health pt 1
what percent of east asians is prone to “asian glow?”
80%
what is the leading cause of death for japanese males?
heart disease
what is the second largest asian-american ethnic group?
filipino-americans with 3.41 million
who was the first asian-american woman appointed to the president’s cabinet?
elaine chao
how much has crazy rich asians grossed worldwide?
$96 million
do US-born asian americans or foreign-born asian americans report a higher rate of depression? +200 points if you can guess the percentage of each that is depressed
US-born asian americans also report far higher rates of depression (~22%) compared to foreign-born asians americans (~8%)
what asian-american subgroup suffers from multiple chronic conditions at higher rates?
filipino-americans
30% of americans 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree. what about asian-americans?
51% (will also take 50%)
what does ecaasu stand for?
east coast asian-american student union
what year was the lesbian and gay asian alliance founded?
1979
what asian-american subgroup suffers from psychological distress at higher rates?
vietnamese-americans
what disease are asian-american women more prone to developing from a lack of calcium?
osteoporosis
what percentage of the unauthorized immigrants who live in the US are asian?
13%
what 2007 event brought mental health issues in the APIA community to light?
korean american seung-hui cho kills 32 fellow students in the largest school shooting
who was mark takano? what was he the first to do?
the first openly gay asian-american elected to the house of representatives
asian-americans are ________ times less likely than whites to seek mental health services
three
name the 3 leading causes of death in the aapi community
cancer, heart disease, stroke
name 2 of the 4 asian-american groups that have household incomes below the median household income for all americans
bangladeshi, hmong, nepalese, and burmese
what year was vincent chin clubbed to death?
1982
what percentage of indian-americans have limited english proficiency?
22% indian-americans
name 3 of the 4 reasons why asian-americans are less likely to go to mental health services
parental pressure to succeed in academics, family obligations based on strong traditional and cultural values, pressure to live up to the "model minority" stereotype, fear of bringing shame to family
east asians break down alcohol into ______________ 100 times faster than the average person (correct spelling to count!)
acetaldehyde
what year are asians projected to become the largest immigrant group in the country? and what ethnic group will they surpass to do so?
2055, hispanics
what does hapa mean? and what percentage identified as hapa in the 2000 US census?
hapa is a term for a person of mixed ethnic heritage (of mixed heritage or internationally adopted)
17%
in 2015, how many out of 10 asians in the US ages 5 and older were able to speak english proficiently?
7