Navigation » List of Schools » California State University Dominguez Hills » Asian Pacific Studies » APP 311 – Contemporary Issue Asian American Studies » Fall 2020 » Midterm
Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A how people of a certain race behave
B an oversimplified idea about a group of people projected onto each individual of that group.
C what a person does for a living
D what a person’s “type” is
Question #2
A New Jersey
B Hawaii
C New York
D California
Question #3
A ethnic antagonism
B ethnic ambiguity
C ethnic solidarity
D ethnic food
Question #4
A secondary migration
B second generation migration
C ethnic enclave
D first wave migration
Question #5
A the right to own property
B cultural citizenship as Americans
C U.S. passports
D racial identity
Question #6
A A little over 17 million
B about 7 million
C about 10 million
D A little over 30 million
Question #7
A mostly picture brides
B mostly refugees
C very few Asian immigrants
D large wave of all Asian immigrants
Question #8
A they are more like European immigrants of the early period
B they are more like other Asian Americans than Native Americans
C they do not want to take advantage of education and job opportunities
D they do not have equal access and equal opportunity
Question #9
A picture brides
B Christian
C small business owners
D from China
Question #10
A desire to live only among their own kind
B proximity to railroad work
C forced segregation from the rest of American society
D easy access to Chinese women
Question #11
A close to 2 million
B close to 10 million
C close to 6 million
D close to 5 million
Question #12
A about 10%
B about 16%
C about 6%
D about 26%
Question #13
A 1st generation American
B a foreigner
C an immigrant
D 2nd generation American
Question #14
A Rice vs. Cayetano
B U.S. vs. Wong Kim Ark
C U.S. vs. Bhagat Singh Thind
D U.S. vs. Ozawa
Question #15
A They are allowed certain rights and protections like Native Americans.
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 have sovereignty over all the islands of Hawaii.
Question #16
A equality in society and under the law
B discrimination based on gender and sexuality
C unequal treatment before the law and in society
D accurate understanding about why people act differently according to their race
Question #17
A Hawaii
B New York
C Connecticut
D California
Question #18
A Fifth largest
B Fourth largest
C Second largest
D Third largest
Question #19
A No one lived there and it belonged to no nation, thus the U.S. could legally claim it.
B It was an independent kingdom that was internationally recognized.
C Although some people lived there, it did not belong to any nation.
D The majority of indigenous people voted to be a colony of the U.S. in 1898.
Question #20
A accurate understanding about why people act differently according to their race
B discrimination based on gender and sexuality
C equality in society and under the law
D unequal treatment before the law and in society
Question #21
A second generation
B first generation
C fourth generation
D third generation
Question #22
A United States
B French Indochina
C Great Britain
D China
Question #23
A 5.6 million
B 10 million
C 2 million
D 3/4 million
Question #24
A came before 1975
B came illegally to the U.S.
C non-English speakers, poor with less education
D be English-speaking elite who had political connections and resources
Question #25
A largest
B second largest
C third largest
D fourth largest
Question #26
A computer technicians
B auto industry managers
C students at U.S. educational institutions including Harvard
D land owners
Question #27
A knowing they were going to be detained for two years and lose their property and businesses
B dressed in their best clothes
C bearing arms (weapons)
D protesting their situation
Question #28
A Japanese Americans
B Filipino Americans
C Vietnamese Americans
D South Asian Americans
Question #29
A immigrants
B first generation
C foreign born
D American-born
Question #30
A war brides
B internet brides
C picture brides
D mail-order brides
Question #31
A 500,000
B 10,000
C a million
D 1,000
Question #32
A mostly laborers and agricultural workers
B mostly “war-brides”
C mostly medical professionals
D mostly scientists and technology experts
Question #33
A Gaining of social services
B Loss of desire to go to work
C Gaining of equal opportunities
D Loss of natural resources, ancestral lands, and cultural identity
Question #34
A The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1860
B The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
C The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1898
D The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1900
Question #35
A Open Door Act of 1965
B Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
C National Quota Abolishment Act of 1965
D War Brides Act of 1965
Question #36
A language
B religion
C national origin
D all of these
Question #37
A Glass door
B Education
C Gender bias
D Glass ceiling
Question #38
A Hawaii had fewer Asian immigrants
B Asians could own land in Hawaii
C the type of work was easier in Hawaii
D laborers could bring their wives and families to Hawaii
Question #39
A Second generation
B First generation
C Third generation
D 1.5 generation
Question #40
A Bangladeshis
B Sikhs from Punjab
C Buddhist
D Hindu
Question #41
A the color of peoples’ skin
B cultural similarities of people around the world due to their shared skin tone
C peoples’ nation of origin
D a process by which society attributes qualities to skin color to justify inequality
Question #42
A a secondary migration
B a first wave of educated, urban middle-class
C a genocide under the Khmer Rouge
D ethnic Chinese
Question #43
A Why people leave their home country and why people immigrate to the U.S.
B How people leave their home country and how many people immigrate to the U.S.
C Why people come to the U.S. and how many people immigrate to the U.S.
D Why people leave their home country and how people immigrate to the U.S.
Question #44
A 1958
B 1978
C 1878
D 1948
Question #45
A encourages animosity from other ethnic groups who are told that they should be able to “make it” like Asian Americans despite their different circumstances
B encourages Asian Americans to seek better education
C allows an understanding of the differences circumstances between Asian American groups and allows each group to receive proper services
D highlights the achievements of Asian Americans and supports their equal treatment and equal access in society
Question #46
A came to the U.S. as a laborer from China
B worked on the plantations of Hawaii as a sakada and came to the mainland as an Alaskan cannery worker
C escaped a famine in the Punjab and came to the U.S. to work on the railroads
D escaped Vietnam by boat and entered the U.S. as a refugee
Question #47
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
Question #48
A 2nd generation Americans
B new immigrants
C native-born in the United States
D 3rd generation Americans
Question #49
A They were heavily 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 not involved in labor and agricultural movements in California
Question #50
A talked openly about what happened to them
B faced racism and discrimination from the public
C returned home with a huge apology from the government
D were able to return to their former lives as if nothing happened