TIM 102 Chapter 12
About half the Hmong Americans are now Christian.
TRUE
During Vietnamese meals, all of the dishes are served at the same time.
TRUE
In the Philippines hot and cold theory is part of the therapeutic uses of food.
TRUE
Which cuisine is known as one of the hottest in the world?
Thai
What is the Hawaiian name for the fire pit used for traditional cooking?
imu
Which of the following is a milk-based dish you might eat in the Philippines?
leche flan
What percentage of Filipinos are employed in professional or management careers?
40
Parts of what country are known as the "spice islands"?
Indonesia
What is the mildly intoxicating beverage that is popular in the Pacific Islands?
Kava
What are Hmong herbalists called?
Kws tshuaj
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 main ingredient in the popular Hawaiian dish lomi-lomi?
Salmon
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
Coconut cream is a rich source of
saturated fat
One common characteristic shared by Pacific Islanders and Southeast Asians is that they both
share similar tropical climates and possibly the same ancestors.
In what country are you likely to be served French cream-filled pastries?
vietnam
Which of the following is not a major Hmong tribe?
yellow hmong
At what age are Hmong children expected to behave as adults?
5
What is the typical family size among the Hmong?
6 members
Most Laotians have settled in the cities of which U.S. state?
California
Cupping, flushing, and coining are traditional healing treatments that are no longer used by Southeast Asians.
FALSE
Pacific Islanders eat mainly native-grown foods.
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 group of Southeast Asians has been successful in marketing a traditional needlecraft known as paj ntaub?
Hmong
What is the name of the tribal population that lives in the isolated mountainous regions of Southeast Asia?
Hmong
Hmong clan groups migrated to suburban and rural communities of what U.S. state?
Minnesota
Which of the following is not one the four regional cooking styles of the Philippines?
Polynesian
What is the unique unexplained condition that occurs in Southeast Asians in the U.S.?
SUNDS
What European country has substantial domination in the Philippines?
Spain
What is the predominant religion in Cambodia?
Theravada Buddhism
What Southeast Asian culture traditionally believes the body is sustained by three separate souls?
Vietnamese
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
Religion and medicine were closely linked in Pacific Islander culture. Many traditional practices were dropped due to
adoption of nonnative faiths
What are the three practices used to produce balance in Filipino culture?
heating, protection, and flushing
What type of dishes are commonly eaten for breakfast and lunch in Thailand?
noodle
What is the popular noodle-based soup in Vietnam?
pho
What is the foundation of the diet in Southeast Asia?
rice
The majority of Americans of Filipino descent are what religion?
roman catholic
Early male Filipino immigrants to the United States mainland created ________ to replace the family as the primary social structure.
social clubs
Approximately how many mainland Southeast Asians and Filipinos have arrived in the U.S. since 1975?
2 million
Filipinos suffer from sudden unexpected nocturnal death syndrome.
FALSE
The diet of Filipinos is lower in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol than the diets of any of the other Southeast Asians.
FALSE
There were more than an estimated 1 million Native Hawaiians in the Hawaiian Islands at the time explorer James Cook discovered them.
FALSE
Samoans believe eating the wrong foods can cause dislocation of the to'ala.
TRUE
What type of sauce is typical in Southeast Asia?
fermented fish sauce
Rates of what chronic disease in Hawaii are among the highest in the world?
obesity
The national dessert of both Australia and New Zealand is:
pavlova.
What is the taro root paste traditionally eaten in Hawaii?
poi
For Southeast Asians, which of the following factors promotes health and helps prevent illness?
respect for one's ancestors
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
Most Southeast Asians, while belonging to many religions, also may believe in
spirits and ghosts; spirits of the ancestors
