Asian Americans; Chinese and Japanese Americans

Sociology of Minorities Asian Americans; Chinese and Japanese Americans

One paradox of Chinatown is that __________.

Their image of bright lights and exotic sounds conceals widespread poverty

The model or ideal minority image is frequently applied to _________.

Asian Americans

The 1992 South-Central Los Angeles riots saw the community residents violently confronting ________ merchants

Korean Americans

Which of the following is true about Native Hawaiians:

• They tend to be very poor

• They view the U.S occupation as the beginning of their cultural and economic downfall

• Their numbers have been reduced to well below 10,000

All of these are true

______ compromise the largest Asian American group.

Chinese Americans

All of the following statements about Japanese internment camps are true except ______.

The evacuation order did not arise from any court action

In 1944, after hearing Endo v. U.S, the Supreme Court ruled the detainment of Japanese Americans ___________.

Unconstitutional

Which minority group was forced to report to evacuation camps by the U.S government during World War II?

Japanese Americans

In terms of property losses experienced by Japanese Americans because of the evacuation, the federal government ______________.

Eventually agreed to give surviving refugees $20,000 each, tax-free

Compared to Whites, Japanese Americans as a group have ___________.

Higher wages and more education.

One problem faced by Vietnamese refugees to the United States was _______.

Downward social mobility

The largest Vietnamese communities in the U.S are in _________.

Areas of California and Texas

The ethnic group in south-central Los Angeles that replaced White business owners was ______.

Korean Americans

Among Korean Americans, the most visible social organization holding the group together is _______.

The church

Hawaiians have experienced ____________

• a) slavery

• b) Laws prohibiting interracial marriages

• c) Forced school segregation

• d) None of the above

None of the above

The first Filipino immigrants were mostly __________.

Agricultural Workers

Acculturation of Chinese Americans in family life is evidenced by _______.

Children questioning the authority of parents

California’s 1913 Alien Land Act _______.

Drove Japanese farmers into cities

The 1913 California Alien land Act _________.

Prohibited anyone ineligible for citizenship from owning land

The Japanese Americans were finally released from the evacuation camps as a result of ______.

A supreme court decision