Midterm

A  what a person’s “type” is

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

C  what a person does for a living

D  how people of a certain race behave

A  New Jersey

B  California

C  Hawaii

D  New York

A  ethnic antagonism

B  ethnic ambiguity

C  ethnic solidarity

D  ethnic food

A  second generation migration

B  first wave migration

C  ethnic enclave

D  secondary migration

A  cultural citizenship as Americans

B  racial identity

C  U.S. passports

D  the right to own property

A  about 7 million

B  A little over 30 million

C  about 10 million

D  A little over 17 million

A  mostly picture brides

B  large wave of all Asian immigrants

C  very few Asian immigrants

D  mostly refugees

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 are more like European immigrants of the early period

D  they do not have equal access and equal opportunity

A  Christian

B  small business owners

C  picture brides

D  from China

A  proximity to railroad work

B  easy access to Chinese women

C  forced segregation from the rest of American society

D  desire to live only among their own kind

A  close to 6 million

B  close to 2 million

C  close to 5 million

D  close to 10 million

A  about 16%

B  about 26%

C  about 6%

D  about 10%

A  a foreigner

B  1st generation American

C  2nd generation American

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 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 allowed certain rights and protections like Native Americans.

D  They are immigrants just like Asian 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  Hawaii

B  Connecticut

C  New York

D  California

A  Fourth largest

B  Fifth largest

C  Second largest

D  Third 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  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  second generation

B  third generation

C  fourth generation

D  first generation

A  Great Britain

B  French Indochina

C  China

D  United States

A  10 million

B  3/4 million

C  2 million

D  5.6 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  fourth largest

B  second largest

C  third largest

D  largest

A  students at U.S. educational institutions including Harvard

B  auto industry managers

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  Vietnamese Americans

B  Japanese Americans

C  Filipino Americans

D  South Asian Americans

A  American-born

B  immigrants

C  first generation

D  foreign born

A  picture brides

B  internet brides

C  war brides

D  mail-order brides

A  a million

B  500,000

C  10,000

D  1,000

A  mostly scientists and technology experts

B  mostly “war-brides”

C  mostly laborers and agricultural workers

D  mostly medical professionals

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 1882

D  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1898

A  Open Door Act of 1965

B  War Brides Act of 1965

C  Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

D  National Quota Abolishment Act of 1965

A  religion

B  all of these

C  national origin

D  language

A  Glass door

B  Glass ceiling

C  Gender bias

D  Education

A  laborers could bring their wives and families to Hawaii

B  the type of work was easier in Hawaii

C  Hawaii had fewer Asian immigrants

D  Asians could own land in Hawaii

A  First generation

B  1.5 generation

C  Third generation

D  Second generation

A  Buddhist

B  Hindu

C  Bangladeshis

D  Sikhs from Punjab

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

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

C  peoples’ nation of origin

D  the color of peoples’ skin

A  a genocide under the Khmer Rouge

B  ethnic Chinese

C  a secondary migration

D  a first wave of educated, urban middle-class

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 why 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  1958

D  1878

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

B  encourages Asian Americans to seek better education

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

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

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

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

B  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were Japanese citizens

C  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were foreign

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

A  3rd generation Americans

B  2nd generation Americans

C  native-born in the United States

D  new immigrants

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

B  They did not arrive until 1965

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

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

A  faced racism and discrimination from the public

B  talked openly about what happened to them

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

D  returned home with a huge apology from the government