Midterm

A  what a person does for a living

B  how people of a certain race behave

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

D  what a person’s “type” is

A  California

B  New York

C  New Jersey

D  Hawaii

A  ethnic antagonism

B  ethnic ambiguity

C  ethnic food

D  ethnic solidarity

A  ethnic enclave

B  first wave migration

C  secondary migration

D  second generation migration

A  the right to own property

B  racial identity

C  cultural citizenship as Americans

D  U.S. passports

A  about 7 million

B  about 10 million

C  A little over 17 million

D  A little over 30 million

A  mostly picture brides

B  mostly refugees

C  large wave of all Asian immigrants

D  very few Asian immigrants

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  picture brides

B  small business owners

C  from China

D  Christian

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 2 million

B  close to 6 million

C  close to 10 million

D  close to 5 million

A  about 16%

B  about 10%

C  about 6%

D  about 26%

A  2nd generation American

B  1st generation American

C  an immigrant

D  a foreigner

A  U.S. vs. Ozawa

B  Rice vs. Cayetano

C  U.S. vs. Bhagat Singh Thind

D  U.S. vs. Wong Kim Ark

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

B  They are immigrants just like Asian Americans

C  They have sovereignty over all the islands of Hawaii.

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

A  unequal treatment before the law and in society

B  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

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

D  equality in society and under the law

A  Connecticut

B  California

C  Hawaii

D  New York

A  Second largest

B  Fifth largest

C  Third largest

D  Fourth 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  accurate understanding about why people act differently according to their race

B  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

C  unequal treatment before the law and in society

D  equality in society and under the law

A  fourth generation

B  first generation

C  second generation

D  third generation

A  Great Britain

B  China

C  United States

D  French Indochina

A  10 million

B  5.6 million

C  3/4 million

D  2 million

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

B  non-English speakers, poor with less education

C  came before 1975

D  came illegally to the U.S.

A  largest

B  second largest

C  third largest

D  fourth largest

A  computer technicians

B  auto industry managers

C  students at U.S. educational institutions including Harvard

D  land owners

A  dressed in their best clothes

B  bearing arms (weapons)

C  protesting their situation

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

A  Vietnamese Americans

B  Filipino Americans

C  South Asian Americans

D  Japanese Americans

A  American-born

B  first generation

C  foreign born

D  immigrants

A  picture brides

B  war brides

C  mail-order brides

D  internet brides

A  500,000

B  1,000

C  a million

D  10,000

A  mostly “war-brides”

B  mostly scientists and technology experts

C  mostly laborers and agricultural workers

D  mostly medical professionals

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 1860

C  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

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  all of these

B  religion

C  language

D  national origin

A  Glass door

B  Education

C  Gender bias

D  Glass ceiling

A  Asians could own land in Hawaii

B  laborers could bring their wives and families to Hawaii

C  Hawaii had fewer Asian immigrants

D  the type of work was easier in Hawaii

A  Second generation

B  1.5 generation

C  First generation

D  Third generation

A  Buddhist

B  Sikhs from Punjab

C  Hindu

D  Bangladeshis

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  the color of peoples’ skin

D  peoples’ nation of origin

A  ethnic Chinese

B  a secondary migration

C  a genocide under the Khmer Rouge

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

A  1948

B  1878

C  1978

D  1958

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

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

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

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 foreign

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

C  hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were Japanese citizens

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

A  2nd generation Americans

B  native-born in the United States

C  new immigrants

D  3rd generation Americans

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

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

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

D  They did not arrive until 1965

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

B  faced racism and discrimination from the public

C  returned home with a huge apology from the government

D  talked openly about what happened to them