Caring For Vulnerable Populations

Filipinos (19%, 4.2 million)

the largest asian origin group in the US is Chinese Americans (24% of total AAs, 5.4 million), the second is the Indian Americans (21%, 4.6 million), what group is the third one?

34% (66% speak a language other than English at home, Chinese, Hindi)

According to a 2019 survey, about what percentage of US Asians speak only English in their home?

27% (AA Immigrant : 29% vs. AA US-born: 23%)

According to a 2019 survey, about what percentage of Asian Americans love in multigenerational households?

55% vs. 33% of the US total populations

According to a 2019 survey, about what percentage of Asians aged 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more education?

30

Asians in the US are comprised of many subgroups who speak over __ languages

5 and 60

Asian Americans comprise % of the US population but __ % of the world’s population

model minority

term used to describe Asian Americans as a hardworking, successful, and law-abiding ethnic minority that has overcame hardship, oppression, and discrimination.

racism is no longer a problem in the US

the model minority stereotype reinforces the illusion that

“model” and “bad”

by referring to asians as the ____, it simultaneously implies that African Americans, Latinos, and other racial groups are ___ minorities.

historical oppression

policies and practices linked to present-day racialized violence against those in the AAPI community.

california gold rush

Policymaker Aaron H. Palmer proposed importing Chinese laborers to build the transcontinental railroad and cultivate the land; Hundreds of Chinese workers died from explosions, landslides, or snowstorms, while laying tracks.

Yellow Peril

a trope to vilify Chinese immigrants as an existential threat to the West.

The Page Act

first restrictive federal immigration law in the United States.

1882 Chinese Exclusion Act

The only law to explicitly prevent immigration by race or national origin

cultural mistrust and stigma

which factor contributes to the underutilization of mental health services among AAPI populations

mianzi

the importance of saving face and maintaining dignity

2-5 times less likely

what percentage of AAPI individuals seek mental health services compared to the general US population.