Chapter 12: Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders

What percentage of Filipinos are employed in professional or management careers?

40

What is the typical family size among the Hmong?

6 members

Cupping, flushing, and coining are traditional healing treatments that are no longer used by Southeast Asians. (t/f)

False

The diet of Filipinos is lower in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol than the diets of any of the other Southeast Asians. (t/f)

False

There were more than an estimated 1 million Native Hawaiians in the Hawaiian Islands at the time explorer James Cook discovered them. (t/f)

False

Which islands is part of the Melanesia region of the South Pacific?

Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands

Where would you find Spam to be a commonly eaten meat?

Hawaii

What are the three practices used to produce balance in Filipino culture?

Heating, protection, and flushing

One common characteristic shared by Pacific Islanders and Southeast Asians is that they both

Share similar tropical climates and possibly the same ancestors

Early male Filipino immigrants to the United States mainland created ________ to replace the family as the primary social structure.

Social clubs

What is the predominant religion in Cambodia?

Theravada Buddhism

About half the Hmong Americans are now Christian. (t/f)

True

During Vietnamese meals, all of the dishes are served at the same time. (t/f)

True

In the Philippines hot and cold theory is part of the therapeutic uses of food. (t/f)

True

What is the Filipino belief meaning that life is controlled by the will of God and by supernatural forces?

Bahala na

What is the most popular meat in Australian cuisine?

Beef

Which plant used for food was indigenous to the Pacific Islands?

Breadfruit

Parts of what country are known as the "spice islands"?

Indonesia

What type of dishes are commonly eaten for breakfast and lunch in Thailand?

Noodle

What is the main ingredient in the popular Hawaiian dish lomi-lomi?

Salmon

Which cuisine is known as one of the hottest in the world?

Thai

Most Southeast Asians, while belonging to one of many religions, also may believe in

spirits and ghosts

Most Laotians have settled in the cities of which U.S. state?

California

Which aspect of their life in Cambodia has it been most difficult for Cambodian Americans to retain in the United States?

Family Structure

What type of sauce is typical in Southeast Asia?

Fermented fish sauce

What's the name of the tribal population that lives in the isolated mountainous regions of Southeast Asia?

Hmong

What is the Hawaiian name for the fire pit used for traditional cooking?

Imu

What Southeast Asian group identifies 32 spirits that oversee the 32 organs of the body?

Laotians

Compadrazgo is kinship extended to friends, neighbors, and fellow workers in what country?

Philippines

What is the popular noodle-based soup in Vietnam?

Pho

What is the taro root paste traditionally eaten in Hawaii?

Poi

Which of the following is not one of the four regional cooking styles of the Philippines?

Polynesia

For Southeast Asians, which of the following factors promotes health and helps prevent illness?

Respect for one's ancestors

What is the foundation of the diet in Southeast Asia?

Rice

What is the unique unexplained condition that occurs in Southeast Asians in the U.S.?

SUNDS

Which of the following is not a key starch source in the South Pacific diet?

Soursop

Which of the following is a common beverage for people of Southeast Asia?

Soy milk

Samoans believe eating the wrong foods can cause dislocation of the to'ala. (T/F)

TRUE

People in the Philippines believe illness can be transmitted through the power of the evil eye, a process known as usog or tuyaw. (t/f)

True

In what country are you likely to be served French cream-filled pastries?

Vietnam

Which group of Southeast Asians is most likely to use chopsticks instead of flatware or fingers when eating?

Vietnamese

What is the name of a holiday enjoyed in the South Pacific in which the adults wait on the children in the family?

White sunday

Which of the following is not a major Hmong tribe?

Yellow Hmong

Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are 30% more likely to be diagnosed with _____ than are non-Hispanic whites, and in Hawaii, Native Hawaiian men have the highest mortality rate for all forms of this disease.

cancer

Filipinos suffer from sudden unexpected nocturnal death syndrome. (t/f)

false

Pacific Islanders eat mainly native-grown foods. (t/f)

false

What are Hmong herbalists called?

kws tshuaj

Religion and medicine were closely linked in Pacific Islander culture. Many traditional practices were dropped due to:

Adoption of nonnative faiths

What is the mildly intoxicating beverage that is popular in the Pacific Islands?

Kava

Which of the following is a milk-based dish you might eat in the Philippines?

Leche flan

The national dessert of both Australia and New Zealand is:

Pavlova

The majority of Americans of Filipino descent are what religion?

Roman Catholic

What European country has heavily influenced the Philippines because it once controlled its islands?

Spain

What Southeast Asian culture traditionally believes the body is sustained by three separate souls?

Vietnamese