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?

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

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

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