Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders

What are three major religions that originated in Asia?

Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam

What is the Model Minority Myth?

A stereotype claiming Asian Americans are naturally hardworking, successful, and problem-free.

Where did the first major U.S. immigration wave (1820–1880) mostly come from?

Northern and Western Europe

What are the nationalities for the major immigration waves? Wave 1

Chinese laborers (railroad, mining).

What are the nationalities for the major immigration waves? Wave 2

Japanese, Korean, Indian, Filipino laborers.

What are the nationalities for the major immigration waves? Wave 3

Highly educated immigrants + refugees (Vietnamese, Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian).

What was the First Wave of Asian American & Pacific Islander immigration?

Labor migration of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, and South Asian Indian workers for railroads, mining, and farms.

What was the Second Wave of AAPI immigration?

Ended national origin quotas and leads to an increase in immigrants in India, The Philippines, and Vietnam

What was the Third Wave of AAPI immigration?

an increase in immigration from countries, such as India, China, and the Philippines.

What is AAPI?

Asian American & Pacific Islanders

What does “Yellow Peril” refer to?

A racist fear that Asian immigrants threatened American jobs, culture, and society.

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 do?

It banned Chinese laborers from immigrating to the U.S.

What did U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) confirm?

Birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.

What happened in the Rock Springs Massacre (1885)?

White miners attacked and killed Chinese miners in Wyoming.

What did the Immigration Act of 1924 do?

Banned immigration from nearly all Asian countries.

What major impact did the Immigration Act of 1965 have?

Ended racial quotas and increased Asian immigration.

The Philippines became a U.S. colony after which country?

Spain.

What is the legal status of the Filipinos in the U.S.?

Legal Residents, Naturalized citizens

Who were the “Manong Generation”?

Early Filipino male laborers who migrated in the 1920s–30s.

Who was the major Filipino leader in the UFW?

Larry Itliong.

Who was the leader in the Asian American & Civil Rights Movement?

Philip Vera Cruz

Why was the Delano Grape Strike (1965) important?

It united Filipino and Mexican farmworkers and helped start the UFW.

Why did many Hmong refugees come to the U.S.?

Because of the Secret War in Laos and the Vietnam War.

What was the largest religion in Asia?

Islam