Exam 8: Asian Americans

In the early 20^th century, migrants from India were __________.

While her parents decry the "exclusionary" nature of Chinatowns, Parker, a sociology major whose views are in line with the __________ perspective, points out that these areas serve a number of purposes that help create prosperity and social stability for everyone.

The self-employment rate of Korean Americans is one of the highest of all ethnic or racial groups.

From a __________ perspective, split-labor-market theory explains the experiences of several Asian groups very well as employers exploited the Asian willingness to work for very low wages.

Asian Indians did not experience dominant group aggression as other Asian groups had.

Phuc duc is __________.

Chinese immigrants utilized the minority group response of __________ when they formed Chinatowns.

__________ means a private Korean-American banking club to which members pay contributions and from which they may take out loans. It provides startup funds for their ethnic entrepreneurs.

__________ explains ethnic tensions from the conflict view.

From a __________ perspective the strong rates of marriage and multigenerational families present in Chinatowns is a strong indicator of social stability and economic success.

As shown in the 1992 LA riot, social distance, economic frustration, envy, alienation, and a sense of being exploited all help explain the racial tensions that sometimes erupt into __________.

The idea of a model minority creates a harmful and unrealistic example for the dominant group to use as a cudgel to blame others for their difficulties in achieving success.

After the Gentlemen's Agreement of 1908 curtailed Japanese emigration, the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association recruited laborers from the __________ to work the plantations.

Although some second-generation Indian young people still yield to their parents' traditional prerogative to arrange marriages, this is one area in which __________ is apparent. Most young people tolerate their parents' introduction to eligible mates but insist that the final choice is entirely their own.

Crime syndicates in China, known as __________, smuggle perhaps as many as 80,000 Chinese into the United States each year

Between 1820 and 1900, fewer than __________ immigrants came to the U.S. from India

High levels of church involvement among Korean immigrants was the result of __________.

A "push" factor spurring early Japanese migration was__________.

Explain how physical appearance was an important factor setting Asian Indians apart.

Chinatowns today are __________.