emotional level what it means to be of the Chinese culture.

~Amy Tan

Topics: Am American American Values Chinese Chinese Culture Culture Emotional Emotional Level Know Level Means Values I Am

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At the beginning of my career as a writer, I felt I knew nothing of Chinese culture. I was writing about emotional confusion with my mother related to our different beliefs. Hers was based in family history, which I didn't know anything about. I always felt hesitant in talking about Chinese culture and American culture.

~Amy Tan

Topics: About Always American American Culture Anything Based Beginning Beliefs Career Chinese Chinese Culture Confusion Culture Different Different Beliefs Emotional Family Family History Felt Hers Hesitant History Knew Know Mother Nothing Our Related Talking Which Writer Writing

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I have two sons in America, and all they care about in Chinese culture is Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

~Ang Lee

Topics: About America Care Chinese Chinese Culture Culture Jackie Jackie Chan Jet Sons Two

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Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don't ask questions... You follow and obey.

~Bai Ling

Topics: Ask Because Chinese Chinese Culture Culture Follow Obedience Obey Questions You

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I was a hyperactive kid, and it took awhile for me to find the right teacher. My master was a Shaolin kung fu teacher, but he also taught tai chi, Chinese medicine, brush painting - he was adept at all facets of Chinese culture.

~Daniel Wu

Topics: Adept Also Awhile Brush Chi Chinese Chinese Culture Culture Facets Find He Kid Kung Kung Fu Master Me Medicine Painting Right Taught Teacher Took

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Chinese culture in general is not very religious. Confucianism is more a code of ethics than a religion, and ancestor worship is a way for parents to control you even after they're dead.

~David Henry Hwang

Topics: After Ancestors Chinese Chinese Culture Code Control Culture Dead Ethics Even General More Parents Religion Religious Than Very Way Worship You

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My experience of Chinese culture is indirect, through echoes. When I approach the cashier at my local Chinese supermarket, they switch to English before I've even said a word. They somehow know that I'm not quite Chinese enough.

~Gene Luen Yang

Topics: Approach Before Chinese Chinese Culture Culture Echoes English Enough Even Experience Indirect Know Local Quite Said Somehow Supermarket Switch Through Word

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During the Cultural Revolution, the communists came in, and what they wanted to do was eradicate all sense of traditional Chinese culture.

~Gene Luen Yang

Topics: Came Chinese Chinese Culture Communists Cultural Culture Eradicate Revolution Sense Traditional Wanted

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