2009: Chapter 13 Race & Ethnicity

Student: ___________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) In 1944, after hearing Endo v. U.S., the Supreme Court ruled the detainment of Japanese Americans
A) necessary. B) constitutional. C) unconstitutional. D) justifiable on security grounds.

2) In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation entitled the Civil Liberties Act, in which the U.S. authorized reparations for
A) Jewish Americans. B) Chinese Americans. C) Japanese Americans. D) Vietnamese Americans.

3) The Chinese phrase Zhancao zhugen, meaning "to eliminate the weeds, one must pull out their roots," refers to
A) assimilation. B) high expectations. C) downward mobility. D) all of these

4) The term Nisei refers to
A) Chinese immigrants to the U.S. B) Japanese immigrants to the U.S. C) children of Chinese-born immigrants. D) children of Japanese-born immigrants.

5) Chinese Americans and Japanese Americans believe that prejudice and racism in the U.S. have
A) decreased. B) remained at 1880s levels. C) increased sharply. D) disappeared.

6) One paradox of Chinatowns is that
A) few Chinese live in them.
B) they are virtually nonexistent.
C) their image of bright lights and exotic sounds conceals widespread poverty.
D) their affluence works to the advantage of overseas Chinese.

7) The Chinese Exclusion Act was enacted in
A) 1775. B) 1882. C) 1990. D) 1950.

8) Women in Chinatown
A) are not allowed to learn English. B) often work in garment industry sweatshops. C) dominate the legal profession. D) are more likely to have non-Chinese husbands.

9) Japanese Americans expect ________ to be less acculturated than other Nisei.
A) Yonsei B) Kibei C) Sinsei D) Sansei

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
10) Hui kuan are ________.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
11) Compared to Whites, Japanese Americans as a group have
A) more education but occupy lower status jobs.
B) better jobs despite overall lower educational attainment.
C) lower levels of educational attainment and occupy poorer jobs.
D) higher wages and more education.

12) Fourth generation Japanese Americans are known as
A) Issei. B) Nisei. C) Sansei. D) Yonsei.


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		Student: ___________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) In 1944, after hearing Endo v. U.S., the Supreme Court ruled the detainment of Japanese Americans A) necessary. B) constitutional. C) unconstitutional. D) justifiable on security grounds. 2) In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation entitled the Civil Liberties Act, in which the U.S. authorized reparations for A) Jewish Americans. B) Chinese Americans. C) Japanese Americans. D) Vietnamese Americans. 3) The Chinese phrase Zhancao zhugen, meaning "to eliminate the weeds, one must pull out their roots," refers to A) assimilation. B) high expectations. C) downward mobility. D) all of these 4) The term Nisei refers to A) Chinese immigrants to the U.S. B) Japanese immigrants to the U.S. C) children of Chinese-born immigrants. D) children of Japanese-born immigrants. 5) Chinese Americans and Japanese Americans believe that prejudice and racism in the U.S. have A) decreased. B) remained at 1880s levels. C) increased sharply. D) disappeared. 6) One paradox of Chinatowns is that A) few Chinese live in them. B) they are virtually nonexistent. C) their image of bright lights and exotic sounds conceals widespread poverty. D) their affluence works to the advantage of overseas Chinese. 7) The Chinese Exclusion Act was enacted in A) 1775. B) 1882. C) 1990. D) 1950. 8) Women in Chinatown A) are not allowed to learn English. B) often work in garment industry sweatshops. C) dominate the legal profession. D) are more likely to have non-Chinese husbands. 9) Japanese Americans expect ________ to be less acculturated than other Nisei. A) Yonsei B) Kibei C) Sinsei D) Sansei SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. 10) Hui kuan are ________. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 11) Compared to Whites, Japanese Americans as a group have A) more education but occupy lower status jobs. B) better jobs despite overall lower educational attainment. C) lower levels of educational attainment and occupy poorer jobs. D) higher wages and more education. 12) Fourth generation Japanese Americans are known as A) Issei. B) Nisei. C) Sansei. D) Yonsei.



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