AAPI Cultures Quiz 4 - Aftermath of US Wars in Asia

In "We Should Never Meet," who did Vinh blame for the lives lost in the Vietnam War?

• Chinese people

• The Americans

• Communists

• Capitalists

From Bac Nguyen's point of view, here is how to operate around police in Vietnam and the U.S.:

• Ask them for help because they are always useful

• Be flippant and demanding

• Stay out of the way, bow the head in false respect, say nothing

• Trick them into believing you didn't do anything

What do you make of the differences in how Bac and Vinh view Bac's daughter's home? Bac feels his daughter's home has a detached coldness whereas Vinh instantly observes the lack of security cameras, the entertainment system out in the open.

True or False: Bac Nguyen keeps his American and Vietnamese currency and other valuables underneath his bed

• True

• False

Vinh views his presence in America as...

• torment in a disgusting, disease-ridden country

• his new home

• a welcome visit

• an overstay of his visit

Bac Nguyen views the U.S. government as:

• free and fair

• corrupt and disgruntled

• unfair and unjust

• resolved and just

True or False: Vinh was hesitant about robbing Bac until he convinces himself that he is doing Bac's family a favor for falling into a delusion of materialistic wealth, the "American Dream," and capitalism

• True

• False

The CIA recruited Hmong people (mostly men) to help the U.S. government fight in the Vietnam War. This private military operation came to be known as...

• The Hmong War

• The Secret War

• Hmong Liberation

• The Fight Against Communism for All Southeast Asians

The conditions in the Bin Vinai Refugee Camp were

• Homely and comfortable

• Clean and tidy

• Dirty and unsanitary

• All of the above

When was the biggest wave of Hmong refugees to settle in the U.S.?

• 1990s

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s