Midterm

A  what a person does for a living

B  how people of a certain race behave

C  what a person’s “type” is

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

A  New York

B  New Jersey

C  Hawaii

D  California

A  ethnic antagonism

B  ethnic food

C  ethnic ambiguity

D  ethnic solidarity

A  ethnic enclave

B  second generation migration

C  secondary migration

D  first wave migration

A  cultural citizenship as Americans

B  U.S. passports

C  the right to own property

D  racial identity

A  about 7 million

B  A little over 30 million

C  A little over 17 million

D  about 10 million

A  large wave of all Asian immigrants

B  mostly refugees

C  very few Asian immigrants

D  mostly picture brides

A  they are more like other Asian Americans than Native Americans

B  they are more like European immigrants of the early period

C  they do not have equal access and equal opportunity

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

A  small business owners

B  Christian

C  picture brides

D  from China

A  desire to live only among their own kind

B  proximity to railroad work

C  forced segregation from the rest of American society

D  easy access to Chinese women

A  close to 10 million

B  close to 6 million

C  close to 2 million

D  close to 5 million

A  about 6%

B  about 16%

C  about 26%

D  about 10%

A  a foreigner

B  an immigrant

C  2nd generation American

D  1st generation American

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 have sovereignty over all the islands of Hawaii.

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

C  They are immigrants just like Asian Americans

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

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

B  equality in society and under the law

C  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

D  unequal treatment before the law and in society

A  New York

B  Connecticut

C  California

D  Hawaii

A  Fifth largest

B  Fourth largest

C  Third largest

D  Second largest

A  It was an independent kingdom that was internationally recognized.

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

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  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  first generation

C  fourth generation

D  second 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 illegally to the U.S.

B  came before 1975

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  students at U.S. educational institutions including Harvard

C  land owners

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  Filipino Americans

B  Vietnamese Americans

C  Japanese Americans

D  South Asian Americans

A  immigrants

B  American-born

C  first generation

D  foreign born

A  picture brides

B  internet brides

C  war brides

D  mail-order brides

A  500,000

B  1,000

C  10,000

D  a million

A  mostly scientists and technology experts

B  mostly “war-brides”

C  mostly medical professionals

D  mostly laborers and agricultural workers

A  Gaining of equal opportunities

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

C  Gaining of social services

D  Loss of desire to go to work

A  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1900

B  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1860

C  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1898

D  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

A  Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

B  War Brides Act of 1965

C  National Quota Abolishment Act of 1965

D  Open Door Act of 1965

A  language

B  national origin

C  religion

D  all of these

A  Gender bias

B  Glass door

C  Glass ceiling

D  Education

A  laborers could bring their wives and families to Hawaii

B  the type of work was easier in Hawaii

C  Asians could own land in Hawaii

D  Hawaii had fewer Asian immigrants

A  Third generation

B  First generation

C  1.5 generation

D  Second generation

A  Buddhist

B  Hindu

C  Bangladeshis

D  Sikhs from Punjab

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 secondary migration

B  a genocide under the Khmer Rouge

C  ethnic Chinese

D  a first wave of educated, urban middle-class

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

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

C  Why people leave their home country and how 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  1978

C  1878

D  1958

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

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

C  encourages Asian Americans to seek better education

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

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

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

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

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

A  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were foreign

B  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were Japanese citizens

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

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

A  new immigrants

B  2nd generation Americans

C  3rd generation Americans

D  native-born in the United States

A  They did not arrive until 1965

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 were heavily involved in labor and agricultural movements in California

A  faced racism and discrimination from the public

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

C  returned home with a huge apology from the government

D  talked openly about what happened to them