Module 11 Quiz

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________ is the tendency to stereotype Asians and to regard them as all alike and undesirable.

Gook syndrome

________ is a term used to refer to Whites in Hawai'i.

Haoles

The Hmong come from rural areas of ________.

Laos and Vietnam

________ is the development of solidarity between ethnic subgroups.

Panethnicity

Which of the following statements is true of the political activity and pan-Asian identity of Asian Americans?

They have been slow to achieve political mobilization.

Korean American women support their families financially. Which of the following is a reason for this?

They have moved away from traditional cultural roles under economic pressure.

Which of the following statements is true of Asian Indians when compared to other Asian Americans?

They report little ill treatment among all Asian Americans.

Which of the following statements is true of Filipino Americans?

They seek involvement in broader non-Filipino organizations and avoid group exclusiveness.

Which of the following statements is true of the present-day Korean Americans?

They stress conventional Western schooling as a means to success.

Which of the following statements is true of recent Asian Indian immigrants, sponsored by earlier immigrant relatives?

They tend to display less facility with English.

Which of the following is true of Native Hawaiians?

They view the U.S. occupation as the beginning of their cultural and economic downfall.

Which of the following statements is true of the first generation Filipino immigrants to the United States?

They were male and employed in agricultural labor.

Which of the following cultural practices faced by Asian Indian and other immigrant groups is not a part of American mainstream culture?

arranged marriages

Defiance of authority is regarded as a sign of ________.

assimilation

The Korean-American immigrants who accompanied their parents to the United States when they were young are called the ________.

ilchomose

In Hawai'i, the term ________ is used to refer to "real or true people."

kanaka maoli

A ________ is a credit system used by Korean Americans that grants members money on a rotating basis to allow them to gain access to additional capital.

kye

Which of the following barriers is still encountered by older Hmong residents?

language

Which of the following is a factor in adjustment by the Vietnamese refugees in the United States?

language

U.S. born Filipinos tend to have ________ than the new arrivals.

lower job status

The term sa pamilya refers to Filipinos' strong ________.

loyalty to family

Which of the following is a major challenge for Asian Indian immigrants to the United States?

maintaining traditions within the family household

A group that despite past perceptions and discrimination succeeds economically, socially, and educationally without resorting to political or violent confrontations with Whites is known as a(n) ________.

model minority

Despite the diversity among groups of Asian Americans and Asian Pacific islanders, they have been treated as a(n) ________ group for generations.

monolithic

Wausau school officials believed that progress in teaching the Hmong English was stymied because the ________.

newcomers continued to speak only in their native tongue

The 1900 Organic Act guaranteed ________ to the Hawaiians.

racial equality

Which of the following is considered to be alien to Hawai'i?

racial ghettos

Any police-initiated action based on race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than a person's behavior is called ________.

racial profiling

Which of the following industries do Asian Indians depend on to help them acclimatize to the United States and to give them the money they need to become more economically self-reliant?

service

The third wave of Korean immigration, post 1965, brought with it largely ________.

skilled professionals

Which of the following was never introduced to the Hawaiian people?

slavery

The ilchomose are also called ________.

the 1.5 generation

The presence of ________ reflects the cultural values and social norms that impact Asian professionals' interactions with others and cause others to make negative judgments about them.

the bamboo ceiling

Portraying the problems of racial and ethnic minorities as their fault rather than recognizing society's responsibilities is an instance of ________.

blaming the victim

The marginal status of Asian Pacific Islanders leaves them vulnerable to ________.

collective oppression

One problem faced by the Vietnamese refugees in the United States was ________.

downward social mobility

Which of the following terms has been historically used to address barriers that women and minority group men have faced in the workplace?

glass ceiling

Which of the following statements is true of the treatment met by Asian Americans?

Asian Americans are victims of both prejudice and violence.

Which of the following statements is true of the view held by proponents of the model minority regarding the Asian Americans?

Asian Americans have ceased to be subordinate and are no longer disadvantaged.

Which of the following statements is true of Asian Americans when compared to White non-Hispanics?

Asian Americans have significantly more formal schooling.

________ is the effort by the indigenous people of Hawai'i to secure a measure of self-government and restoration of their lands.

The sovereignty movement

The term "boat people" was used to describe ________ refugees who took to the ocean in overcrowded vessels hoping that some ship would pick them up and offer sanctuary.

Vietnamese

When the United States ceased giving preference to physicians from abroad, doctors in the Philippines began to ________.

enter the United States retrained as nurses

Which of the following problems documented the pain of adjustment among the Koreans?

family strife

The term "yellow peril" came to refer to the ________.

generalized prejudice toward Asians

Chinese Americans have not been active in politics because ________.

the brightest students tend to pursue careers in business and science

Among Korean Americans, ________ is the organization holding the group together.

the church

A clear indication of the multicultural nature of Hawai'i is ________.

the degree of exogamy, or marrying outside one's own group

Korean Americans pool their money through kyes. On which of the following do kyes depend?

trust

The transition for the Hmong community to the United States was difficult because they ________.

were farmers with little formal education


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