Political Knowledge
Multiple identities and forms of oppression overlap each other in this concept that defines how individuals experience their place in society
What is intersectionality?
During the Vietnam War, US soldiers dropped this toxic chemical weapon whose name comes from one of the colors of the rainbow
What is Agent Orange?
Variations of this Thai dish are usually made with rice noodles, tamarind paste, bean sprouts, and fish sauce
What is pad thai?
The mangrove forests and coasts of Borneo are home to these primates known for their big noses
What is a proboscis monkey?
This test taken at the first workshop determines your 16 personality types
What is the Myers-Briggs personality test?
"Successful" and "hard-working" are some terms from this stereotypical label given to Asian Americans
What is a "model minority"?
France controlled this region that included Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam from 1887 to 1954
What is the French Indochina?
Filipino dessert with ingredients like ice cream, fruit, beans, and milk to eat on a hot day
"mix-mix" when translated to English
What is halo-halo?
This very large lizard measures up to about 10 feet and lives in the tropics of Indonesia
Its name comes from one of the country's islands
What is a Komodo dragon?
Exceptional financial need means that the federal government can award this type of grant to undergraduate students
What is a Pell Grant?
Family-based immigration is limited by Congress under this system that currently includes 223,000 people from Vietnam on the waiting list
What is the family reunification system?
This event signaled the end of the Vietnam War, followed by Vietnamese refugees fleeing their homeland and settling in the US
What is the Fall of Saigon?
This Indonesian food is made from the fermentation of soybeans, similar to tofu, but more chewy
What is tempeh?
Cutting between the Indonesian island of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula is this strait that covers over 500 miles
What is the Strait of Malacca?
A well-known Filipino boxer who won titles in eight different weight classes, nicknamed "PacMan"
Who is Manny Pacquiao?
Philip Vera Cruz and ____________ advocated for equal pay to the minimum wage as leaders of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee
Who is Larry Itliong?
Pol Pot led this communist group that killed over 2 million minorities, intellectuals, and people seen as "Western"
What is the Khmer Rouge?
Crispy Vietnamese treat made with rice flour and coconut milk
Contains typical stuffings such as shrimp, pork, green onions, and bean sprouts
What is banh xeo?
The region of Bohol in the Philippines is home to these mounds that turn brown during the dry season
What are the Chocolate Hills?
Influenced by Theravada Buddhism, this holiday includes splashing water for washing away the bad past before beginning the new rebirth of nature and people
What is Thai, Lao, and Cambodian (TLC) New Year?
Asian Americans are positioned between white and black Americans in this concept outlined by Claire Jean Kim
What is Racial Triangulation?
In context of the Cold War, this belief held by the US viewed that multiple countries in Asia will follow communism if another country does so
What is the Domino Theory?
A fish paste made from ingredients like mudfish that gets salted and fermented, used as a condiment or seasoning in Cambodian dishes
What is prahok?
Found throughout Southeast Asian nations like Malaysia, this flower smells like rotten meat to attract flies for pollination
It is also the largest flower in the world
What is a stinking lily/corpse flower/Rafflesia?
Body parts like your head, legs, and chest (but not your hands or arms!) can be used to play this sport that involves hitting a rattan or plastic ball over a net
What is sepak takraw?