With the age of technology having increasing control over all of humanity, it is often difficult to disagree with nowadays about the extent to which cultures have a certain influence. to a global audience. The global phenomenon that is East Asian culture has great authority over many other cultures. It seems that what Edward Said called “the other” has a significant impact on the rest of the world. Globalization is a phenomenon fueled by this otherness in most of the world. Whether it is its economic or media impact, East Asia has a major impression on the rest of the world. In the times to come, East Asia will grow and expand to have even more influence on the rest of the world. The days of a seemingly unimportant population in East Asia are over and replaced by a superpower that cannot be removed. In particular, cult Kung Fu films and Indian media have an irreversible effect on the rest of the world; their otherness is both appealing and effective in reaching this global audience. Globalization is a lexicon of many definitions and characterizations. “Globalization is a complex process of various “political, economic, and cultural flows” between the global, the national, and the local, and therefore may not make everyone equally happy” (Berry, Liscutin, and Mackintosh 103). This belief is due to Polish sociologist Zygmunt Bauman and is a definition that many tend to agree with. Globalization is something that connects many cultures together through the link of cultural or economic influence. The nations of the world are becoming more interconnected every day. At the supermarket, an individual can find many ethnic cuisines within their reach. The ability to purchase products from the middle of the paper sector......Rural industries in Northeast Asia: what a difference a region makes. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, HKU, 2009. MUSE Project. Internet. November 27, 2013. “Context of globalization.” Context of globalization. Np, and Web. November 27, 2013. Said, Edward W. Orientalism. New York: Vintage, 1979. Print. Choi, Jinhee and Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano. Horror to the extreme: changing the boundaries of Asian cinema. Hong Kong: Hong Kong UP, 2009. Print. Kelts, Roland. Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Invaded the United States New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. Print. “The Growing Reach of Bollywood”. BBC News. BBC, March 5, 2012. Web. November 27, 2013. "How Bruce Lee influenced the world | 40 years after his death | The Last Dragon Tribute Blog." The last dragon tribute blog. Np, and Web. November 27, 2013. “This week on DVD. » Yahoo Movies. Np, and Web. November 27. 2013.