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36 Cards in this Set
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the 1930s program of deporting Mexicans |
Repatriaton |
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contracted Mexican laborers brought to the United States during World War II |
Braceros |
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"wetbacks" |
Mojados |
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"the people" |
la raza |
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a way of life that involves no future planning, no enduring commitment to marriage, and no work ethic' this culture follows the poor even when they move out of the slums or the barrio |
culture of poverty |
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an ideology emphasizing pride and positive identity among Mexican Americans |
Chicanismo |
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Puerto Ricans who return to the island to settle after living on the mainland of the United STates |
Neoricans |
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continuuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries |
neocolonialism |
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the placement of people on a continuum from light to dark skin color rather than in distinct racial groupings by skin color |
color gradient |
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a view of the global economic system as divided between nations that control wealth and those that provide natural resources and labor |
world systems theory |
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the practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups on the basis of test scores and other criteria |
tracking |
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pride and closeness in the family that result in placing family obligation and loyalty before individual needs |
familism |
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families in which one or more members are citizens and one or more are noncitizens |
mixed status |
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people's opportunities to provide themselves with material goods, positive living conditions, and favorable life experiences |
life chances |
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hispanic folk medicine |
curanderismo |
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a religious similar in many respects to evangelical faiths that believes in the infusions of the holy spirit into services and in religious experiences such as faith healing |
pentacostalism |
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the simplistic view of the people and history of the orient with no recognition of change over time or the diversity within its many cultures |
orientalism |
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one's ethnicity is viewed by others as a factor of subtracting away the characteristics corresponding to some ideal ethnic type |
deficit model of ethnic identity |
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pilgrimage to Mecca to be completed at least once in a Muslim's lifetime |
hajj |
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struggle against the enemies of Allah, usually taken to mean one's own internal struggle |
jihad |
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self-image and worldview that is a combination of religious faith, cultural background based on nationality, and current residency |
blended identity |
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a variety of garments that allow women to follow guidelines of modest dress |
hijab |
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any arbitrary police-initiated action baed on race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than a person's behavior |
racial profiling |
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a range of negative feelings toward Muslims and their religion that ranges from generalized intolerance to hatred |
Islamophobia |
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group that, despite past prejudice and discrimination, succeeds economically, socially, and educationally without resorting to political or violent confrontations with Whites |
model or ideal minority |
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potraying the problems of racial and ethnic minorities as their fault rather than recognizing society's responsibililities |
blaming the victim |
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a term denoting a generalized prejudice toward Asian people and their customs |
yellow peril |
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the development of solidarity between ethnic subgroups, as reflected in the terms Hispanic and Asian American |
panethnicity |
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colloquial name for people who trace their ancestry to South Asian, especially India and Pakistan |
Desi |
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when one's marital partner is chosen by others and the relationship is not based on any preexisting mutual attraction |
arranged marriage |
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David Reisman's phrase describing American's tendency to stereotype Asians and to regard them as all alike and undesirable |
gook syndrome |
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vietnamese living abroad, such as in the US |
Viet Kieu |
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the 1.5 generation of Korean Americans- those who immigrated into the US as children |
ilchomose |
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rotating credit system used by Korean Americans to subsidize the start-up costs of businesses |
kye |
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native Hawaiians' term for caucasians |
Haoles |
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efforts by the indigenous people of Hawaii to secure measure of self-government and restoration of their lands |
sovereignty movement |
