Microaggressions
What is a subtle comment or behavior that communicates a negative or stereotypical message toward someone based on their identity?
What is a racial microaggression
What U.S. law severely restricted Chinese immigration beginning in 1882?
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act
True or False: All Asian cultures are essentially the same
False
Saying “Where are you really from?” to an Asian American is an example of what?
What is a microaggression
What event of multi-ethnic student groups organized historic strikes at San Francisco State University and UC Berkeley in 1968 and 1969
What is the Third World Liberation Front
What stereotype assumes Asian students are naturally good at math and science
The “Asian academic” stereotype
What type of microaggression assumes that all members of a racial group are naturally good at something
What is an assumption/stereotype
What California neighborhood experienced a major anti-Chinese massacre in 1871?
What is Los Angeles
Why can the “model minority” stereotype be harmful?
It can ignore individual experiences and struggles while creating unrealistic expectations
Telling an Asian American, “Your English is really good,” can imply what assumption?
foreign or don't naturally belong
What term describes the belief that Asian Americans are naturally successful, hardworking, and academically gifted?
What is the “model minority” stereotype
Assuming someone is Chinese because they are Asian is an example of what?
What is racial stereotyping
Why can microaggressions be harmful even when the person saying them claims they were “just joking”?
Because the impact can reinforce stereotypes, exclusion, or discrimination
During which war did widespread fear and discrimination against Japanese Americans increase dramatically in the United States?
What is World War II
What is one way stereotypes can affect how Asian Americans are treated in school or the workplace
It can influence expectations, opportunities, treatment, and judgments