Jasmine's Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. The Asian character from Sixteen Candles who inspired elements of Chin-Kee.
  2. 5. Popular culture’s tendency to reduce Asian characters to _________ creates harmful perceptions in society.
  3. 7. Danny’s violent act of knocking off Chin-Kee’s _________ symbolizes breaking away from stereotypes.
  4. 8. A term used to describe exaggerated, oversimplified ideas about a group of people, such as those embodied by Chin-Kee.
Down
  1. 1. Luen Yang critiques racism and _________ in his graphic novel through the exaggerated character of Chin-Kee.
  2. 2. Jin’s classmates accuse him of eating _________, a stereotype linked to Chin-Kee-like portrayals in media.
  3. 3. The audience’s expected reaction to Chin-Kee’s antics, conveyed through a _________ track in the novel.
  4. 4. Chin-Kee eats “crispy fried cat _________ with noodle,” a reference to a stereotype about Chinese cuisine.
  5. 6. The setting of Chin-Kee’s chapters, modeled after a _________ format, critiques stereotypes in media.