Midterm

A  what a person’s “type” is

B  how people of a certain race behave

C  what a person does for a living

D  an oversimplified idea about a group of people projected onto each individual of that group.

A  Hawaii

B  California

C  New Jersey

D  New York

A  ethnic antagonism

B  ethnic ambiguity

C  ethnic solidarity

D  ethnic food

A  second generation migration

B  first wave migration

C  ethnic enclave

D  secondary migration

A  racial identity

B  the right to own property

C  U.S. passports

D  cultural citizenship as Americans

A  A little over 17 million

B  A little over 30 million

C  about 10 million

D  about 7 million

A  large wave of all Asian immigrants

B  mostly picture brides

C  mostly refugees

D  very few Asian immigrants

A  they are more like European immigrants of the early period

B  they do not have equal access and equal opportunity

C  they do not want to take advantage of education and job opportunities

D  they are more like other Asian Americans than Native Americans

A  Christian

B  from China

C  picture brides

D  small business owners

A  easy access to Chinese women

B  forced segregation from the rest of American society

C  desire to live only among their own kind

D  proximity to railroad work

A  close to 5 million

B  close to 6 million

C  close to 10 million

D  close to 2 million

A  about 6%

B  about 16%

C  about 10%

D  about 26%

A  1st generation American

B  2nd generation American

C  an immigrant

D  a foreigner

A  Rice vs. Cayetano

B  U.S. vs. Wong Kim Ark

C  U.S. vs. Bhagat Singh Thind

D  U.S. vs. Ozawa

A  They have sovereignty over all the islands of Hawaii.

B  They are not granted the status and protections given to indigenous people like Native Americans.

C  They are immigrants just like Asian Americans

D  They are allowed certain rights and protections like Native Americans.

A  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

B  equality in society and under the law

C  unequal treatment before the law and in society

D  accurate understanding about why people act differently according to their race

A  Hawaii

B  Connecticut

C  New York

D  California

A  Fifth largest

B  Fourth largest

C  Second largest

D  Third largest

A  Although some people lived there, it did not belong to any nation.

B  It was an independent kingdom that was internationally recognized.

C  No one lived there and it belonged to no nation, thus the U.S. could legally claim it.

D  The majority of indigenous people voted to be a colony of the U.S. in 1898.

A  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

B  equality in society and under the law

C  unequal treatment before the law and in society

D  accurate understanding about why people act differently according to their race

A  third generation

B  second generation

C  fourth generation

D  first generation

A  French Indochina

B  China

C  United States

D  Great Britain

A  10 million

B  2 million

C  5.6 million

D  3/4 million

A  came before 1975

B  non-English speakers, poor with less education

C  came illegally to the U.S.

D  be English-speaking elite who had political connections and resources

A  largest

B  second largest

C  fourth largest

D  third largest

A  students at U.S. educational institutions including Harvard

B  computer technicians

C  auto industry managers

D  land owners

A  protesting their situation

B  dressed in their best clothes

C  knowing they were going to be detained for two years and lose their property and businesses

D  bearing arms (weapons)

A  Japanese Americans

B  Filipino Americans

C  South Asian Americans

D  Vietnamese Americans

A  first generation

B  immigrants

C  foreign born

D  American-born

A  war brides

B  picture brides

C  internet brides

D  mail-order brides

A  a million

B  10,000

C  500,000

D  1,000

A  mostly “war-brides”

B  mostly laborers and agricultural workers

C  mostly scientists and technology experts

D  mostly medical professionals

A  Loss of natural resources, ancestral lands, and cultural identity

B  Gaining of social services

C  Loss of desire to go to work

D  Gaining of equal opportunities

A  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1860

B  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1898

C  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

D  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1900

A  Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

B  National Quota Abolishment Act of 1965

C  Open Door Act of 1965

D  War Brides Act of 1965

A  national origin

B  language

C  religion

D  all of these

A  Education

B  Glass door

C  Gender bias

D  Glass ceiling

A  Asians could own land in Hawaii

B  Hawaii had fewer Asian immigrants

C  the type of work was easier in Hawaii

D  laborers could bring their wives and families to Hawaii

A  Second generation

B  Third generation

C  1.5 generation

D  First generation

A  Hindu

B  Buddhist

C  Bangladeshis

D  Sikhs from Punjab

A  the color of peoples’ skin

B  cultural similarities of people around the world due to their shared skin tone

C  a process by which society attributes qualities to skin color to justify inequality

D  peoples’ nation of origin

A  a genocide under the Khmer Rouge

B  a secondary migration

C  a first wave of educated, urban middle-class

D  ethnic Chinese

A  Why people leave their home country and how people immigrate to the U.S.

B  Why people come to the U.S. and how many people immigrate to the U.S.

C  Why people leave their home country and why people immigrate to the U.S.

D  How people leave their home country and how many people immigrate to the U.S.

A  1948

B  1978

C  1878

D  1958

A  allows an understanding of the differences circumstances between Asian American groups and allows each group to receive proper services

B  encourages animosity from other ethnic groups who are told that they should be able to “make it” like Asian Americans despite their different circumstances

C  encourages Asian Americans to seek better education

D  highlights the achievements of Asian Americans and supports their equal treatment and equal access in society

A  escaped a famine in the Punjab and came to the U.S. to work on the railroads

B  escaped Vietnam by boat and entered the U.S. as a refugee

C  worked on the plantations of Hawaii as a sakada and came to the mainland as an Alaskan cannery worker

D  came to the U.S. as a laborer from China

A  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were U.S. citizens

B  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were Japanese citizens

C  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were foreign

D  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were not U.S. citizens

A  2nd generation Americans

B  3rd generation Americans

C  native-born in the United States

D  new immigrants

A  They were not involved in labor and agricultural movements in California

B  They were not numerous enough in the labor market to make an impact on labor movements

C  They did not arrive until 1965

D  They were heavily involved in labor and agricultural movements in California

A  returned home with a huge apology from the government

B  talked openly about what happened to them

C  faced racism and discrimination from the public

D  were able to return to their former lives as if nothing happened