Midterm

A  what a person’s “type” is

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  how people of a certain race behave

A  New Jersey

B  California

C  Hawaii

D  New York

A  ethnic solidarity

B  ethnic antagonism

C  ethnic food

D  ethnic ambiguity

A  second generation migration

B  first wave migration

C  ethnic enclave

D  secondary migration

A  cultural citizenship as Americans

B  U.S. passports

C  the right to own property

D  racial identity

A  about 10 million

B  A little over 17 million

C  about 7 million

D  A little over 30 million

A  large wave of all Asian immigrants

B  very few Asian immigrants

C  mostly refugees

D  mostly picture brides

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  Christian

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 6 million

B  close to 10 million

C  close to 5 million

D  close to 2 million

A  about 16%

B  about 26%

C  about 10%

D  about 6%

A  2nd generation American

B  an immigrant

C  1st generation American

D  a foreigner

A  U.S. vs. Bhagat Singh Thind

B  Rice vs. Cayetano

C  U.S. vs. Ozawa

D  U.S. vs. Wong Kim Ark

A  They are immigrants just like Asian Americans

B  They have sovereignty over all the islands of Hawaii.

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

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

A  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

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

C  equality in society and under the law

D  unequal treatment before the law and in society

A  Connecticut

B  Hawaii

C  New York

D  California

A  Fifth largest

B  Second largest

C  Third largest

D  Fourth 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  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  first generation

D  fourth generation

A  China

B  French Indochina

C  Great Britain

D  United States

A  5.6 million

B  3/4 million

C  2 million

D  10 million

A  came before 1975

B  non-English speakers, poor with less education

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

D  came illegally to the U.S.

A  fourth largest

B  largest

C  second largest

D  third largest

A  auto industry managers

B  land owners

C  students at U.S. educational institutions including Harvard

D  computer technicians

A  bearing arms (weapons)

B  protesting their situation

C  dressed in their best clothes

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

A  South Asian Americans

B  Filipino Americans

C  Japanese Americans

D  Vietnamese Americans

A  foreign born

B  first generation

C  immigrants

D  American-born

A  war brides

B  mail-order brides

C  picture brides

D  internet brides

A  a million

B  1,000

C  10,000

D  500,000

A  mostly laborers and agricultural workers

B  mostly scientists and technology experts

C  mostly medical professionals

D  mostly “war-brides”

A  Gaining of equal opportunities

B  Loss of desire to go to work

C  Gaining of social services

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

A  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

B  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1898

C  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1860

D  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1900

A  National Quota Abolishment Act of 1965

B  Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

C  War Brides Act of 1965

D  Open Door Act of 1965

A  language

B  religion

C  national origin

D  all of these

A  Glass door

B  Education

C  Glass ceiling

D  Gender bias

A  laborers could bring their wives and families to Hawaii

B  Hawaii had fewer Asian immigrants

C  Asians could own land in Hawaii

D  the type of work was easier in Hawaii

A  First generation

B  Third generation

C  1.5 generation

D  Second generation

A  Sikhs from Punjab

B  Bangladeshis

C  Hindu

D  Buddhist

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

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

C  peoples’ nation of origin

D  the color of peoples’ skin

A  ethnic Chinese

B  a genocide under the Khmer Rouge

C  a secondary migration

D  a first wave of educated, urban middle-class

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

B  Why people leave their home country and how 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  1878

C  1978

D  1958

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

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

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

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

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

A  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were foreign

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

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

D  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were Japanese citizens

A  2nd generation Americans

B  3rd generation Americans

C  new immigrants

D  native-born in the United States

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 were not involved in labor and agricultural movements in California

D  They did not arrive until 1965

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

B  talked openly about what happened to them

C  faced racism and discrimination from the public

D  returned home with a huge apology from the government