Midterm

A  what a person’s “type” is

B  how people of a certain race behave

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

D  what a person does for a living

A  Hawaii

B  California

C  New York

D  New Jersey

A  ethnic solidarity

B  ethnic antagonism

C  ethnic ambiguity

D  ethnic food

A  ethnic enclave

B  second generation migration

C  secondary migration

D  first wave migration

A  racial identity

B  U.S. passports

C  cultural citizenship as Americans

D  the right to own property

A  about 10 million

B  A little over 30 million

C  A little over 17 million

D  about 7 million

A  very few Asian immigrants

B  mostly refugees

C  mostly picture brides

D  large wave of all Asian immigrants

A  they do not have equal access and equal opportunity

B  they are more like other Asian Americans than Native Americans

C  they are more like European immigrants of the early period

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

A  picture brides

B  small business owners

C  Christian

D  from China

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 10 million

B  close to 2 million

C  close to 6 million

D  close to 5 million

A  about 10%

B  about 16%

C  about 6%

D  about 26%

A  1st generation American

B  an immigrant

C  2nd generation American

D  a foreigner

A  U.S. vs. Bhagat Singh Thind

B  U.S. vs. Wong Kim Ark

C  U.S. vs. Ozawa

D  Rice vs. Cayetano

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  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  New York

B  Hawaii

C  Connecticut

D  California

A  Fourth largest

B  Second largest

C  Fifth 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  equality in society and under the law

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

C  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

D  unequal treatment before the law and in society

A  second generation

B  fourth generation

C  third generation

D  first generation

A  French Indochina

B  United States

C  Great Britain

D  China

A  3/4 million

B  2 million

C  5.6 million

D  10 million

A  came illegally to the U.S.

B  came before 1975

C  non-English speakers, poor with less education

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

A  largest

B  second largest

C  fourth largest

D  third largest

A  auto industry managers

B  computer technicians

C  land owners

D  students at U.S. educational institutions including Harvard

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

B  protesting their situation

C  dressed in their best clothes

D  bearing arms (weapons)

A  South Asian Americans

B  Vietnamese Americans

C  Japanese Americans

D  Filipino Americans

A  first generation

B  immigrants

C  American-born

D  foreign born

A  war brides

B  picture brides

C  mail-order brides

D  internet brides

A  10,000

B  1,000

C  a million

D  500,000

A  mostly “war-brides”

B  mostly scientists and technology experts

C  mostly laborers and agricultural workers

D  mostly medical professionals

A  Gaining of social services

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

C  Loss of desire to go to work

D  Gaining of equal opportunities

A  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1900

B  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1860

C  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

D  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1898

A  Open Door Act of 1965

B  War Brides Act of 1965

C  National Quota Abolishment Act of 1965

D  Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

A  religion

B  national origin

C  all of these

D  language

A  Gender bias

B  Glass ceiling

C  Glass door

D  Education

A  laborers could bring their wives and families to Hawaii

B  Hawaii had fewer Asian immigrants

C  the type of work was easier in Hawaii

D  Asians could own land in Hawaii

A  Third generation

B  1.5 generation

C  Second generation

D  First generation

A  Sikhs from Punjab

B  Hindu

C  Buddhist

D  Bangladeshis

A  the color of peoples’ skin

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

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

D  peoples’ nation of origin

A  a secondary migration

B  ethnic Chinese

C  a genocide under the Khmer Rouge

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  1958

B  1878

C  1978

D  1948

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

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

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

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

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

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 Japanese citizens

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

A  new immigrants

B  2nd generation Americans

C  native-born in the United States

D  3rd generation Americans

A  They did not arrive until 1965

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

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

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

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