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Race & Ethnicity Ch: 8

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Many East Asian immigrants came to the United States around the turn of the century as sojourners. What made sojourners different from other immigrants?
Sojourners intended to return home after earning enough money.
Laws that restricted marriage between Asian Americans and European Americans emerged in the first half of the twentieth century. Which of the following is the best term for such laws?
Anti-miscegenation laws
What demographic trend in the early twentieth century most likely contributed to moral panics and negative racial stereotypes of Asian immigrants among whites related to sexuality?
There was a much smaller number of female East Asian immigrants than males.
What law caused an increase in immigration from China in the last half of the twentieth century?
The immigration act
Which of these statements best explains the relationship between Chinese and white railroad workers during the construction of the western portion of the Central Pacific Railroad?
White workers were promoted to supervise Chinese workers.
Which of the following stereotypes was used by racist groups to argue that Chinese immigrants were a danger to the political goals of the United States?
Oriental despotism
Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which barred Chinese laborers from the United States for 10 years, a significant change in immigration policy?
It was the first time the United States restricted immigration based on race.
What policy replaced the ban on Chinese immigration in 1943?
a quota system
What cultural practices in Japan encouraged the immigration of second and third sons to the United States to seek their fortune?
Primogeniture
How do current Japanese immigration patterns compare with that of most other East Asian nations?
Fewer Japanese immigrate to the United States than individuals from most other East Asian nations.
What economic impact did the mass imprisonment of Japanese Americans and Japanese immigrants in concentration camps by the U.S. government during World War II have on Japanese citizens after the war?
Japanese Americans lost property, savings, land, and income, causing financial ruin to many families.
Prior to World War II, anti-Japanese sentiment was rooted in what kind of racist narrative?
The fear that Japanese Americans would "overrun" the country
Filipino immigrants are mostly members of what religious denomination?
Roman Catholic
What demographic problem faced by Filipino immigrants most likely contributed to growing racism among whites against them in the early twentieth century?
Small numbers of female Filipino immigrants
What historical events might best explain the high concentration of Filipino Americans in California?
Increased demand for Filipino agricultural workers
Korean American entrepreneurs in the United States have begun to provide employment for which other immigrant group?
Central and Latin American immigrants
What might best explain the higher rate of religious affiliation among Korean Americans than among Koreans in their homeland?
Church involvement may be motivated by a sense of marginalization from the broader culture.
Rotating credit associations, known as __________, were essential in allowing Korean immigrants to set up their own small businesses.
Kye
What aspect of Korean culture has been viewed negatively by African American communities?
Some groups have interpreted Koreans' brusque cultural interactions as rudeness.
What event resulted in the immigration of the first large group of Korean immigrants into the United States, sponsored by the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association?
The passage of legislation in the late 1800s that limited the number of Chinese workers allowed to immigrate
Which of the following religious traditions are most commonly practiced among Vietnamese communities in the United States?
Buddhism and Christianity
What kind of reception did Vietnamese immigrants receive when they entered the United States after the Vietnam War as refugees?
They were viewed by white Americans as competitors in the job market.
What impact did the United States government policy of scattering Vietnamese refugees across the country have on refugees after the Vietnam War?
It limited the ability of Vietnamese immigrants to develop support systems.
Which statement best explains Asian immigrants' status with regard to U.S. citizenship?
Asians are more likely to become U.S. citizens than all other immigrant groups.
Which of the following statements best describes occupational diversity among Asian American groups in the United States?
Vietnamese and Filipino Americans are more likely than other Asian American groups to be in service occupations.
Why do Asian Americans have the highest average income of any racial group in the United States?
Employed Asian Americans are more likely to have college degrees than other groups.
Which of the following best demonstrates the harm caused by the model-minority stereotype?
Roger believes that all minority groups would be as successful as Asian Americans if they would only work as hard.
According to interactionists, why are Asian Americans generally viewed as having more social distance from American culture than other groups?
They are culturally and physically dissimilar to mainstream white American culture.
In 1942, white California growers advocated the imprisonment of Japanese Americans into concentration camps in order to minimize competition. This is an example of what kind of sociological view?
Conflict
The idea that higher rates of acceptance of immigrants occurred during eras where workers were desperately needed is an example of which of the major sociological views?
Functionalist
What event in the mid-twentieth century resulted in an increase of Korean immigrants to the United States?
the end of the Korean War
What concept best explains why Japanese Americans were confined to concentration camps on the U.S. mainland but not in Hawaii during World War II?
Japanese Americans were more isolated from mainstream culture on the mainland than in Hawaii.
What push factor most likely contributes to the high rate of Filipino immigration into the United States?
ongoing economic weakness in the Philippines
Which of these demonstrates how the ethnogenesis process might alter traditional family structure among Asian Americans?
Ami acts as an interpreter for her mother on parent-teacher night.
Widespread racial discrimination, violence, and harassment by police provoked what response from Chinese immigrants during the early twentieth century?
They moved to live in Chinese neighborhoods and formed ethnic enclaves to support one another.
The Immigration Law of 1924 denied entry to Japanese immigrants because they were not eligible for citizenship. What policy made them ineligible for citizenship?
Federal law only extended citizenship to white immigrants.
Which of the following was most likely to explain racial tensions, according to the conflict view?
Asian Americans from low-income countries willing to accept low salaries
East Asian immigrants come from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds but do tend to share some cultural attributes. Which of the following is the best example of one such attribute?
respect and obedience to older family members by younger family members
What common cultural belief among Vietnamese immigrants may result in limiting perceptions of parental responsibility for the development of their children's personalities?
Predestination
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