Inter-Racial Relations
Social Issues
Resilience & Resistance
Concepts
Policies
100
Are Asian Americans white or people of color?
people of color
100
How are Asian men and women often portrayed in media?
Men - emasculated
Women - dragon lady or China doll
100
How did the Chinese railroad workers of the 1800s address their unjust conditions?
went on strike
100
What is model minority?
the false idea that all Asian Americans are academically and financially successful. It invisibilizes the struggles of Asians and pits minorities against each other.
100
What policy allowed more immigration from Asia, but with a preference for highly skilled workers?
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
200
What prompted the LA Koreatown riots/uprisings of 1992?
Soon Ja Du shot and killed Latasha Harlins; the police beating of Rodney King
200
Gentrification is when the population of a neighborhood is replaced with people of what kind of what identities?
wealthier and/or different race
200
What is one of the roles in Deepa Iyer's framework "social change ecosystem"?
200
This term refers to the process of imposing meaning onto groups of people with phenotypical differences.
racialization
200
True or false: There are strong policies that heavily punish employers for union-busting or spreading false propaganda about unions.
false
300
What can be problematic about the "AAPI" label?
it invisiblizes the unique experiences of pacific islanders that are distinct from asian americans
300
this is when indigenous people are displaced and replaced with a non-indigenous population. The indigenous people lose sovereignty.
settler colonialism
300
What is the origin story of the United Farm Workers of Delano, CA?
Larry Itliong (who led the Filipinos) formed an alliance with Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez (who led the Mexicans)
300
Claire Jean Kim's theoretical framework that positions Asians as "superior yet foreign" and Blacks as "inferior but insider"
Racial Triangulation
300
What policy led to the first "illegal immigrants"?
Chinese Exclusion Act
400
Give an example of an individual or a group showing solidarity with Asian Americans
many examples
400
What is an example of an Asian American community experiencing labor exploitation and what did they do to resist?
many examples
400
What is one of the topics discussed in Bay Area rapper Ruby Ibarra's songs?
pressure to assimilate, pride in Filipino American identity, upbringing as daughter of working-class immigrants
400
What is solidarity?
expanding one's sense of self-interest, linked fate, addressing systems
400
This 2001 law allowed law enforcement to spy on people without a warrant.
Patriot Act
500
Give an example of Asian Americans practicing solidarity with another racial group.
many answers
500
Give an example of imperial amnesia
many answers
500
What are Southeast Asian refugees with orders of deportation doing to fight their deportation orders? (besides protesting)
pardon applications, advocating for policy change, shifting narratives
500
What is the definition of anti-asian violence?
not just interpersonal attacks/assaults, but also racializations, policies, and systemic practices that hurt Asian Americans
500
What type of crimes constitute an "aggravated felony" (deportable offenses)
crimes resulting in a sentence of one year (365 days) or more