Midterm

A  what a person’s “type” is

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 does for a living

A  California

B  New Jersey

C  Hawaii

D  New York

A  ethnic ambiguity

B  ethnic solidarity

C  ethnic food

D  ethnic antagonism

A  first wave migration

B  second generation migration

C  ethnic enclave

D  secondary migration

A  U.S. passports

B  racial identity

C  cultural citizenship as Americans

D  the right to own property

A  about 10 million

B  A little over 30 million

C  about 7 million

D  A little over 17 million

A  mostly picture brides

B  mostly refugees

C  very few Asian immigrants

D  large wave of all Asian immigrants

A  they are more like other Asian Americans than Native Americans

B  they do not have equal access and equal opportunity

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

D  they are more like European immigrants of the early period

A  Christian

B  small business owners

C  picture brides

D  from China

A  forced segregation from the rest of American society

B  desire to live only among their own kind

C  proximity to railroad work

D  easy access to Chinese women

A  close to 2 million

B  close to 5 million

C  close to 6 million

D  close to 10 million

A  about 6%

B  about 16%

C  about 26%

D  about 10%

A  1st generation American

B  2nd generation American

C  an immigrant

D  a foreigner

A  U.S. vs. Wong Kim Ark

B  U.S. vs. Ozawa

C  Rice vs. Cayetano

D  U.S. vs. Bhagat Singh Thind

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  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  Hawaii

B  California

C  Connecticut

D  New York

A  Second largest

B  Third largest

C  Fifth largest

D  Fourth 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  equality in society and under the law

B  unequal treatment before the law and in society

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

D  discrimination based on gender and sexuality

A  second generation

B  first generation

C  third generation

D  fourth generation

A  United States

B  French Indochina

C  China

D  Great Britain

A  5.6 million

B  2 million

C  10 million

D  3/4 million

A  came before 1975

B  came illegally to the U.S.

C  non-English speakers, poor with less education

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

A  third largest

B  second largest

C  fourth largest

D  largest

A  computer technicians

B  auto industry managers

C  students at U.S. educational institutions including Harvard

D  land owners

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

B  dressed in their best clothes

C  protesting their situation

D  bearing arms (weapons)

A  Vietnamese Americans

B  Filipino Americans

C  Japanese Americans

D  South Asian Americans

A  first generation

B  foreign born

C  immigrants

D  American-born

A  war brides

B  internet brides

C  mail-order brides

D  picture brides

A  500,000

B  a million

C  10,000

D  1,000

A  mostly “war-brides”

B  mostly laborers and agricultural workers

C  mostly scientists and technology experts

D  mostly medical professionals

A  Gaining of social services

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

C  Loss of desire to go to work

D  Gaining of equal opportunities

A  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

B  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1860

C  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1898

D  The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1900

A  National Quota Abolishment Act of 1965

B  Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

C  War Brides Act of 1965

D  Open Door Act of 1965

A  language

B  all of these

C  national origin

D  religion

A  Education

B  Gender bias

C  Glass door

D  Glass ceiling

A  Hawaii had fewer Asian immigrants

B  laborers could bring their wives and families to Hawaii

C  Asians could own land in Hawaii

D  the type of work was easier in Hawaii

A  Second generation

B  Third generation

C  First generation

D  1.5 generation

A  Buddhist

B  Bangladeshis

C  Hindu

D  Sikhs from Punjab

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

B  the color of peoples’ skin

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

D  peoples’ nation of origin

A  a first wave of educated, urban middle-class

B  a genocide under the Khmer Rouge

C  a secondary migration

D  ethnic Chinese

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

B  How people leave their home country 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  Why people come to the U.S. and how many people immigrate to the U.S.

A  1958

B  1948

C  1878

D  1978

A  encourages Asian Americans to seek better education

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

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

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

A  new immigrants

B  2nd generation Americans

C  native-born in the United States

D  3rd generation Americans

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

B  They were not 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  faced racism and discrimination from the public

B  talked openly about what happened to them

C  returned home with a huge apology from the government

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