My culture can be defined as being identified as a middle-class, blue-collar, White American. I was born into a small community whom lacked citizens …show more content…
My soon-to-be wife is a Chinese woman born on US soil in the city of Los Angeles. Although my fiancee, Kristine, was my initial point of contact for all questions in regards to Asian-American culture, I’ve been lucky enough to see these cultural differences firsthand. The first differences I noticed were the expectations that Asian parents place on their children. In education, there are no such thing as average to below-average grades. Asian children must always receive high marks in their coursework throughout their academic career. Higher education is generally viewed as a necessity for all Asian-Americans. Sons and daughters are often placed in different categories of expectations as well. The sons are held in a higher regard than the daughters because older generations of Asian-Americans believe the sons will offer shelter, and protection when they are too old to take care of themselves. Daughters are viewed as a loss of resources as they are married to and often too busy taking care of their own families in order to take care of her elders. Asian-Americans hold a high amount of respect for karma, and various deities than a single god or religion. They often give money to others because they believe in gaining personal karma from personal financial contributions to others in