The short answer is: "to a great extent". The entire plan of the Federalists was to create a strong central government instead of having many autonomous states. Of course this occasionally went against national unity in the sense that some people were opposed to this plan, but in general they favored unity.
In the passage, it says that he ordered the building of canals and buildings to benefit his people. It also says that He valued music and art, and thus proposed projects to beautify the city. Along with that, he also worked to improve defense, as well as the irrigation system
The difference between the second and first generation of Indochinese immigrants is that they refuse the French culture.
Whereas the first generation still accepted some parts of the French culture, the second generation went completely against it and rejected it.
