Midterm

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

B  how people of a certain race behave

C  what a person does for a living

D  what a person’s “type” is

A  California

B  New Jersey

C  Hawaii

D  New York

A  ethnic solidarity

B  ethnic ambiguity

C  ethnic food

D  ethnic antagonism

A  secondary migration

B  ethnic enclave

C  first wave migration

D  second generation migration

A  U.S. passports

B  cultural citizenship as Americans

C  the right to own property

D  racial identity

A  A little over 17 million

B  about 7 million

C  about 10 million

D  A little over 30 million

A  large wave of all Asian immigrants

B  mostly refugees

C  mostly picture brides

D  very few Asian immigrants

A  they do not have equal access and equal opportunity

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

C  they are more like other Asian Americans than Native Americans

D  they are more like European immigrants of the early period

A  picture brides

B  from China

C  small business owners

D  Christian

A  easy access to Chinese women

B  proximity to railroad work

C  forced segregation from the rest of American society

D  desire to live only among their own kind

A  close to 5 million

B  close to 2 million

C  close to 10 million

D  close to 6 million

A  about 26%

B  about 6%

C  about 16%

D  about 10%

A  a foreigner

B  2nd generation American

C  1st generation American

D  an immigrant

A  U.S. vs. Wong Kim Ark

B  U.S. vs. Ozawa

C  Rice vs. Cayetano

D  U.S. vs. Bhagat Singh Thind

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  accurate understanding about why people act differently according to their race

B  unequal treatment before the law and in society

C  equality in society and under the law

D  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

A  California

B  Hawaii

C  Connecticut

D  New York

A  Second largest

B  Third largest

C  Fourth largest

D  Fifth largest

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

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

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

D  It was an independent kingdom that was internationally recognized.

A  unequal treatment before the law and in society

B  equality in society and under the law

C  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

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

A  fourth generation

B  first generation

C  second generation

D  third generation

A  French Indochina

B  China

C  Great Britain

D  United States

A  10 million

B  3/4 million

C  2 million

D  5.6 million

A  came illegally to the U.S.

B  came before 1975

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

D  non-English speakers, poor with less education

A  third largest

B  fourth largest

C  largest

D  second largest

A  land owners

B  auto industry managers

C  computer technicians

D  students at U.S. educational institutions including Harvard

A  dressed in their best clothes

B  protesting their situation

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

D  bearing arms (weapons)

A  South Asian Americans

B  Vietnamese Americans

C  Filipino Americans

D  Japanese Americans

A  first generation

B  immigrants

C  American-born

D  foreign born

A  internet brides

B  war brides

C  picture brides

D  mail-order brides

A  a million

B  500,000

C  10,000

D  1,000

A  mostly scientists and technology experts

B  mostly laborers and agricultural workers

C  mostly “war-brides”

D  mostly medical professionals

A  Gaining of equal opportunities

B  Gaining of social services

C  Loss of desire to go to work

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

A  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

B  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1900

C  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1860

D  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1898

A  War Brides Act of 1965

B  National Quota Abolishment Act of 1965

C  Open Door Act of 1965

D  Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

A  religion

B  language

C  national origin

D  all of these

A  Gender bias

B  Glass door

C  Education

D  Glass ceiling

A  laborers could bring their wives and families to Hawaii

B  the type of work was easier in Hawaii

C  Asians could own land in Hawaii

D  Hawaii had fewer Asian immigrants

A  Third generation

B  Second generation

C  First generation

D  1.5 generation

A  Buddhist

B  Bangladeshis

C  Sikhs from Punjab

D  Hindu

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

B  the color of peoples’ skin

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

D  peoples’ nation of origin

A  a secondary migration

B  a genocide under the Khmer Rouge

C  ethnic Chinese

D  a first wave of educated, urban middle-class

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

A  1948

B  1958

C  1978

D  1878

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

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

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

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

A  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were foreign

B  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were Japanese citizens

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

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

A  3rd generation Americans

B  2nd generation Americans

C  native-born in the United States

D  new immigrants

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

B  They did not arrive until 1965

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

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

A  talked openly about what happened to them

B  returned home with a huge apology from the government

C  faced racism and discrimination from the public

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