new version of chicken tikka masala

for the ones who did not asist to class or who just doesnt know about it,CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA is a indian recipe, is quite traditional, and british people took it became one of the most important dish in the UK .
I found this video some days ago, and it seems very interesting for me , because it show how british changed or destroy something pretty important for indian.
it is interesting realize how much the globalization transform little by little traditional things own of a ethnic group . I´m not saying that is bad, I´m just saying that is important for use see and analyse how tradition change in one way or another.

just think about it.

STEREOTYPES

If we're talking about stereotypes in movies, there are a lot of examples. One of them would be "Legally Blonde", a movie about a blonde girl that is treated as stupid, just because she's rich, superficial and blonde. So in her case, she has to prove everybody that she's not what everybody thinks she is, and that she can be more than what's expected from her....

So, of course in the end she proves that she is smart and that she can do everything she wants on her life, so she finally breaks the stereotypes around her. This is still a great movie about how stereotyped can the society be, in terms of physical aspect o lifestyle.

Maori integration as a model

Within the Polynesian group, the best known are the Maori that inhabit New Zealand for several aspects rooted in popular culture, such as tattoos and Haka dance.

But for New Zealanders most important thing is the culture that still cling to them even yet. In this sense, institutions have been created to preserve these aspects that are believed forgotten, until the mid 70's, because of all the conflicts that shook the world and since its colonization by England. Here's how it happened with the Maori language (Reo Maori) that was proclaimed by the English language ofcicial in 1985 by what is now considered a national treasure (national taonga).

Since then has come a revival of Maori identity, being created educational institutions (schools and universities) that preserve indigenous wisdom and traditions, in addition to this, radio and television stations that broadcast them.

Education model



Due to this feeling of revitalization it was created the concept of Kōhanga reo ("language nest") that are Māori immersion kindergartens.

The first Kōhanga reo was founded in Wainuiomata in 1982, when there were fears that the Māori language was dying out. The success of the kōhanga reo programme is such that they have been followed by primary schools and secondary schools (Kura Kaupapa Māori) where Māori is the primary language of instruction. The role of Maori language in education in New Zealand is enshrined in the Education Act 1989.

The success of the concept has led to kōhanga reo in New Zealand that instruct in other Pacific languages, such as Fijian, Rarotongan, Samoan, and Tongan and other countries adopting a similar concept. A notable example being Pūnana Leo established in Hawaii to revitalize the indigenous Hawaiian language.

There exist  Wānanga too, that  is a publicly owned tertiary institution that provides education in a Māori cultural context. Section 162 of the Education Act 1989 specifies that wānanga resemble mainstream universities in many ways. As of 2009, wānanga offer certificates, diplomas, and bachelor-level degrees, with some wānanga providing programmes in specialized areas up to doctorate level.
Wānanga educational programmes are accredited through the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) and the Ministry of Education, and are partly governed by New Zealand's Tertiary Education Commission (TEC).
In traditional times the word wānanga conveyed meanings related to highly evolved knowledge, lore, occult arts, and also "forum" in the sense of a discussion to arrive at deeper understanding.

In conclusion, as I wrote above, this model of preservation of a culture through formal education has been adapted to others cultures in almost all Oceanian countries and colonies with positive results, but at the same time, standardizing what maybe it was a little more dispersed and richer in cultural terms.

How Hollywood stereotyped the Native Americans

Stereotypes are generalizations about a group of people whereby we attribute a defined set of characteristics to this group. When we make stereotypes in our home with our family, the ones we damage with this is our own family, but when in television or movies, who are part of the most massive source of information, millions and millions of people (especially the children’s who are the one that absorbed all the messages and subliminal messages in movies and don´t have a critical point of view) get infect with stereotypes and racism.

It is very shocking to see that one of the major economic potency and civilized country, that claim is the land of freedom and opportunities, and in many aspects is a role model for our country; it is also the land of racism (native population, black people, immigrants, so on) and stereotypes. In that same land people were (and still but in lower amounts) segregated by color, class, studies, nationality, so on.

And Hollywood and the television have a major importance in these problems, because these massive Medias were used by a few to spread the seed of racism and stereotypes in the population on united states and created the wrong illusion that some race, some people are better than others and because of that, they had the power to do with the others what they want and think was the right to do. In some cases that means kill, beat, torture, remove from their land, enslave, segregate, and so on.

 Pamela Avila Pinilla

Racial Segregation

    

Segregation is defined by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance as "the act by which a (natural or legal) person separates other persons on the basis of one of the enumerated grounds without an objective and reasonable justification, in conformity with the proposed definition of discrimination."

Since the discovery of the USA, black people have always been discriminated against. For example, they had to be slaves for American people until the thirteenth amendment was passed on December the 6^th 1865.
 
 In spite of this, segregation continued at water fountains, at restaurants, waiting rooms, at theatres, on buses and even at schools. But, a man wanted to stop  segregation, Martin Luther King (1929-1968). His role in the history of the human rights movements as leader was very important. He inspired many people to fight against discrimination. And his actions have been heard. 

"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant" M. Luther K. Jr. However, nowadays, racial segregation still exists.
 

We could see racial segregation during the period if the "Stolen Generation". It was a State Goverment law that Aboriginal half-cast children and European descent should be taken away from their parents. 

  

According to The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights...". There's no reason to despise other people. There is fear to equality and difference. People hate for the slightest reason. Most people are intolerant. It doesn't change if you travel, listen to songs or read. It is not as simple as that. Our mind has to be aware that this discrimination is not right. The world is a melting pot. We should love each other and see beauty in other cultures, their feelings as humans, and learn from them, instead of only seeing the color of the skin.


Practice tolerance and respect for gender, ideologies and cultures. Racism is transmitted and reproduced culturally. As you can see in the following video, this experiment was created for an antiracism Mexican campaign.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z341bBS7oj0

This makes think that parents have a huge challenge. This challenge is to bring up children full of values and principles. Giving the kids a good education.


Can you see the problem? You may consider these questions: Do we discriminate people because of their race, sex, religion, etc..? Do we act based on our prejudices?


Our challenge for the future is to cross that bridge of prejudice and discrimination and respect each other.  

India's Culture ♥

I choice this video because is about India's culture and cuisine, the same topic that my classmates and i choise for our presentation today.
Now, the main idea that i have about India is sincretism and pluralism. Food, music, beautiful clothes, and other elements make it a very attractive culture.

In my opinion, food is the most recognized Indian element in the rest of the world. The reason? like we said before, indian ethnic food is famous for the use of differents spices and herbs that are native from the country that give it an special flavor, but the most important reason that explains why indian food is so consumed around the world is the  number of indian people living in different countries.

About the movie: "Bent It Like Beckham"

This is a movie that I never saw until 2 weeks ago. Personally, I liked, It was interesting, fun, etc. But something that really called my attention was the fact that the Indian culture was very emphasized in the movie. During the whole movie the mother of the protagonist (Jesminder) always was talking about the culture and the honor of the family. The movie also showed a bit about the Indian weddings and how this are a really big deal in the Indian culture. At first, someone would think that all the things about culture and honor in the movie would be a little exaggerated, but then, in the end of the movie I noticed that the director (Gurinder Chadha)  was in fact  a guy with Indian origins. So, considering this fact, and the fact that the movies usually do not show the things like they really are. I would like to ask, the Indian culture is really like this? It is exactly like in the movie? This is something that we really must considerer.