Midterm

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

B  what a person does for a living

C  how people of a certain race behave

D  what a person’s “type” is

A  New York

B  Hawaii

C  California

D  New Jersey

A  ethnic ambiguity

B  ethnic solidarity

C  ethnic antagonism

D  ethnic food

A  first wave migration

B  second generation migration

C  secondary migration

D  ethnic enclave

A  U.S. passports

B  racial identity

C  the right to own property

D  cultural citizenship as Americans

A  A little over 17 million

B  about 10 million

C  A little over 30 million

D  about 7 million

A  mostly picture brides

B  very few Asian immigrants

C  mostly refugees

D  large wave of all Asian immigrants

A  they are more like European immigrants of the early period

B  they are more like other Asian Americans than Native Americans

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

D  they do not have equal access and equal opportunity

A  from China

B  small business owners

C  picture brides

D  Christian

A  easy access to Chinese women

B  desire to live only among their own kind

C  proximity to railroad work

D  forced segregation from the rest of American society

A  close to 6 million

B  close to 5 million

C  close to 2 million

D  close to 10 million

A  about 10%

B  about 6%

C  about 16%

D  about 26%

A  a foreigner

B  1st generation American

C  2nd generation American

D  an immigrant

A  Rice vs. Cayetano

B  U.S. vs. Bhagat Singh Thind

C  U.S. vs. Wong Kim Ark

D  U.S. vs. Ozawa

A  They are immigrants just like Asian Americans

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 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  equality in society and under the law

D  unequal treatment before the law and in society

A  New York

B  Hawaii

C  California

D  Connecticut

A  Second largest

B  Third largest

C  Fourth largest

D  Fifth largest

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

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

C  It was an independent kingdom that was internationally recognized.

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

A  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

B  unequal treatment before the law and in society

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

D  equality in society and under the law

A  second generation

B  first generation

C  fourth generation

D  third generation

A  French Indochina

B  Great Britain

C  United States

D  China

A  2 million

B  3/4 million

C  5.6 million

D  10 million

A  came before 1975

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

C  non-English speakers, poor with less education

D  came illegally to the U.S.

A  largest

B  fourth largest

C  third largest

D  second largest

A  land owners

B  auto industry managers

C  computer technicians

D  students at U.S. educational institutions including Harvard

A  protesting their situation

B  bearing arms (weapons)

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  South Asian Americans

C  Vietnamese Americans

D  Japanese Americans

A  immigrants

B  American-born

C  first generation

D  foreign born

A  mail-order brides

B  war brides

C  internet brides

D  picture brides

A  a million

B  1,000

C  500,000

D  10,000

A  mostly laborers and agricultural workers

B  mostly scientists and technology experts

C  mostly “war-brides”

D  mostly medical professionals

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

B  Gaining of equal opportunities

C  Loss of desire to go to work

D  Gaining of social services

A  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

B  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1900

C  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1898

D  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1860

A  Open Door Act of 1965

B  National Quota Abolishment Act of 1965

C  Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

D  War Brides Act of 1965

A  national origin

B  religion

C  all of these

D  language

A  Glass ceiling

B  Education

C  Gender bias

D  Glass door

A  Asians could own land in Hawaii

B  the type of work was easier in Hawaii

C  Hawaii had fewer Asian immigrants

D  laborers could bring their wives and families to Hawaii

A  Second generation

B  First generation

C  Third generation

D  1.5 generation

A  Bangladeshis

B  Hindu

C  Sikhs from Punjab

D  Buddhist

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

B  peoples’ nation of origin

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

D  the color of peoples’ skin

A  a secondary migration

B  a genocide under the Khmer Rouge

C  a first wave of educated, urban middle-class

D  ethnic Chinese

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  1978

B  1948

C  1958

D  1878

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  encourages Asian Americans to seek better education

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

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

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

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

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  new immigrants

B  native-born in the United States

C  3rd generation Americans

D  2nd generation Americans

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

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

C  They did not arrive until 1965

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

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

B  talked openly about what happened to them

C  faced racism and discrimination from the public

D  returned home with a huge apology from the government