Midterm

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

B  what a person’s “type” is

C  how people of a certain race behave

D  what a person does for a living

A  New York

B  Hawaii

C  California

D  New Jersey

A  ethnic antagonism

B  ethnic ambiguity

C  ethnic food

D  ethnic solidarity

A  first wave migration

B  ethnic enclave

C  second generation migration

D  secondary migration

A  the right to own property

B  U.S. passports

C  cultural citizenship as Americans

D  racial identity

A  about 7 million

B  A little over 17 million

C  A little over 30 million

D  about 10 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 are more like European immigrants of the early period

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

D  they are more like other Asian Americans than Native Americans

A  Christian

B  picture brides

C  small business owners

D  from China

A  proximity to railroad work

B  forced segregation from the rest of American society

C  desire to live only among their own kind

D  easy access to Chinese women

A  close to 10 million

B  close to 2 million

C  close to 5 million

D  close to 6 million

A  about 6%

B  about 26%

C  about 16%

D  about 10%

A  2nd generation American

B  1st generation American

C  a foreigner

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 have sovereignty over all the islands of Hawaii.

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

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

D  They are immigrants just like Asian Americans

A  equality in society and under the law

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

C  unequal treatment before the law and in society

D  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

A  New York

B  Hawaii

C  California

D  Connecticut

A  Second largest

B  Fourth largest

C  Fifth largest

D  Third largest

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

B  It was an independent kingdom that was internationally recognized.

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

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

A  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

B  equality in society and under the law

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

D  unequal treatment before the law and in society

A  first generation

B  fourth generation

C  second generation

D  third generation

A  French Indochina

B  Great Britain

C  China

D  United States

A  5.6 million

B  3/4 million

C  2 million

D  10 million

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

B  came illegally to the U.S.

C  non-English speakers, poor with less education

D  came before 1975

A  fourth largest

B  largest

C  third largest

D  second largest

A  auto industry managers

B  computer technicians

C  land owners

D  students at U.S. educational institutions including Harvard

A  protesting their situation

B  dressed in their best clothes

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

D  bearing arms (weapons)

A  Vietnamese Americans

B  Filipino Americans

C  Japanese Americans

D  South Asian Americans

A  first generation

B  immigrants

C  foreign born

D  American-born

A  mail-order brides

B  war brides

C  picture brides

D  internet brides

A  500,000

B  10,000

C  a million

D  1,000

A  mostly “war-brides”

B  mostly medical professionals

C  mostly laborers and agricultural workers

D  mostly scientists and technology experts

A  Gaining of social services

B  Gaining of equal opportunities

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

D  Loss of desire to go to work

A  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1898

B  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1900

C  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1860

D  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

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  national origin

B  language

C  all of these

D  religion

A  Gender bias

B  Education

C  Glass ceiling

D  Glass door

A  Asians could own land in Hawaii

B  laborers could bring their wives and families to Hawaii

C  Hawaii had fewer Asian immigrants

D  the type of work was easier in Hawaii

A  1.5 generation

B  First generation

C  Third generation

D  Second generation

A  Hindu

B  Sikhs from Punjab

C  Bangladeshis

D  Buddhist

A  the color of peoples’ skin

B  peoples’ nation of origin

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 genocide under the Khmer Rouge

B  a first wave of educated, urban middle-class

C  a secondary migration

D  ethnic Chinese

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

D  Why people leave their home country and why people immigrate to the U.S.

A  1878

B  1978

C  1948

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

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

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

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

A  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were Japanese citizens

B  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were foreign

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

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

A  native-born in the United States

B  2nd generation Americans

C  3rd generation Americans

D  new immigrants

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

B  They did not arrive until 1965

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

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

A  faced racism and discrimination from the public

B  talked openly about what happened to them

C  returned home with a huge apology from the government

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