Can Stereotypes ever be good?

According to the dictionary, a stereotype is "a fixed, over-generalized belief about a particular group or class of people." Which of the following is true?

• Stereotypes are always negative.

• Stereotypes can be positive or negative.

• Stereotypes contain a grain of truth.

• Stereotype can only be applied to groups, not to individuals.

According to this video, which is not a stereotype of Asian students?

• Industrious

• Gentle

• Stubborn

• Meek

When did the "model minority" stereotype emerge?

• In the mid 20th century to describe Chinese Americans.

• Following World Ward II to describe Japanese Americans.

• From a magazine article in 1966.

• On the basis of high math and science test scores fro Asian students in the 1970s

What is the problem with model minority stereotype?

• It pits Asian Americans against other people of color.

• It makes other people of color look bad or inferior.

• It reinforces a racial hierarchy.

• All of the above.

What is a "stereotype threat"?

• When members of one group threaten another group.

• When one type of stereotype threatens to overturn another stereotype.

• When members of a group place pressure on themselves to live up to a stereotype.

• None of the above.

Racially motivated violence and discrimination against Asian Americans

• has a long history in the United States.

• began with the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

• is a recent phenomenon related to the labeling of COVID-19 as the "Chinese Virus."

• is well-documented and tracked by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies.

How can a favorable stereotype create harm to an individual or group?

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How did the US government try to "Americanize" Japanese Americans?

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Why did the US government want to transform the public perception of Japanese Americans?

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How is the model minority myth used to discredit other People of Color?

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