Midterm

A  how people of a certain race behave

B  what a person’s “type” is

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  New York

C  California

D  New Jersey

A  ethnic antagonism

B  ethnic solidarity

C  ethnic food

D  ethnic ambiguity

A  second generation migration

B  first wave migration

C  secondary migration

D  ethnic enclave

A  U.S. passports

B  the right to own property

C  racial identity

D  cultural citizenship as Americans

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 do not want to take advantage of education and job opportunities

B  they do not have equal access and equal opportunity

C  they are more like European immigrants of the early period

D  they are more like other Asian Americans than Native Americans

A  picture brides

B  small business owners

C  Christian

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 6 million

B  close to 2 million

C  close to 5 million

D  close to 10 million

A  about 10%

B  about 6%

C  about 26%

D  about 16%

A  2nd generation American

B  1st generation American

C  a foreigner

D  an immigrant

A  U.S. vs. Ozawa

B  U.S. vs. Bhagat Singh Thind

C  U.S. vs. Wong Kim Ark

D  Rice vs. Cayetano

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

B  They are immigrants just like Asian Americans

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

D  They have sovereignty over all the islands of Hawaii.

A  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

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

C  unequal treatment before the law and in society

D  equality in society and under the law

A  New York

B  California

C  Connecticut

D  Hawaii

A  Second largest

B  Fifth largest

C  Fourth largest

D  Third largest

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

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

C  It was an independent kingdom that was internationally recognized.

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

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  third generation

B  first generation

C  second generation

D  fourth generation

A  French Indochina

B  United States

C  Great Britain

D  China

A  3/4 million

B  10 million

C  2 million

D  5.6 million

A  came before 1975

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

C  came illegally to the U.S.

D  non-English speakers, poor with less education

A  largest

B  third largest

C  fourth largest

D  second largest

A  land owners

B  students at U.S. educational institutions including Harvard

C  auto industry managers

D  computer technicians

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  Vietnamese Americans

B  South Asian Americans

C  Filipino Americans

D  Japanese Americans

A  immigrants

B  first generation

C  American-born

D  foreign born

A  picture brides

B  mail-order brides

C  internet brides

D  war brides

A  10,000

B  500,000

C  1,000

D  a million

A  mostly “war-brides”

B  mostly laborers and agricultural workers

C  mostly medical professionals

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 1882

C  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1860

D  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1900

A  National Quota Abolishment Act of 1965

B  War Brides Act of 1965

C  Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

D  Open Door Act of 1965

A  language

B  religion

C  all of these

D  national origin

A  Glass ceiling

B  Gender bias

C  Glass door

D  Education

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  Second generation

B  1.5 generation

C  First generation

D  Third generation

A  Bangladeshis

B  Buddhist

C  Hindu

D  Sikhs from Punjab

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

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

C  peoples’ nation of origin

D  the color of peoples’ skin

A  ethnic Chinese

B  a first wave of educated, urban middle-class

C  a genocide under the Khmer Rouge

D  a secondary migration

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

A  1958

B  1878

C  1978

D  1948

A  encourages Asian Americans to seek better education

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

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

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

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

A  2nd generation Americans

B  3rd generation Americans

C  new immigrants

D  native-born in the United States

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 not involved in labor and agricultural movements in California

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

A  talked openly about what happened to them

B  faced racism and discrimination from the public

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

D  returned home with a huge apology from the government