AAS 100 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL
CORRECT & VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the percentage of Asian Americans living below the poverty line in 2000? Correct answer-
8.8%
3 important issues facing Asian American labourers Correct answer-1. Asking questions is viewed
as rude
2. Addressing boss with first name is viewed as too informal
3. Hanging out with coworkers is hard because of cultural differences
Sumi Haru (Mildred Sevilla) Correct answer-American film and television actress, producer, actor,
journalist, poet
Babir Singh Sodhi Correct answer-a Sikh-American gas station owner in Mesa, Arizona, was
murdered in a hate crime in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. This was the first of several
cases across the United States that were reported to the police as supposed acts of retaliation for the
attacks.
Dot busters Correct answer-a hate group in Jersey City, New Jersey, that attacked and threatened
Indians, particularly Hindus in the fall of 1987.
Did the killers of Vincent Chin ever serve jail time for the murder? Correct answer-No
"Dot busters" Correct Answer-Refers to April 29, the date of the Los Angeles riots
Principal difference in the racial dynamics of the Vincent Chin case and the Los Angeles riots/uprising
Correct answer-Vincent Chin case: white on Asian
Los Angeles riots: black on Asian
Were the Los Angeles riots a very easy issue for the Asian Americans to address? Correct answer-
No
How did the three main Philippine anti-dictatorship groups in America differ in their approach?
Correct answer-1. Movement for a Free Philippines (MFP): sought to reform the "restoration" of
Constitutional liberties
2. Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP): believed in revolutionary change (Marxism) that would
overthrow Marcos through a combination of reform efforts protected by armed struggle
3. Friends of the Filippino People: cantered on opposing US military interventions overseas and
America's support for authoritarian governments that suppressed human rights
Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Correct answer-Marcos' greatest political opponent
People Power Correct Answer-Continued to influence mass popular movements in South Korea,
China (Tiananmen), South Africa, and Ukraine
In the 2008 Democratic primaries, did Asian Americans overwhelmingly vote for Barack Obama over
Hillary Clinton? Correct answer-No
What percentage of the Asian American vote did Obama win in 2012? Romney? Correct answer-
Obama: 51.1%
, Romney: 47.2%
Why were the 2008 and 2012 elections for Obama significant for Asian Americans? Correct
answer-2008: supported Clinton over Obama
2012: big factor in Obama's re-election
In the early days of Asian American activism, where LGBTQs were widely accepted? Correct
answer-no
In 1993, this Asian American group voted to support a national resolution in Favor of same-sex
marriage, fifteen years before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Favor of legalizing the practice on the
basis of the Fourteenth Amendment's "due process" and "equal protection" clauses. Correct
answer-Hawaii's Japanese Americans CL (JACL)
Do all Asian American LGBTQ's support same-sex marriage? Correct answer-no
How do mainstream white gay men project themselves in their stock stories? Correct answer-
Projects their community as being welcoming of all different people
True or False: White gay men always respond with understanding whenever gay Asian men bring up
"counter stories" to the predominant narratives of a highly tolerant and multiracial gay community.
Correct answer-false
With reference to internal self-hatred, what does scholar Eric Wat mean by the following quote: "a
dominant sexual ideology [that is, one that glorifies white men's bodies] can influence our desires
and contradict our memories"? Correct answer-That people think they are more attracted to white
men, but that is what the media tells them to be attracted to.
Which other American ethnic groups have been touted as "success stories," besides Asian
Americans? What were the negative consequences of such a labelling for these groups? Correct
answer-Jews; they used this to exclude them from Ivy League schools
What does the film "Sayonara" symbolize for Americans? Correct answer-goodbye
Who was Jennifer Laude? Correct answer-The death of Jennifer Laude occurred on October 11,
2014 in Olongapo, Philippines, when the 26-year-old Filipina trans woman was killed by 19-year-old
Private First-Class Joseph Scott Pemberton, who had been unaware that Laude was transgender.
What do the advocates of the model minority myth mean when they talk about "cultural
advantage"? Correct answer-That Asians have a superior culture to other races that makes them
more successful in capitalist America than other races
What is the danger in the media's careless description of Asian Americans as being
"overrepresented" in higher education and in some American institutions? Correct answer-It
doesn't take into consideration the oppression that they face on a daily basis
Name and be able to explain the five counterarguments to the model minority myth. Correct
answer-1. Asian Americans were never just "quiet"
2. Racism and anti-Asian hostility have not disappeared
3. Asian Americans are not homogenous
4. U.S. immigration policies select for highly educated professionals and skew social class
CORRECT & VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the percentage of Asian Americans living below the poverty line in 2000? Correct answer-
8.8%
3 important issues facing Asian American labourers Correct answer-1. Asking questions is viewed
as rude
2. Addressing boss with first name is viewed as too informal
3. Hanging out with coworkers is hard because of cultural differences
Sumi Haru (Mildred Sevilla) Correct answer-American film and television actress, producer, actor,
journalist, poet
Babir Singh Sodhi Correct answer-a Sikh-American gas station owner in Mesa, Arizona, was
murdered in a hate crime in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. This was the first of several
cases across the United States that were reported to the police as supposed acts of retaliation for the
attacks.
Dot busters Correct answer-a hate group in Jersey City, New Jersey, that attacked and threatened
Indians, particularly Hindus in the fall of 1987.
Did the killers of Vincent Chin ever serve jail time for the murder? Correct answer-No
"Dot busters" Correct Answer-Refers to April 29, the date of the Los Angeles riots
Principal difference in the racial dynamics of the Vincent Chin case and the Los Angeles riots/uprising
Correct answer-Vincent Chin case: white on Asian
Los Angeles riots: black on Asian
Were the Los Angeles riots a very easy issue for the Asian Americans to address? Correct answer-
No
How did the three main Philippine anti-dictatorship groups in America differ in their approach?
Correct answer-1. Movement for a Free Philippines (MFP): sought to reform the "restoration" of
Constitutional liberties
2. Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP): believed in revolutionary change (Marxism) that would
overthrow Marcos through a combination of reform efforts protected by armed struggle
3. Friends of the Filippino People: cantered on opposing US military interventions overseas and
America's support for authoritarian governments that suppressed human rights
Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Correct answer-Marcos' greatest political opponent
People Power Correct Answer-Continued to influence mass popular movements in South Korea,
China (Tiananmen), South Africa, and Ukraine
In the 2008 Democratic primaries, did Asian Americans overwhelmingly vote for Barack Obama over
Hillary Clinton? Correct answer-No
What percentage of the Asian American vote did Obama win in 2012? Romney? Correct answer-
Obama: 51.1%
, Romney: 47.2%
Why were the 2008 and 2012 elections for Obama significant for Asian Americans? Correct
answer-2008: supported Clinton over Obama
2012: big factor in Obama's re-election
In the early days of Asian American activism, where LGBTQs were widely accepted? Correct
answer-no
In 1993, this Asian American group voted to support a national resolution in Favor of same-sex
marriage, fifteen years before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Favor of legalizing the practice on the
basis of the Fourteenth Amendment's "due process" and "equal protection" clauses. Correct
answer-Hawaii's Japanese Americans CL (JACL)
Do all Asian American LGBTQ's support same-sex marriage? Correct answer-no
How do mainstream white gay men project themselves in their stock stories? Correct answer-
Projects their community as being welcoming of all different people
True or False: White gay men always respond with understanding whenever gay Asian men bring up
"counter stories" to the predominant narratives of a highly tolerant and multiracial gay community.
Correct answer-false
With reference to internal self-hatred, what does scholar Eric Wat mean by the following quote: "a
dominant sexual ideology [that is, one that glorifies white men's bodies] can influence our desires
and contradict our memories"? Correct answer-That people think they are more attracted to white
men, but that is what the media tells them to be attracted to.
Which other American ethnic groups have been touted as "success stories," besides Asian
Americans? What were the negative consequences of such a labelling for these groups? Correct
answer-Jews; they used this to exclude them from Ivy League schools
What does the film "Sayonara" symbolize for Americans? Correct answer-goodbye
Who was Jennifer Laude? Correct answer-The death of Jennifer Laude occurred on October 11,
2014 in Olongapo, Philippines, when the 26-year-old Filipina trans woman was killed by 19-year-old
Private First-Class Joseph Scott Pemberton, who had been unaware that Laude was transgender.
What do the advocates of the model minority myth mean when they talk about "cultural
advantage"? Correct answer-That Asians have a superior culture to other races that makes them
more successful in capitalist America than other races
What is the danger in the media's careless description of Asian Americans as being
"overrepresented" in higher education and in some American institutions? Correct answer-It
doesn't take into consideration the oppression that they face on a daily basis
Name and be able to explain the five counterarguments to the model minority myth. Correct
answer-1. Asian Americans were never just "quiet"
2. Racism and anti-Asian hostility have not disappeared
3. Asian Americans are not homogenous
4. U.S. immigration policies select for highly educated professionals and skew social class
