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