2/25/14-Asian Students Flashcards
Asian Studies: What countries are in East Asia?
Japan
Korea
China
Asian Studies: What countries are in Southeast Asia?
Philippines
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
Indonesia
Singapore
Burma
Malaysia
Vietnam
Asian Studies: What countries are in South Asia?
Pakistan
India
Sri Lanka
Asian Studies: Between the years 2000 - 2010 what percentage of growth in the US were of Asian population?
- 46%
- This is more than any other racial group
Asian Studies: Who is the largest growing group?
- Chinese
Asian Studies: Who is the second largest group?
Filipinos
Asian Studies: Among Asian children & youth, more than what percent are children of immigrants?
- 80%
Asian Studies: T/F: Overall average income level in US is highest among Asians?
True
Asian Studies: The median income for what group was $92,418 in 2011?
Asian Indians
Asian Studies:What are two problems for Asians?
- “Model minority”
- Needs may go unrecognized, unmet
Asian Studies: Describe “Brahmin”
- Highest in the caste
- Represent wealthy people
- High priority on careers in science, medicine
- Today, you are born into a caste but it is not emphasized
- Many Sikh Indians in CA today
Asian Studies: If Traditional Asian culture believes in Fatalism, what does the mainstream culture believe?
- Personal control over environment and one’s fate
Asian Studies: If mainstream culture believes in change, and future orientation what does Traditional Asian culture believe?
- Tradition
- Living with the past
Asian Studies: If Traditional Asian culture believes in group welfare, what does mainstream culture believe in?
- Self actualization
- Privacy
Asian Studies: If Traditional Asian culture believes in mutual interdependence autonomy, what does mainstream culture believe in?
- Independence
- Individualism
Asian Studies: If mainstream culture believes in equality, status, determined by achievement what does Traditional Asian culture believe?
- Hierarchy
- Rigid role status
Asian Studies: If mainstream culture believes in challenge authority what does Traditional Asian culture believe?
Conformity
Asian Studies: If Traditional Asian culture believes in encouraging continued dependence on family, what does mainstream culture believe in?
Early independence encouraged
Asian Studies:If Traditional Asian culture believes in parent authority; expects submission; unquestioning obedience, what does mainstream culture believe in?
- Parents gives choices
- independent thinking encouraged
Asian Studies: If mainstream culture believes in parents ask children, “what can I do to help you?” what does Traditional Asian culture ask?
“How can you help me?”
Asian Studies: What do many Asian families believe in (in contrast to traditional U.S. families)?
- Self expression not important
- Learn by observation, not exploration
- Best seen not heard
Asian Studies: T/F: Asians may be low in expressive language?
True
- This is when we talked about how children aren’t encouraged to talk out of turn or how they aren’t talked to
Asian Studies: What are some Asian Customs, courtesies, and values?
- Hospitality
- Modesty, humility
- Respect for elders, teachers, authority figures
Asian Studies: What are Asian communication styles?
Formal rules of communication propriety based on relative status of interlocutors
May be considered appropriate to ask personal questions
Indirectness often the norm re: touchy subjects
Some Asians may smile or laugh when embarrassed or angry