Analysis on Fresh off the Boat from the Perspective of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions

Xue Chen

doi:10.54097/ijeh.v7i2.5570

Authors

Xue Chen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/ijeh.v7i2.5570

Keywords:

Fresh off the Boat, Hofstede, Cultural dimensions.

Abstract

Fresh off the Boat, which was produced and aired by ABC, tells the story of Eddie’s family from Taiwan that immigrated to the United States. Based on Hofstede's theory of cultural dimensions, this paper will analyze the differences between Chinese and American culture from Individualism and Collectivism, Uncertainty Avoidance, Indulgence and Restrained.

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