Midterm

A  how people of a certain race behave

B  what a person does for a living

C  what a person’s “type” is

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

A  Hawaii

B  California

C  New Jersey

D  New York

A  ethnic solidarity

B  ethnic ambiguity

C  ethnic antagonism

D  ethnic food

A  first wave migration

B  ethnic enclave

C  secondary migration

D  second generation migration

A  racial identity

B  the right to own property

C  cultural citizenship as Americans

D  U.S. passports

A  A little over 30 million

B  about 10 million

C  A little over 17 million

D  about 7 million

A  mostly refugees

B  mostly picture brides

C  very few Asian immigrants

D  large wave of all Asian immigrants

A  they are more like other Asian Americans than Native Americans

B  they do not have equal access and equal opportunity

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

D  they are more like European immigrants of the early period

A  picture brides

B  from China

C  small business owners

D  Christian

A  desire to live only among their own kind

B  forced segregation from the rest of American society

C  easy access to Chinese women

D  proximity to railroad work

A  close to 2 million

B  close to 5 million

C  close to 10 million

D  close to 6 million

A  about 10%

B  about 16%

C  about 6%

D  about 26%

A  a foreigner

B  1st generation American

C  2nd generation American

D  an immigrant

A  U.S. vs. Wong Kim Ark

B  U.S. vs. Bhagat Singh Thind

C  Rice vs. Cayetano

D  U.S. vs. Ozawa

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

B  They are immigrants just like Asian Americans

C  They have sovereignty over all the islands of Hawaii.

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  unequal treatment before the law and in society

C  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

D  equality in society and under the law

A  New York

B  Hawaii

C  Connecticut

D  California

A  Second largest

B  Fourth largest

C  Third largest

D  Fifth largest

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

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

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

D  It was an independent kingdom that was internationally recognized.

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  fourth generation

B  first generation

C  second generation

D  third generation

A  United States

B  China

C  French Indochina

D  Great Britain

A  2 million

B  5.6 million

C  3/4 million

D  10 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  second largest

B  fourth largest

C  largest

D  third largest

A  auto industry managers

B  computer technicians

C  land owners

D  students at U.S. educational institutions including Harvard

A  dressed in their best clothes

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

C  protesting their situation

D  bearing arms (weapons)

A  Japanese Americans

B  Vietnamese Americans

C  South Asian Americans

D  Filipino Americans

A  American-born

B  immigrants

C  foreign born

D  first generation

A  internet brides

B  war brides

C  mail-order brides

D  picture brides

A  500,000

B  a million

C  10,000

D  1,000

A  mostly medical professionals

B  mostly scientists and technology experts

C  mostly “war-brides”

D  mostly laborers and agricultural workers

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

B  Gaining of social services

C  Gaining of equal opportunities

D  Loss of desire to go to work

A  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1860

B  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1898

C  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

D  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1900

A  Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

B  National Quota Abolishment Act of 1965

C  War Brides Act of 1965

D  Open Door Act of 1965

A  national origin

B  all of these

C  language

D  religion

A  Education

B  Glass door

C  Glass ceiling

D  Gender bias

A  the type of work was easier in Hawaii

B  laborers could bring their wives and families to Hawaii

C  Hawaii had fewer Asian immigrants

D  Asians could own land in Hawaii

A  1.5 generation

B  Second generation

C  First generation

D  Third generation

A  Hindu

B  Buddhist

C  Sikhs from Punjab

D  Bangladeshis

A  the color of peoples’ skin

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

C  peoples’ nation of origin

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

A  a genocide under the Khmer Rouge

B  a first wave of educated, urban middle-class

C  a secondary migration

D  ethnic Chinese

A  Why people leave their home country and how 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  How people leave their home country and how many 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  highlights the achievements of Asian Americans and supports their equal treatment and equal access in society

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  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

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

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 foreign

A  native-born in the United States

B  3rd generation Americans

C  new immigrants

D  2nd generation Americans

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  returned home with a huge apology from the government

B  faced racism and discrimination from the public

C  talked openly about what happened to them

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