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  New Jersey

C  New York

D  California

A  ethnic food

B  ethnic solidarity

C  ethnic antagonism

D  ethnic ambiguity

A  first wave migration

B  secondary migration

C  ethnic enclave

D  second generation migration

A  cultural citizenship as Americans

B  the right to own property

C  U.S. passports

D  racial identity

A  A little over 17 million

B  about 10 million

C  A little over 30 million

D  about 7 million

A  large wave of all Asian immigrants

B  very few Asian immigrants

C  mostly refugees

D  mostly picture brides

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

B  they are more like other Asian Americans than Native Americans

C  they do not have equal access and equal opportunity

D  they are more like European immigrants of the early period

A  Christian

B  small business owners

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 6 million

B  close to 5 million

C  close to 2 million

D  close to 10 million

A  about 16%

B  about 10%

C  about 26%

D  about 6%

A  2nd generation American

B  1st generation American

C  a foreigner

D  an immigrant

A  Rice vs. Cayetano

B  U.S. vs. Wong Kim Ark

C  U.S. vs. Ozawa

D  U.S. vs. Bhagat Singh Thind

A  They are immigrants just like Asian Americans

B  They have sovereignty over all the islands of Hawaii.

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

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

A  unequal treatment before the law and in society

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

C  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

D  equality in society and under the law

A  California

B  Connecticut

C  New York

D  Hawaii

A  Fifth largest

B  Third largest

C  Second largest

D  Fourth largest

A  It was an independent kingdom that was internationally recognized.

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

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

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

A  unequal treatment before the law and in society

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

C  equality in society and under the law

D  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

A  second generation

B  fourth generation

C  third generation

D  first generation

A  Great Britain

B  United States

C  China

D  French Indochina

A  3/4 million

B  5.6 million

C  2 million

D  10 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  second largest

B  fourth largest

C  third largest

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

C  protesting their situation

D  dressed in their best clothes

A  Filipino Americans

B  Vietnamese Americans

C  South Asian Americans

D  Japanese Americans

A  immigrants

B  first generation

C  foreign born

D  American-born

A  internet brides

B  mail-order brides

C  war brides

D  picture brides

A  500,000

B  1,000

C  a million

D  10,000

A  mostly laborers and agricultural workers

B  mostly scientists and technology experts

C  mostly medical professionals

D  mostly “war-brides”

A  Loss of desire to go to work

B  Gaining of equal opportunities

C  Gaining of social services

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

A  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1860

B  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

C  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1898

D  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1900

A  War Brides Act of 1965

B  National Quota Abolishment Act of 1965

C  Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

D  Open Door Act of 1965

A  religion

B  national origin

C  language

D  all of these

A  Education

B  Glass door

C  Glass ceiling

D  Gender bias

A  Asians could own land in Hawaii

B  the type of work was easier in Hawaii

C  laborers could bring their wives and families to Hawaii

D  Hawaii had fewer Asian immigrants

A  Third generation

B  First generation

C  Second generation

D  1.5 generation

A  Hindu

B  Bangladeshis

C  Buddhist

D  Sikhs from Punjab

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  ethnic Chinese

B  a first wave of educated, urban middle-class

C  a genocide under the Khmer Rouge

D  a secondary migration

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  1958

B  1878

C  1948

D  1978

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

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

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 Japanese citizens

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

C  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were foreign

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

A  2nd generation Americans

B  native-born in the United States

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

C  talked openly about what happened to them

D  returned home with a huge apology from the government