What is the significance of the Pacific Ocean?

Key for livelihood, trade, and spiritual importance.

How do they celebrate holidays and festivals?

Parades, feasts, cultural performances, and traditional dances.

What are the major Pacific Island nations?

Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, and French Polynesia.

Traditional navigation methods?

Using stars, ocean swells, and bird patterns to navigate

What role does storytelling play?

Preserves history, legends, and genealogies.

What are some key historical events shaping their region?

WWII, decolonization, and nuclear testing

How did colonization impact Pacific Islander cultures?

Disrupted traditions, forced conversions, and loss of autonomy

How do they maintain cultural identity in the diaspora?

Through community events, language preservation, and family traditions.

What are some common cultural practices among Pacific Islanders?

Traditional dance, music, weaving, tattooing, and strong family values.

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1
What is the significance of the Pacific Ocean?
Key for US Navy and their many submarines.
Key for surfers to enjoy the waves.
Key for livelihood, trade, and spiritual importance.
Key for McDonald's to get their fish sandwiches.
2
How do they celebrate holidays and festivals?
Lots of fireworks.
Hot dogs and baseball.
Day of the Dead festival with people dressing up as spirits.
Parades, feasts, cultural performances, and traditional dances.
3
What are the major Pacific Island nations?
Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.
Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, and French Polynesia.
Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
4
How do Pacific Islander values influence daily life?
Emphasis on family.
Respect for elders.
Community cooperation.
All the above!
5
Traditional navigation methods?
Using Google Maps on an Android.
Using stars, ocean swells, and bird patterns to navigate
Using Waze on an iPhone.
Using a telescope and staring at the sun until it makes sense.
6
What role does storytelling play?
It is a good way to put kids to sleep.
All above!
It is entertainment.
Preserves history, legends, and genealogies.
7
What are some key historical events shaping their region?
Hurricane Katrina.
The Cold War and communism.
WWII, decolonization, and nuclear testing
The Great Depression and printing money.
8
How did colonization impact Pacific Islander cultures?
European colonizers brought democracy to the Pacific Islands
Disrupted traditions, forced conversions, and loss of autonomy
Pacific Islander cultures stayed unchanged because Europe was far away
Colonization had a low impact because the Pacific islands were uninhabited
9
How do they maintain cultural identity in the diaspora?
Through frequent visits to Chuck E. Cheese.
Through playing Pickleball at KMS.
Through trips to local shopping malls.
Through community events, language preservation, and family traditions.
10
What are some common cultural practices among Pacific Islanders?
Traditional dance, music, weaving, tattooing, and strong family values.
Dodgerball matches that last for hours.
A strong tradition of rooting for the L.A. Galaxy.
Heavy Metal music.

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Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month

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Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month

Flashcards10 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 10

Answers

1
What is the significance of the Pacific Ocean?
Key for US Navy and their many submarines.
Key for surfers to enjoy the waves.
Key for livelihood, trade, and spiritual importance.
Key for McDonald's to get their fish sandwiches.
2
How do they celebrate holidays and festivals?
Lots of fireworks.
Hot dogs and baseball.
Day of the Dead festival with people dressing up as spirits.
Parades, feasts, cultural performances, and traditional dances.
3
What are the major Pacific Island nations?
Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.
Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, and French Polynesia.
Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
4
How do Pacific Islander values influence daily life?
Emphasis on family.
Respect for elders.
Community cooperation.
All the above!
5
Traditional navigation methods?
Using Google Maps on an Android.
Using stars, ocean swells, and bird patterns to navigate
Using Waze on an iPhone.
Using a telescope and staring at the sun until it makes sense.
6
What role does storytelling play?
It is a good way to put kids to sleep.
All above!
It is entertainment.
Preserves history, legends, and genealogies.
7
What are some key historical events shaping their region?
Hurricane Katrina.
The Cold War and communism.
WWII, decolonization, and nuclear testing
The Great Depression and printing money.
8
How did colonization impact Pacific Islander cultures?
European colonizers brought democracy to the Pacific Islands
Disrupted traditions, forced conversions, and loss of autonomy
Pacific Islander cultures stayed unchanged because Europe was far away
Colonization had a low impact because the Pacific islands were uninhabited
9
How do they maintain cultural identity in the diaspora?
Through frequent visits to Chuck E. Cheese.
Through playing Pickleball at KMS.
Through trips to local shopping malls.
Through community events, language preservation, and family traditions.
10
What are some common cultural practices among Pacific Islanders?
Traditional dance, music, weaving, tattooing, and strong family values.
Dodgerball matches that last for hours.
A strong tradition of rooting for the L.A. Galaxy.
Heavy Metal music.