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- 491: A Nation of Immigrants: An Overview of the Economic and Political Conditions
- ... over Mexico in the Mexican-American war. After the civil war the Industrial capitalistic economy bloomed, large enterprises began to take over the major economy. As industrialism grew Asian workers were recruited for labor from China and Japan. The United States victory in The Spanish-American war had granted the United States annexation Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Cuba. Many people from these countries immigrated into the United States mainland. The ... brought them further apart from each other. Until the 1960's discriminatory quotas against Asians had limited the number Asian immigrants. When the quotas were lifted the United States received many new Asian immigrants from China, Korea, the Philippines, and Vietnam. These Asians generally migrated to the United States in hope for better opportunities. Many immigrants from Cuba arrived after Fidel Castro came to power. Most of the Cubans were considered ...
- 492: Acupuncture
- Acupuncture Acupuncture is an age old pain treatment that dates back to Ancient China. "Many theories have been entertained," says Dr. Stemmler, " but none itself can explain the multiple analgesic, anti-flamatory, sedative, and regenerative effects of this treatment (Kanigel 2). Although at times, even acupuncturists remain at a ... application of acupuncture in the United States. Many pain clinics have full-time acupuncturists on staff. Nerve and muscular disorders are another common use. Acupuncture needles dating from 4000 years ago have been found in China. The first needles were stone; later, bronze, gold or silver were used and today needles are usually made of steel. Initially needles were used only to prick boils and ulcers. Acupuncture was developed in response ...
- 493: Marijuana
- ... harms of the plant itself. Marijuana is the name of the plant known to botanists as Cannabis Sativa. Other names for the plant exist throughout the world. In Africa, Marijuana is known as "dagga", in China as "ma", in Northern Europe as "hemp" and in the United States as either "pot", "buds", "reefer", "weed" or the more direct, "smoke". Marijuana goes back over five thousand years. It is one of the oldest agricultural commodities not grown for food. Hemp, first cultivated in China as early as 2800 B.C., soon stretched to central Asia where it spread like milkweed or thistle. Marijuana soon began to crowd out neighboring grasses and reaching heights of three to twenty feet stretched ...
- 494: The Asian Financial Crisis
- ... is connected to everything else. The global effects of the crisis are practically everywhere. Its caused the Gross Domestic Product to callapse 38% in the nations know as the Asian Tigers. The economist estimates Chinas bad bank debt at 18% of GDP however, the Tunnel, an accurate unofficial Chinese magazine, estimates bad debt at 70% of GDP. Now the way that the crisis has effected the US are interest ...
- 495: Falstaff Beer
- ... owned. They are just no selling off the breweries, now that they are completely depricaited in value. Much of the workings of the Ft. Wayne plant were dissasembled and moved to Pabst's brewery in China. Falstaff Beer is still made by Pabst in San Antonio Texas. Falstaff was once the 3rd largest brewers in the nation, in 1975 they were number six, now they are just about gone.
- 496: The Australian Dollar
- ... from Thailand and Korea, but Indonesia's recovery is clearly a long way off, some of the later entrants to the crisis are still sinking (Singapore and HK), and the only two previously little affected (China and Taiwan) have just registered sharp declines in monthly exports compared to levels a year ago. Japan remains a weak link in the recovery process. Australia's current account deficit has often had a strong ...
- 497: The Success of Walmart
- ... Wal-Mart moved into the international market in 1991 through a joint-venture partnership with CIFRA S.A. de C.V., Mexicos leading retailer. Since then the company has entered Canada, Hong Kong, mainland China, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and Brazil. The Wal-Mart International Division was officially formed in 1994 to manage the companys international growth. By the year 2000, analysts expect Wal-Mart to be a huge international ...
- 498: Confusion in the Japanese Economy: Four Problem Areas
- ... they borrow money? At the international conferences I have attended over the past few months, whenever the Asian crisis is discussed, four countries--Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and Japan--are mentioned as the main problem countries. China's new and powerful prime minister, Zhu Rongji, has come to be thought of as the leader of Asia. He has stressed that he has no plans to devalue the yuan. Meanwhile, many Americans and ...
- 499: Harley - Davidson Inc. Motorcycle Industry
- ... is an untapped one for foreign manufacturers. Government regulations and trade policies make it difficult for foreign manufacturers to enter though. Most Asians consider motorcycles as a basic means of transportation. Major target areas include China, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. The European Market is another market with great potentials since Europeans have a higher disposable income and enjoy a higher standard of living. Eastern Europe is not offering a good deal ...
- 500: Confucian Values and Japan's Industrialization
- ... in providing the workers that made East Asian Industries successful. Confucian traditions were not the sole cause of industrialization in Japan and the four little dragons. An analysis of other Asian nations such as Thailand, China, Vietnam, Burma, and Laos show that many nations with the same shared history of a Confucian values have not yet industrialized. Confucianism along with other circumstances such as situational factors, timing, domestic industrial policy and ...
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