In this paper I will discuss the cultural phenomenon of Chinese and Asian Indians ethnic groups. First of all I would like to present some information on the key points of any culture. Some of the components of culture are language, religion, social and political organizations.
Language is a major component of culture as it is the main means of communication. Most countries have an official language, the language would be mostly used in government documents, television, and radio broadcasts, books, laws, computer programs, movies, plays, songs and so on also used in schools, business and in commerce. Within many countries of Asia-Pacific region, several different languages are spoken. For example, in Singapore the official languages are Malay, Chinese, Tamil and English is the language of administration.Within each language group, many dialects can also exist. Dialects are branches of the language distinguished by their own accents and vocabulary. Before 1788 and the large-scale immigration of Europeans, particularly English speaking people, to Australia, there were hundreds of distinct languages spoken by many different Aboriginal groups. Chinese and Asian Indians have a lot of problems with their languages because these languages are completely different of English as well as of other European languages. Chinese have a lot of dialects in their language and some native Chinese even may misunderstand one another.They may speak their languages in their families and narrow groups of the from the same homeland.Also in some cities they organize ethnic festivals and even have printing-houses focused on Chinese.
Religion, like language, serves as a common bond between people and is a distinctive aspect of culture. Customs and Ceremonies, such as marriage and the role of the family, are often closely linked to religion. Each of the major world religions is represented in the Asia-Pacific region the largest numbers being in Christianity, Islam and Buddhism. Although Christianity is the most popular religion in the US, Hindu and Buddhism are very popular too. Hindu became extremely popular in XX century so Asian Indians have a lot of their traditional churches throughout the country.
But another religion of high priority among Asian Indians and Chinese is Islam. Actually today Muslims have some problems because of the skinheads and some other extremists among our society.
