Apa Test 3

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1965 Immigration Law

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allowed more skilled workers and family members to enter the country.

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Khmer

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Cambodian people

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American Samoa

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unincorporated overseas territory of the US that is composed of a group of islands in the southern Pacific Ocean!

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Matai

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traditional chief in Samoa, form of governance

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The Pacific Way

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Harmony and Consesus

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Guam

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organized unincorporated territory of the US in the western Pacific Ocean.

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Chamorro

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indigenous people of the Mariana Islands.

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Commonwealth of Northern Mariana

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consists of 15 islands from Hawaii to the Phillippines

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Federated States of Micronesia

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independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east

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Polynesia

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subregion of Oceania. over 1000 islands scattered over the central and southern pacific ocean. Inhabited by Polynesians.

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Micronesia

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subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean.

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haole

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white person in the Hawaiin language

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hapa

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Hawaiin language describing a person of mixed ethicity

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Kanaka

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A Hawaiin of Polynesian descent

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French Indochina

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part of the french colonial empire in southeast asia

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Myanmar

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a republic in southeast asia, on the bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea

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relocation camps

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these camps used to incarcerate, isolate, and punish a group of people accused of crimes and who just had their rights as US citizens revoked

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1948 Brides Act

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elminated asian pacific wives from not being considered citizens

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Trust Territory

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a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia

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Compact of Free Association

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between the federal states of Micronesia and the United STates provider for U.S. economic assistance.

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Pathet Lao

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the Communist nationalist group that took over the government of Laos in 1975 after 2 decades of civil war.

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Khmer Rouge

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A communist guerrilla organization that opposed the Cambodian government in the 1960s

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boat people

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refugees, usually political ones, who attempt to flee from their native country to other countries by boat

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Little Saigon

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name given to any of several overseas Vietnamese immigrant. Saignon is the former name of the capital of the former South Vietnam

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Organization of Chinese Americans/Japanese American Citizenship League

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formed in 1929 to protect the rights of japanese/chinese americans from the state and federal governments

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Vincent Chin

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Chinese american beaten to death in june 1982 in Detroit

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Sa-igu

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1992 L.A. riots referred to by Korean american community in Los Angeles

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Gary Locke

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Chinese American US Secretary of Commerce American

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untraditional casting

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practice of casting a role without considering the actors ethnicity

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Himong

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Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Lao, and Thailand.

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1975-76 IndoChina Migration and Refugee Act

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response to the Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. Refugees from South Vietnam and Cambodia were allowed to enter the USunder a special status, and Congress granted them special relocation aid.

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1987 Amerasian Homecoming Act

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act of congress that allowed children in Vietnam born of American fathers to immigrate to the US.

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Model Minority

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labeling one ethnic minority as higher achieving than another ethnic minority.

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Dalip Singh Saund

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first Asian American , Indian American, and Sikh member of the US Congress.

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Wards Cove Packing Co. Case

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court case argued on employment discrimination

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disparate impact

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holds that employment practices may be considered discriminatory and illegal if they have a disproportionate adverse impact on members of a minority group

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lava lava

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article of daily clothing traditionally worn by Polynesians and other Oceanic peoples

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desi

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people, cultures, and products of the Indian SubContinent and Pakistan.

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H-1B Visa

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non-immigrant visa in the US under the immigration and nationality act

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Asian Excellence Awards

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annual celebration of the outstanding achievements of Asians and Asian Americans in film, television, music, and the performing arts.

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Bobby Jindai

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first indian-american governor in the country - Louisiana.

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1.5 Generation

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refers to people who immigrate to a new country before or during their early teens

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Hmong Means

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