Midterm

A  what a person does for a living

B  how people of a certain race behave

C  what a person’s “type” is

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

A  California

B  Hawaii

C  New York

D  New Jersey

A  ethnic antagonism

B  ethnic ambiguity

C  ethnic food

D  ethnic solidarity

A  ethnic enclave

B  first wave migration

C  second generation migration

D  secondary migration

A  U.S. passports

B  cultural citizenship as Americans

C  the right to own property

D  racial identity

A  about 10 million

B  about 7 million

C  A little over 30 million

D  A little over 17 million

A  large wave of all Asian immigrants

B  mostly picture brides

C  very few Asian immigrants

D  mostly refugees

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

B  they do not have equal access and equal opportunity

C  they are more like other Asian Americans than Native Americans

D  they are more like European immigrants of the early period

A  from China

B  picture brides

C  small business owners

D  Christian

A  easy access to Chinese women

B  forced segregation from the rest of American society

C  proximity to railroad work

D  desire to live only among their own kind

A  close to 6 million

B  close to 2 million

C  close to 5 million

D  close to 10 million

A  about 6%

B  about 16%

C  about 26%

D  about 10%

A  1st generation American

B  an immigrant

C  2nd generation American

D  a foreigner

A  U.S. vs. Wong Kim Ark

B  Rice vs. Cayetano

C  U.S. vs. Ozawa

D  U.S. vs. Bhagat Singh Thind

A  They are immigrants just like Asian Americans

B  They have sovereignty over all the islands of Hawaii.

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

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

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

B  equality in society and under the law

C  unequal treatment before the law and in society

D  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

A  New York

B  Connecticut

C  California

D  Hawaii

A  Third largest

B  Fifth largest

C  Fourth largest

D  Second largest

A  It was an independent kingdom that was internationally recognized.

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

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

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

A  unequal treatment before the law and in society

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

C  equality in society and under the law

D  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

A  second generation

B  fourth generation

C  third generation

D  first generation

A  French Indochina

B  United States

C  Great Britain

D  China

A  10 million

B  3/4 million

C  2 million

D  5.6 million

A  came before 1975

B  came illegally to the U.S.

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

D  non-English speakers, poor with less education

A  largest

B  third largest

C  second largest

D  fourth largest

A  students at U.S. educational institutions including Harvard

B  auto industry managers

C  land owners

D  computer technicians

A  dressed in their best clothes

B  protesting their situation

C  bearing arms (weapons)

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

A  South Asian Americans

B  Japanese Americans

C  Filipino Americans

D  Vietnamese Americans

A  foreign born

B  American-born

C  first generation

D  immigrants

A  internet brides

B  war brides

C  picture brides

D  mail-order brides

A  1,000

B  500,000

C  a million

D  10,000

A  mostly scientists and technology experts

B  mostly “war-brides”

C  mostly medical professionals

D  mostly laborers and agricultural workers

A  Gaining of social services

B  Loss of desire to go to work

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

D  Gaining of equal opportunities

A  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1898

B  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1860

C  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1900

D  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

A  National Quota Abolishment Act of 1965

B  War Brides Act of 1965

C  Open Door Act of 1965

D  Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

A  national origin

B  religion

C  all of these

D  language

A  Glass ceiling

B  Education

C  Glass door

D  Gender bias

A  Hawaii had fewer Asian immigrants

B  the type of work was easier in Hawaii

C  laborers could bring their wives and families to Hawaii

D  Asians could own land in Hawaii

A  First generation

B  Second generation

C  1.5 generation

D  Third generation

A  Bangladeshis

B  Hindu

C  Sikhs from Punjab

D  Buddhist

A  peoples’ nation of origin

B  the color of peoples’ skin

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

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

A  a first wave of educated, urban middle-class

B  ethnic Chinese

C  a secondary migration

D  a genocide under the Khmer Rouge

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

B  Why people leave their home country and why 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.

A  1878

B  1978

C  1958

D  1948

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

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

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

D  encourages Asian Americans to seek better education

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

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

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

A  native-born in the United States

B  3rd generation Americans

C  new immigrants

D  2nd generation Americans

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  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