MY CULTURAL SUITCASE : aNIME, FOOD, and FAITH across Trinidad & japan Justin Forde - BILLY PSYC-490: CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY fALL 2025 DR. PERI YUKSEL
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TEXTBOOK CONCEPT CONNECTION : Cultural NARRATIVES (SHIRAEV & LEVY, CH.1)
DESTINATION : TRINIDAD TO JAPAN
Cultural narratives
- TRINIDAD: RESILIENCE, JOY, COMMUNITY
- JAPAN : HARMONY, PERSERVERANCE, RESPECT
Textbook Concept (CH.1)Cultural Narratives are shared stories that define values, identity, and worldview. They can vary greatly across societies.
section: MY FAMILY IS FROM Trinidad
INDIVIDUALISM IN TRINIDAD
FAMILY = LOVE
TEXTBOOK CONCEPT (CH.1): INDIVIDUALISM values personal independence and achievement.
1. FAMILY = INDEPENDENCE + LOVE 2. STORY: GATHERINGS CELEBRATE INDIVIDUALITY 3. INDIVIDUALISM (CH.1)
Families In Japan
1. Family = Harmony & Duty 2. Respect For Elders 3. Collectivism (CH.1)
Textbook Concept: (CH.1)Collectivism emphasizes group harmony, duty, and social order.
ANIME IN TRINIDAD = IDENTITY EXPRESSION.
Anime In Trinidad
TEXTBOOK CONCEPT : (CH.1-2)
- Culture Symbols can be Universal but locally reinterpreted.
- Anime = Identity expression
- STORY: Anime Caribe Festival Cosplay
- Fandom Builds Community
- Cultural Narratives & Universals (CH.1 - 2)
TEXTBOOK CONCEPT : (CH.1-2)
- Culture Symbols can be Universal but locally reinterpreted.
- Cultural Narratives spread but are reinterpreted locally
ANIME IN JAPAN
Textbook Concepts (CH. 3)Ethnography & Cultural Relativism help us study how meaning shifts across cultures.
1. Anime Reflects Japanese Myths & History. 2. Themes: Horror, Harmony & Preserverance. 3. Viewed as cultural storytelling.
WE MUST STUDY ANIME IN ITS OWN CULTURAL CONTEXT, NOT JUST FROM OUR OUTSIDER VIEW
ANIME IN JAPAN = CULTURAL STORYTELLING; TIED TO TRADITION
FAITH IN TRINIDAD
- FAITH = Core Identity
- Story: Church/ Temples Gatherings Unite Community
- Enculturation (CH.4)
FAITH IN JAPAN
1. TORII GATE = Sacred Space2. Blends Shinto & Buddhism 3. Cultural Relativism (CH.3)
MY CULTURAL SUITCASE JOURNEY
Through the Suitcase, I learned my items mean different things abroad. Anime, Family, and Faith are central in Trinidad but are seen differently in Japan. Using Metacognition, I reflected on my own assumptions and reduced bias.
- Meanings Shift across cultures
- Growth Through Self-Reflection
- Growth: Empathy + Self- Awareness
- Metacognition (CH.2)
MY CULTURE SUITCASE PEER Q'S & REF.
PEER QUESTION:- "Do cultural objects like anime, food, or fairth symbols change meaning when carried into another culture?"
REFERENCE: - Shiraev, E. B., & Levy, D. A. (2021). Cross-Cultural Psychology: Critical Thinking and Contemporary Applications (7th ed.). Routledge.
- Adichie, C. N. (2009). The danger of a single story [Video]. TED.
- Lotto, B. (2012). Optical illusions show how we see [Video]. TED.
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MY CULTURAL SUITCASE : aNIME, FOOD, and FAITH across Trinidad & japan Justin Forde - BILLY PSYC-490: CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY fALL 2025 DR. PERI YUKSEL
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TEXTBOOK CONCEPT CONNECTION : Cultural NARRATIVES (SHIRAEV & LEVY, CH.1)
DESTINATION : TRINIDAD TO JAPAN
Cultural narratives
Textbook Concept (CH.1)Cultural Narratives are shared stories that define values, identity, and worldview. They can vary greatly across societies.
section: MY FAMILY IS FROM Trinidad
INDIVIDUALISM IN TRINIDAD
FAMILY = LOVE
TEXTBOOK CONCEPT (CH.1): INDIVIDUALISM values personal independence and achievement.
1. FAMILY = INDEPENDENCE + LOVE 2. STORY: GATHERINGS CELEBRATE INDIVIDUALITY 3. INDIVIDUALISM (CH.1)
Families In Japan
1. Family = Harmony & Duty 2. Respect For Elders 3. Collectivism (CH.1)
Textbook Concept: (CH.1)Collectivism emphasizes group harmony, duty, and social order.
ANIME IN TRINIDAD = IDENTITY EXPRESSION.
Anime In Trinidad
TEXTBOOK CONCEPT : (CH.1-2)
TEXTBOOK CONCEPT : (CH.1-2)
ANIME IN JAPAN
Textbook Concepts (CH. 3)Ethnography & Cultural Relativism help us study how meaning shifts across cultures.
1. Anime Reflects Japanese Myths & History. 2. Themes: Horror, Harmony & Preserverance. 3. Viewed as cultural storytelling.
WE MUST STUDY ANIME IN ITS OWN CULTURAL CONTEXT, NOT JUST FROM OUR OUTSIDER VIEW
ANIME IN JAPAN = CULTURAL STORYTELLING; TIED TO TRADITION
FAITH IN TRINIDAD
FAITH IN JAPAN
1. TORII GATE = Sacred Space2. Blends Shinto & Buddhism 3. Cultural Relativism (CH.3)
MY CULTURAL SUITCASE JOURNEY
Through the Suitcase, I learned my items mean different things abroad. Anime, Family, and Faith are central in Trinidad but are seen differently in Japan. Using Metacognition, I reflected on my own assumptions and reduced bias.
MY CULTURE SUITCASE PEER Q'S & REF.
PEER QUESTION:- Shiraev, E. B., & Levy, D. A. (2021). Cross-Cultural Psychology: Critical Thinking and Contemporary Applications (7th ed.). Routledge.
- Adichie, C. N. (2009). The danger of a single story [Video]. TED.
- Lotto, B. (2012). Optical illusions show how we see [Video]. TED.
- "Do cultural objects like anime, food, or fairth symbols change meaning when carried into another culture?"
REFERENCE: