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- 1. Multiple Choice
What was the first Asian ethnic group to immigrate to the US?
The Japanese
The Chinese
The Laotian
The Hmong
- 2. Multiple Choice
What pulled many Chinese to California in the mid to late 1800s?
the hope of finding gold
work on the railroads
to replace Japanese workers
to replace work done by enslaved Africans
- 3. Multiple Choice
What group immigrated to the US after Chinese immigration was banned?
Japanese
Laotian
Thai
Hmong
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why did Vietnamese come to the US?
looking for gold in California
work on the Union Pacific Railroad
escape from violence/ government in Vietnam
to replace Japanese workers in concentration camps
- 5. Multiple Choice
What did Executive Order 9066 do?
put Japanese-Americans into concentration camps during WWII
banned all Chinese immigration to the US
criminalized marriage between Asians and Europeans
legalized paying Asians less than whites
- 6. Multiple Choice
What war resulted in Cambodian refugees immigrating to the US?
World War II
World War I
Vietnam War
Korean War
- 7. Multiple Choice
What job did many Chinese immigrants get recruited to do?
build a railroad that stretched across the US
mine gold in California
harvest tobacco on southern plantations
wash the clothing of white people in California
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the law that banned the Chinese from immigrating to the US?
Executive Order 9066
Chinese Exclusion Act
Asian Non-Immigration Act
North Korean Summit
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which law or government action unfairly targeted Asians in America?
Executive Order 9066
Chinese Exclusion Act
Foreign Miners' Tax
All of these
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the fastest growing group of immigrants to the US?
Asians
Europeans
Latino/Hispanic
African
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why were Japanese-Americans put into internment camps during WWII?
There were a lot of Japanese spies here.
There weren't many Japanese-Americans so it was easy.
They refused to serve in the US military during the war.
There was a fear of Japanese-Americans created by Pearl Harbor.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The Hmong are the same group as Laotian.
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
Asian-Americans all share a similar culture regardless of the country they come from.
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
Asian refugees that entered the US settled mainly in California, ______________.
Hawaii
New York
Florida
Texas
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the Bamboo Ceiling?
a law that taxed children from other countries
the reality that Asian Americans typically do not get top jobs
a traditional home in China
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which sub group suffers from colonial mentality?
Cambodian
Vietnamese
Japanese
Filipino
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a stereotype faced by Asian-Americans? (Select all that apply)
They were all born in another country.
They are all good and math and well behaved.
They all speak Chinese or Japanese.
They all are lazy.
They take the jobs no one wants.
- 18. Multiple Choice
What do we call the myth that Asian-Americans are all a perfect example of succeeding in America as a minority?
Model Minority Myth
Model Success Myth
Perfect Immigrant Myth
Perfect Minority Myth
- 19. Multiple Choice
What was significant about the Civil Liberties Act of 1988
It was the first time United States agreed to get rid of its nuclear weapons.
It gave reparations to Japanese Americans held in internment camps
It was the first time Koreans were allowed in to the country
It started the Civil Rights movement
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was used as justification for "Yellow Peril"?
Chinese were enslaved by white people
Japanese would send whites to concentration camps
stereotyped as a threat to white women
White people would beforced to pay Foreign Miners' Tax
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was experienced by both Asian-Americans and Hispanics in the US?
used to do the most dangerous jobs
paid less than whites for the same job
all of these
denied opportunities based on their race
- 22. Multiple Choice
Where were most Asians processed when immigrating to America?
Angel Island
Ellis Island
Canada
New York
- 23. Multiple Choice
Why were "China towns" created in the US?
As internment camps for the Chinese in WWII.
To make it easier to tax the Chinese during the Gold Rush.
Because they were not allowed to live in white areas.
All of these.
- 24. Multiple Choice
When did Asians first start immigrating to the US?
1700s
1800s
1900s
2000s
- 25. Multiple Choice
What ocean did Asians have to cross to get the the US?
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Antarctic
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?Melting PotBirds of PassageNativismAll of the above
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Pearl Harbor important?It had many pearls around itIt was a great tourist areaIt was an American Naval BaseThe President lived there
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best matches this definition: The order given by the US president that said all Japanese or Japanese Americans living in the United States were to be taken from the homes and forced to live in camps until the end of WWII. The US was afraid that these citizens, were spies for the Japanese Empire.
Tuskegee Airmen
Rosie the Riviter
Navajo Code Talkers
Manhatten Project
Executive Order 9066
- 29. Multiple Choice
The implication that Asain Americans are better off than any other minority group and even white Americans (check all that apply)
helps the Asian American community
implies that social injustice does not exsist
is used to insult other minorities such as African Americans and Hispanics
implies that all minorites have an equal opportunity to succeed
- 30. Multiple Choice
BONUS! What ordinary household item do Filipinos use for just about everything?
Wine
Hot sauce
Vinegar
butter
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