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18 Cards in this Set
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According to Helen Zia, where in the “new world” did Asians arrive as cheap labor?
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Trinidad
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After capitalists had initially welcomed Asian labor to the North American continent in
the 1850s, how did the dominant population begin targeting Asians for exclusion or for violence, i.e., what specific methods of violence and intimidation were used against Asian settlers? |
-foreign miners tax
-prohibition of Chinese from mining -Chinese could not testify in court -Special zoning ordinances -hair cutting ordinances -special license fees were levied solely against Chinese industries. |
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What was the 1882 Exclusion Act? Whom did it target and what precedent did it set for
U.S. law with respect to the treatment of an ethnic group? |
Forbid Chinese from becoming citizens, forbid legal residents from becoming citizens.
-Inhibited Asian American development for decades to come. -First legislation passed by congress to target a race. |
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What were the civil rights groups that Chinese organized to counter racist treatment
against them? |
-Native sons of the Golden State/Chinese American civil alliance
-Chinese Equal Rights League -Chinese Six Companies |
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What was the experience of the Japanese picture brides of the early 1900s?
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The U.S. refused to recognized their marriages, and the public called the women immoral.
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What was the “cruel vise” that Zia identifies with respect to the Ozawa decision?
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under attack for being both too foreign and too ready to adapt.
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What were the circumstances behind the Thind case of 1923?
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Thought that Indians should be considered caucasian under the Naturalization law, was turned away because he did not look white enough.
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What was AFL founder and president Samuel Gomper’s attitude toward Asian labor? Why do you suppose he held such an attitude against another group of workers?
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-he went out of his way to prevent them from getting jobs
-perhaps payment issues? |
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What are examples of U.S. capitalists importing Asian labor in order to suppress wages?
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-Imported Filipinos into Honolulu to "keep the Japanese in their place."
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In the months after the U.S.’ entrance to WWII, how were Filipinos and Chinese
treated? |
They quickly became allies against Japan and "friends" to the U.S.
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How were Japanese treated in popular culture?
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Horribly. Negatives stereotypes, derogatory description,
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Zia identifies Asian American pioneers in elected office who secured their national
positions as early as the 1950s. Who were they? When did they come to office in the House of Representatives and what districts did they represent? |
Dalip Singh Saund (California)
Some were in Hawaii. |
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Zia describes the birth of the Asian American movement. What were some of the
movement’s elements? What specific actions did the movement undertake? |
Student strikes, emersion of "Asian American", creation of pan-Asian organizations
-campaigns against racism and discrimination -Organized sweatshop workers in Chinatown -Campaigned to win a new trial for Chol Soo Lee -Civil rights victories |
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Who was Joseph Ileto?
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Filipino American postal worker who was murdered in a hate crime.
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Who was Buford Furrow, Jr.? What U.S. domestic terrorist organization did Furrow
belong to? |
Aryan Nation
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According to Matsuda, what were the
internal forces that brought persons of Asian descent into this coalition? |
-immigration history and racism caused them to be each other's allies.
-banded together under their circumstances |
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For Matsuda, the Asian American coalition is defined by what struggles and political
issues? |
racism, immigration history/policy, racial equality, fair immigration laws
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What was the basis of an Asian American identity during this time (Song for ourselves film)
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Vietnam War
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