AAPIs MYTHS
I am ____ American?
In Academia
Cultural Norms
Terminology
100
" Of all Asian College Student s who enter a four- year postsecondary institution, 71% will attain a bachelor degree..." (Museus,S. and Kiang, P.2009)
What is the myth thatare all Asian Americans the same and are smart?
100
First Asian sub population to come to the US. Help build away to get to the west coast. We love their Americanized ethnic food buffets.
Who are Chinese Americans?
100
Asian students are traditionally deeply rooted in their motivation to do well in academics. This motivation is proven by these actions.
“They were more organized, and more focused in their study skills and managing their studies” (Ramburuth and McCormick, 2001, p. 343).
100
Asian Pacific Americans is a term that represents individuals from these countries.
China, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam and South Asia (Kurotsuchi Inkelas, 2003). According to Census information, APAs include all of these plus many other countries.
100
The Name given to a person from Thailand
What is Thai
200
AAPIs are excluded from funding because they " do not require the attention given to blacks, Latinos, and Native Americans"( Kiang, P and Museus S 2009).
What is the myth that AAPIs are not considered racial and ethnic minorities?
200
We are the native people of the 50th state
Who are Native Hawaiians?
200
According to Ramburuth and McCormick (2001), Asian students learn best in this setting.
Asian students learn best in a group setting. “Asian students are motivated by ‘social-approval’…[and] the level of student-initiated collaboration is much higher amongst Chinese students than Australian students” (Ramburuth and McCormick, 2001, p. 345). There is less focus on competition and more on group interaction and benefit.
200
A self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when these individuals expect Asian students to behave in a “more passive or deferential” manner than other students.
Professors, employers, tutors, group members, coworkers, etc (Pyke and Johnson, 2003).
200
The Name for Filipinos in the United States
What is Pinoy
300
AAPIs are considered the "new white" and do not have challenges as other racial minorities groups.
What is the myth that AAPIs do not encounter challenges due to thier race?
300
Second largest AAPI sub group. One of many native languages is Tagalog. Primarily lives on the west coast.
Who are Filipino Americans?
300
These academic contexts can significantly influence whether an Asian Pacific American agrees with affirmative action initiatives. (must provide at least 2 answers)
“1) APA student’s choice of major; 2) a measure of students’ level of exposure to a diverse curriculum; and 3) students’ extent of involvement with university-sponsored diversity events” (Kurotsuchi Inkelas, 2003, p. 608).
300
Because of these stereotypes about Asian women, they may become “especially vulnerable to mistreatment from men who view them as easy targets” (Pyke and Johnson, 2003, p. 36).
“Asian women are rendered hyperfeminine: passive, weak, quiet, excessively submissive, slavishly dutiful, sexually erotic, and available for white men” (Pyke and Johnson, 2003, p. 36).
300
A name given to peoples, culture, and product of South Asia (countries include India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka)
What is Desi
400
AAPI students are too smart to ask for help or seek resources.
What is the myth that AAPIS do not seek or require resources or support?
400
Internment Camps. Yoko Ono. Pasty Minks
Who are Japanese American?
400
These social contexts can significantly influence whether an Asian Pacific American agrees with affirmative action initiatives. (must provide at least 2 answers)
“1) Participation in Asian ethnically focused extracurricular activities; 2) the extent to which APA students’ engage in informal conversations about diversity with their peers; and 3) APA students’ perceptions of their campus’s climate for interracial interaction” (Kurotsuchi Inkelas, 2003, p. 608).
400
In order to deal with pressures from their families, as well as their white American friends, many female Asian students will do this.
They developed dual identities where they were more compliant when with their families, and more outgoing when with their friends (Pyke and Johnson, 2003). "Women's behavior in ethnic realms was described as submissive and controlled, and that in white-dominated settings as freer and more self-expressive" (Pyke and Johnson, 2003, p. 42).
400
A Name for a Vietnamese person that is ethnic Chinese
What is Hoa.
500
All AAPIs with a bachelor's degree are professionals and have an higher income then thier white peers .
What is the myth that all AAPIs " A college degree completion is equivalent to success"?
500
Highest % of AAPI with higher education.
Who are Indian Americans?
500
Under this higher education system, Chinese students “are deprived of the opportunities for being challenged by the cognitive dissonance necessary for cognitive development” (Zhang and Watkins, 2001, p. 253), according to Perry’s development model.
Under the Chinese higher education system. “For example, Chinese students enter college with predetermined majors that are overspecialized. In contrast, in the US higher educational system, students are allowed to choose their major areas of study after they will have gained sufficient understanding of different academic subjects” (Zhang and Watkins, 2001, p. 253). This may “inhibit their cognitive development” (Zhang and Watkins, 2001, p. 253).
500
Korea and Vietnam practice this traditional moral code, “which accords male superiority, authority, and power over women in family and social relations” (Pyke and Johnson, 2003, p. 38).
The Confucian moral code (Pyke and Johnson, 2003).
500
The name for the Japanese generation of people born in United States to at least one parent who is an offspring of a parent born in Japan (Grandparent born in Japan and then migrated to America).
What is Sansei
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