They became isolated in their new "home" and were deprived of support from their shared customs and culture (Do 41). ... It has grown to nearly 2000 commercial establishments, including shopping centers, restaurants, coffee shops, video stores, supermarkets, and professional offices. ... The center is considered a home for many Vietnamese Americans. ... To make the gathering of elderly Vietnamese more engrossing, coffee shops display and provide Vietnamese language newspapers and magazine such as Thoi Bao and Mo Magazine. Those deliver news about their home country as well as news ab...
I almost forgot the incident, until one day when my family had a dinner at home in United States, which was after all my family left Vietnam in 1998. ... Another issue that is very important is going out for dinner, shopping, and other social events. ...
I was working in the auto sales industry for a time and I watched as many young couples and families sat in the finance manager's office and actually reworked their home/family budget just to get a nicer sound system in a car that was already costing them twenty percent or more of the monthly income for payments. ... I talked to a man in a coffee shop once that used the term African-American to describe him. ...
Popular music is ubiquitous; from shopping malls and advertising to gymnasiums/fitness classes and political campaigns, popular music is a common feature of people's everyday lives and a significant aspect of consumer culture. ...
Since the creation of this new genre, it has been called home by some of the most popular book series' ever to be written. ... The easiest way to get one's self acquainted with science fiction and fantasy in their own home would be through reading literature. ...