Let's face it: that's probably all you know about Asians (unless your best friend is Asian). Honestly, prior to a couple of weeks ago, upon hearing Asian, I would have automatically thought: Chinese Food! But of course, there is more to Asian Americans than just kung fu, superstitions, Chinese food, and excellent math skills.One thing that is very important in the Asian culture is respect for the gods.We find ourselves guilty of errors of judgment and distortions of our sources when we apply to the history of Asia our own religious patterns and evaluations.This is to assume that religious faith -- the ways men find meaning for their lives and evaluate their relations to the natural world, to each other, and to the transcendent -- is a factor of basic importance in shaping a culture. To Asians though, religious faith is the belief that 'tomorrow is not guaranteed, but let's be optimistic about it'. The view raises a lot of precautions and superstitions. We find it funny, the amount of superstitions and "ancient Chinese proverb/tale", but that's their view on life. Get used to it!
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