How does the United States export culture? Micro-perspective (1) American community

American culture is very strong. But many people don't necessarily understand why America has become so powerful. Taking the Fulbright Scholarship, the highest academic award in the United States, as an example, this paper explains how the United States absorbs elites from more than 50 countries around the world and provides them with the best learning and life experience. In the future, after returning to China, most of these elites will be engaged in civil servants, university scholars, mainstream media or corporate executives. These people will be friends of America in the future.

Welcome banquet for freshmen of Fulbright University, held in new york University. Fulbright Scholarship is a high-end scholarship provided by the US government, which is open to more than 65,438+055 countries around the world. After fierce competition, most of the winners were sent to the United States for exchange. What Fulbright does best is to let Fulbright all over the world know about different cultures and American cultures through various cultural exchange activities.

Every activity is unique, such as tasting delicious food from different countries, communicating with students in local schools, visiting and communicating with West Point Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy, staying in local American homes on holidays, experiencing American life, communicating with United Nations officials and so on.

Fulbright is famous because in the history of more than 60 years, more than 50 Fulbright won the Nobel Prize and more than 80 won the Pulitzer Prize. Scholars who come to the United States for exchange have the opportunity to participate in social and cultural exchange activities for nearly one year 100 in addition to obtaining relevant academic resources. .

Fulbright is equivalent to having a huge global elite network. In the past year, I have made friends with many countries that I have only seen on TV, such as Afghanistan, Lebanon, Haiti and Nigeria.

Take you to experience the activities of American community.

Speaking of holidays, everyone will be organized to spend their holidays in American homes one day. Integrate into private families and experience American culture. On Christmas Day in 20 13, we came to a small town called Happy Mountain in Pennsylvania. Happy Mountain is not famous, but its Amish community is famous.

Fulbright scholars come from all over the world. So the team in each activity is like a small United Nations. During the trip, you can meet friends from all over the world and learn about different cultures in different countries.

When you arrive at your destination, the first thing to do is to go to church and meet the host family.

A linguistics teacher from Russia. Recite Pushkin's poems in Russian. I love you one day;

Japanese children's shoes introduce Japanese toilet culture. In their words, going to the Japanese toilet is enjoyment. There is welcome music after going in, music when sitting down, and warm water when getting up.

This girl is from Saudi Arabia. She mainly wants to break the prejudice against Arab women in other countries, that is, the status of women there is very low. She said that her life in her own country is the same as that of women in other parts of the world, and she can receive equal education, work, go out with friends and drive. From the clothing point of view, there is no big difference with us, except that the scarf must be wrapped on your head.

You know, it is totally obligatory to entertain a large number of people with completely different cultural backgrounds for five days and make everyone safe and happy. Without great love and tolerance, it is difficult to do it. Everything is done by God, which is what they say the most. They want more people to hear the gospel! This is the old lady and the old gentleman who received us in the local community. Out of love, enthusiasm and obligation to God, they entertain us strangers from all over the world for free. They can also stay at home and enjoy their leisure time.

On Halloween, we were organized to visit a community in New Jersey for two days.

The first thing I did in the community, the local mayor made a simple speech! The mayor comes and goes alone, and everyone sees him shaking hands at most, just like ordinary people, and there is no crowding round at all. Moreover, we are just passers-by, but the other side also made a special speech.

A pair of local teachers and students performed a piece of music together. Community life in America seems to be richer than in our country. But maybe the community life in China is also very rich, but I don't pay much attention to it. I have lived in my present community for more than ten years, but I still don't know what my neighbors look like. I don't know if it's my problem, or is it widespread in society?

Blue sky, warm sunshine, lush trees, golden autumn leaves scattered all over the floor, and a group of friends from more than ten countries made pumpkin lanterns in the yard. Dear friends, can you feel my happiness?

American family kitchens are very big. A large group of people get together. In Shanghai, it's Gasaiwu. This kind of family reunion is very common in America. This is also one of the organizers' intentions to experience American culture through integration with American families.

This is where we have lunch. In European and American families, no matter how big or small, what impresses me most is the ubiquitous big sofa and cushion, which can be used to lie down and sit, which is very warm. Even in the school corridor. Make it as comfortable as possible, and people can easily relax. Even as a guest, seeing such decoration, I soon felt like a guest.

The living room of the host family. Basically, downstairs is the living room and dining room. Upstairs is the bedroom.

Walk the dog in the morning. Dogs are one of the most popular animals in America.

Sunday morning begins with playing with dogs. Benny 14 years old, especially like his eyes, so gentle!

The boy next to him is from the Kurdish autonomous region of Iraq. Iraq has always been regarded as a dangerous area, but Kurds are not involved in wars and riots because of their high degree of autonomy and unified language, and their security is second only to Turkey in the Middle East. Women have higher education level and employment opportunities. Marriage is still conservative. So far, men and women are not allowed to have premarital sex, otherwise they will be severely punished by law and religion, and both parties must get married.

And a beautiful woman from Vietnam, Pguong. She specially wore a Vietnamese cheongsam! The split is higher than the China cheongsam, and the pants are at the bottom.

Dinner is in another house, and each family brings a dish, which not only satisfies everyone's taste but also saves the host family from being busy. Guests will also cook with their hosts. Now in China, it's embarrassing to invite a few people over for dinner. It seems strange to invite everyone. One person has too much physical strength. It seems strange to invite every guest to bring their own food. So in the end, it was all solved in the restaurant, but there was absolutely no warmth and freedom at home.

February of every month is African American Month. Black people of all races, including African, Latin American and Caribbean countries, will celebrate. In memory of those black heroes who fought for equal rights for blacks in white society in history. Thanks to Fulbright Scholarship. We organize many similar activities every month to learn about American culture. This activity was held in the Anglican Church.

This activity was held in the Episcopal Church. This is a controversial sect. They split from Catholicism, and many places have inherited the Catholic tradition, but priests can get married. The rector of the church was originally a priest of Haitian Catholicism. Later, when I met my beloved woman, I moved to this Sect that allowed priests to get married.

The area where this church is located is Bushwick, Brooklyn, new york. This area was first inhabited by Germans in 1600. Bushwick means community in the forest in German. Until19th century, agriculture dominated here. The main residents are Germans and other Europeans. Later, after the water conservancy system was perfected, it became a beer brewing place and began to shift from agriculture to industrialization.

At the beginning of the 20th century, industries began to move out of urban areas, and many people lost their jobs. The community began to decline. It was not until A.D. 1960 that Spanish-speaking groups began to migrate here. Now it is mainly inhabited by South American and Caribbean peoples. The picture shows the interview on the day of the event.

Community activities in America are much richer than we thought. In order to receive our group of tourists from all over the world, residents, regardless of height or size, only show happiness and confidence when they go on stage!

Mexican immigrant girls perform dances.

Living in a black family for the first time. I just started to know white foreigners in the early days, and I think all white people look alike. I have seen them many times, and finally I can tell their faces. When I didn't know much about black people, I thought they looked alike. When I was studying in London and working at Nike, I was surrounded by black colleagues and finally got familiar with their faces. Today, I finally understand the life of ordinary black families. Many times, it's just a process from unfamiliar to familiar.

One thing is worth learning by yourself. Men, women and children wear elaborate costumes to go to church, because they worship God and should be respected. And I often drag my feet to church!

Every time we go to the community, we will carefully prepare dozens of special dishes from Caribbean countries, just to entertain our 9 foreign guests.

Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?