Asian American Culture
The practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it.
What is collectivism?
Self governance
sovereignty
The drug that created the two armed conflicts in China in the mid-19th century between the forces of Western countries and of the Qing dynasty
opium
Early term used to refer to Native Americans
Indians
The most acculturated group of Asian Americans
Japanese Americans
hierarchical
A tendency to be focused on the present, sometimes resulting in being late for scheduled events
Indian time
The group that was placed in internment camps during World War II
Japanese American citizens
A historical event that resulted in annual celebration that continues to the present day, although the context was not as harmonious as portrayed
Thanksgiving
The "Civilized Tribes"
Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Cherokee, and Seminole
A term used to refer to the loss of social status or dishonor.
Losing face
Balance in relationships with people and nature
harmony
The act that prohibited Chinese immigrants from bringing their families with them to the US
Chinese Exclusion Act
The government's approach to the Native American Problem during the Boarding School Era
civilization
The tribe with the largest landmass in America and the largest tribal population
Navajo
View of the mind and the body as being interconnected
dualism
Wisdomkeepers within the tribe
elders
The third and most significant wave of Korean immigration resulted primarily from this
after-effects of the Korean War
Act authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders.
Indian Relocation Act
Wealthiest group of Asian Americans
Indian Americans
An attitude of respect for parents and ancestors in societies influenced by Confucian thought.
filial piety
Style of learning that is most valued
experiential
The group that came to the U.S. first
Filipinos
A massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army that occurred on December 29, 1890
Wounded Knee Massacre or Battle of Wounded Knee
The Model Minority
No one--It is a myth about all Asian Americans