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WorksheetsAAPI Cultures Quiz 4 - Aftermath of US Wars in Asia
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 12mins
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
In "The Late Homecomer" by Kao Kalia Yang, she writes about how her family and many other families relied on government support to survive. These programs included...
Disability for those marred by the war
Social security for the elderly
Welfare
All of the above
Thinking through what we've discussed about white saviorism, assimilation, and the model minority myth, how would you interpret Kao Kalia Yang's experience in school? Both in trying to find a school that would take her and her sister and in learning / getting an education?
True or False: Hmong people did not have a written language so they sewed their stories into the fabric of their clothes so they wouldn't forget their histories
True
False
