Exam 8: Asian Americans: Model Minorities

The Burakumin were created centuries ago, when Japanese society was organized into a caste system based on ______.

The Chinese who immigrated to the United States in the 19th century were mostly ______.

Secret societies called ______ contested the control and leadership of the merchant-led huiguan as well as clan associations present in Chinatown.

What are some explanations for the lack of political power held by Asian Americans? What are some indications that this lack of political power might change soon?

Which group established an ethnic enclave similar to that of Cubans?

An important component of the Japanese ethnic enclave in the 1920s and 1930s was ______.

Many of the less educated Chinese Americans are recent immigrants (many undocumented) and are part of the unskilled labor force.

Because the Japanese, like other Asians, were not allowed to obtain U.S. citizenship, their land ownership was threatened by the Alien Land Act.

During World War II, the United States placed all citizens from enemy countries (Germans, Italians, and Japanese) into relocation camps.

Asian Americans, like Hispanic Americans, are moving away from their "traditional" places of residence into new regions.

The sending nations of contemporary Asian immigrants are considerably less ______ than the United States.

The relative success of Chinese Americans and Japanese Americans is often used as a device for ______.

The grandchildren of second-generation Japanese Americans were called ______.

______ data is important for getting a better understanding of the variations in structural integration within the larger Asian American group.

Which of the following statements about Chinese and Japanese immigrants is true?

Which statement about Japanese Americans after WWII is true?

The political power of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is limited due to the high percentage of foreign-born members.

Compare and contrast the early (pre-World War II) experiences of Japanese and Chinese Americans. How did the contact situations of these groups affect the development of their relations with the larger society?

In the same way that Chinese immigrants formed Chinatowns, Japanese immigrants settled primarily in urban enclaves.

In 1907, the "gentlemen's agreement" was signed between the United States and ______, limiting the number of laborers allowed to emigrate.