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Amy’s parents are the authoritative figures keeping their Chinese traditions and cultures alive. Rather than appeal to the American tradition even though they invited the Minister’s family, they decided to stay true to who they are, by making a menu according to their traditions. “What terrible disappointment would he feel upon seeing not a roasted turkey and sweet potatoes but Chinese food?” (Tan, 110). Amy describes how her family will stick to their normal chinese menu rather than cook American Christmas eve food.

According to Clark (1986), Polynesians brought domesticated pigs, dogs, and chickens as food sources along their voyage. The pig was an important food source to Native Hawaiian Society. They would feed and fatten the pig and cook it on taro. It was also a sacrificial offering in the Hawaiian Kingdom. The sacrificing of the pig symbolized purification through feasting. In modern society, the Luau is a feasting event that has been a universal form for celebrating the Hawaiian culture.

Known as Hawaii’s Kings of Swing, the members of Kahulanui connect the musical gap between the Aloha State and the mainland with their unique sound. Their blend of breezy island music with a powerful blast of swinging jazz will have you doing the hula as you “jump, jive and wail”. This nine-piece band, whose name translates to “the Big Dance”, features horns, guitar, bass, ukulele and drums accompanied by leader Lolena Naipo Jr.’s deep, resonant baritone. Don’t miss a performance you won’t experience anywhere else this side of the

Cal Rugby has had a strong history of excellence under the leadership of Jack Clark. Through his tenure, he has demonstrated leadership behavior that has produced a great amount of success. Based on the research of Bernard Bass, a leadership scholar, he defines leadership as, “those who inspire followers to achieve extraordinary outcomes while also helping develop the individual skills of followers.” Coach Jack Clark is someone who I believe exemplifies this leadership style through his work with Cal Rugby. There are 4 components to transformational leadership: idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration (Sport Leadership in the 21st Century 2015). “Jack sets the highest

In Jessica Harris’s “The Culinary Season of my Childhood” she peels away at the layers of how food and a food based atmosphere affected her life in a positive way. Food to her represented an extension of culture along with gatherings of family which built the basis for her cultural identity throughout her life. Harris shares various anecdotes that exemplify how certain memories regarding food as well as the varied characteristics of her cultures’ cuisine left a lasting imprint on how she began to view food and continued to proceeding forward. she stats “My family, like many others long separated from the south, raised me in ways that continued their eating traditions, so now I can head south and sop biscuits in gravy, suck chewy bits of fat from a pigs foot spattered with hot sauce, and yes’m and no’m with the best of ‘em,.” (Pg. 109 Para). Similarly, since I am Jamaican, food remains something that holds high importance in my life due to how my family prepared, flavored, and built a food-based atmosphere. They extended the same traditions from their country of origin within the new society they were thrusted into. The impact of food and how it has factors to comfort, heal, and bring people together holds high relevance in how my self-identity was shaped regarding food.

Hula dancing is a graceful form of dance that contains foot and hand movements that seemingly tell a story. Although there are many movements associated with the dance, the one that is most commonly known is the Kaholo. This is the basic movement of swinging your arms up and down and your hips from side to side. In Martha W. Beckwith’s book titled, The Hawaiian Hula-Dance, she states, “ the hula is an ancient and classical form, is analogous to

On this hot Sunday in July however, new friends and families were arriving at Chuck & Gail's every moment. A holiday picnic had been planned in front of the farmhouse. Tables had been set up; barbecue pits ignited, croquet mallets waited. Howard the Monk arrived early, bringing with him a pot of still warm baked beans.

A day before the feast, Yanomamo gathered and hunted food to prepare for the following big day. According to ≠ Toma, feast are pivotal, it creates an a alliance between the other tribe. It builds social connections, networks, creates boundaries of obligation, and assurance of being welcomed, if any person is exile from their tribe. The Patanowa-teri were looking forward towards this, especially since the ten women were killed by another tribe. The people saw this a great opportunity to obtain allies, in case of another

Soon, each  person is tricked  to add some carrots an onion or a handful of beans to the 'stone soup'. As the story's end, a delicious meal is shared by everybody in the village, which was basically brought together by strangers. The tale of 'Stone Soup' reminds people to work together, share and

Food plays a great role in our social lives. One of the universal symbols of generosity and hospitality is food. For this reason, food is found at nearly all social gathering. Food can also be used as a symbol of celebration. In America, most people celebrate their birthday by enjoying and sharing a birthday cake with friends and family. The birthday cake is a part of the birthday celebration; it is seemingly required for the nature of the social event. Food is also the cause of many social gatherings. For example, it is common for people in America to have potlucks where every guest brings a dish to share with all who attend. People go to potlucks for food and socialization. In addition, holidays like Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas also

Rugby can be played by anyone. It can be simple, although it can be very intense for those watching and playing. Anyone who enjoys football or soccer can also like rugby. There are many different positions in rugby that can be played by anyone. You need to be able to take a hit. It has great history tied with soccer.

In Samoa, eating is a large part of the traditional culture. Almost all Polynesians eat in family groups and often invite others to join in their large meals. They almost always cook more than is needed just in case someone drops in for dinner. A Sunday feast called to'ono'i is prepared in a large cooking pots big enough to feed almost an army. In Samoa, traditional meals are cooked in an umu, which is an in ground cooking pit. Food is cleaned, and traditionally wrapped in banana leaves and put on the tops of rocks that have been heated. The food is then covered by more leaves, and the entire oven steams together for several hours. Hot

Eating brings people closer together everyday, and for everyone, there are important memories that have been created because of food. Whether it’s a formal dinner, or an informal picnic, there will always be special bonds between people because food was involved. We need to have traditions with food because they form and strengthen the bonds between us.

Although we do love our fair share of basic camping foods like s'mores, hot dogs, hamburgers etc.. We particularly enjoy and appreciate the homemade barbeque curry chicken. The dominant roots of my family originate in island countries like Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago. These island countries love their chicken and curry goat,(even though I don't eat the goat, because they're too cute) the younger kids that come to Nights Beach get to see how the food is cooked and becomes exposed even more into our culture. When the younger generation observer the older adults making the food, it gives our culture the opportunity to be passed down for many years to come. At last, the spiritual side of this ritual. The spiritual connection truly occurs for me, when I am predominantly disconnected from my devices. It's strange how something so simple can have such a grand impact, but it truly does connect me to the world that is around me all everyday. Taking a weekend off from my devices allows me to look up for once and not be so anxious, twitchy or simply not on the moment and see what a beautiful world earth

The members of the church had supplied the conference with African food, pizza, and drinks for lunch. Most children preferred to eat pizza while the ladies chose to eat the African cuisine. We first made sure that all the kids were fed before attending to their mothers around noon. At three o'clock we served the kids