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The myth of Asian Americans as a model minority serves: |
| | A) | as an ideological tool to demonstrate the openness of the American opportunity structure. |
| | B) | to create resentment of Asian Americans by other minority groups. |
| | C) | to perpetuate the perception that poverty, homelessness, and crime do not exist among Asian Americans. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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The murder of Vincent Chin in 1982 and the inability of the U.S. judicial system to bring his murderers to justice: |
| | A) | became a vivid symbol and a source of outrage in Asian-American communities. |
| | B) | showed how anti-Asian sentiments in Cincinnati were as strong as they were in Detroit. |
| | C) | demonstrated the Cincinnati jury's awareness of the extent of anti-Asian discrimination. |
| | D) | demonstrated how apathetic the Asian-American community was to this hate crime. |
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The stereotype of Asians as _________________ was reinforced when Wen Ho Lee, a research scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was arrested for allegedly spying for communist China. |
| | A) | a model minority |
| | B) | disloyal, sneaky, and sly |
| | C) | mostly scientists and engineers |
| | D) | passive, quiet, and stoic |
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Which of the following statements is NOT true? |
| | A) | Asian-American engineers are less likely to be in management positions than are white men with the same qualifications. |
| | B) | While Asian Americans constitute a higher percentage of aerospace professionals, they constitute the lowest percentage of managers. |
| | C) | Asian Americans are over-represented in civil service positions in San Francisco relative to their percentage of the population. |
| | D) | Asian Americans in white-collar management positions earn less than white Americans in similar positions. |
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Immigration from the Philippines was exempt from the 1917 Immigration Act and the 1924 National Origins Act because: |
| | A) | Filipinos were considered assimilated and, therefore, not a threat to the Anglo-Saxon core. |
| | B) | the Philippine Islands were a territory of the United States. |
| | C) | Spain had negotiated a deal with the United States to exempt Filipinos from the 1917 Immigration Act and the 1924 National Origins Act. |
| | D) | California farm owners negotiated exemptions for Filipinos in order to import farm laborers. |
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The U.S. Congress passed the Philippines Independence Act in 1934 partly in response to: |
| | A) | demands by California farm owners for more Filipino farm laborers. |
| | B) | demands by Hawaiian sugar plantation owners for more Filipino workers. |
| | C) | tensions between Filipinos and white Americans on the West coast. |
| | D) | Spain's demand for independence for its former colony. |
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Which group is the second largest Asian ethnic population in the United States? |
| | A) | Koreans |
| | B) | Chinese |
| | C) | Filipinos |
| | D) | Vietnamese |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which: |
| | A) | established relocation camps for Japanese and Japanese Americans. |
| | B) | protected the property and civil rights of Japanese Americans. |
| | C) | established the terms of redress and reparations paid to Japanese Americans after World War II. |
| | D) | was used primarily to round up Americans and immigrants of German and Italian descent. |
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One of the lessons to be learned from the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II is that: |
| | A) | the civil rights and liberties of ethnic minorities who are constructed as threats to society are tenuous at best. |
| | B) | Japanese Americans deserved to be interned because they did not fight hard enough against legal discrimination. |
| | C) | Asian Americans were not any more discriminated against during World War II than were German- or Italian-Americans. |
| | D) | The United States government and American society in general are quick to admit to their mistakes and to redress all human and civil rights violations. |
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Which Asian ethnic group in the United States experienced the least amount of population growth between 1980 and 2000? |
| | A) | Filipino |
| | B) | Chinese |
| | C) | Korean |
| | D) | Japanese |
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Admissions officers at some of the nation's elite universities have contended that restrictive admissions policies for Asian-American applicants are important because: |
| | A) | Asian Americans college admits would overshadow white college admits. |
| | B) | Asian American admits would overshadow Latino college admits. |
| | C) | too many Asian Americans want to major in the humanities. |
| | D) | Asian Americans are underrepresented at the state colleges. |
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____________ are the most segregated Asian ethnic group in the U.S. |
| | A) | Japanese |
| | B) | Vietnamese |
| | C) | Chinese |
| | D) | Filipinos |
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The perception that Asian Americans are ____________ increases their visibility in the United States and reinforces the stereotypes that are used to legitimize discrimination. |
| | A) | foreigners |
| | B) | good Americans |
| | C) | intelligent |
| | D) | assimilable |
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The phrase ___________ was widely used in the Hearst press to describe the dangers posed by Asians in the early part of the twentieth century. |
| | A) | "model minority" |
| | B) | "yellow peril" |
| | C) | "sneaky foreigners" |
| | D) | "yellow power" |
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Which of the following is true of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882? |
| | A) | It suspended the immigration of Chinese laborers to the U.S. for ten years. |
| | B) | It prohibited persons of Chinese ancestry already residing in the U.S. from obtaining U.S. citizenship after the effective date of the act. |
| | C) | It was repealed by Congress in 1943, but was replaced by a legislative agenda that set up a quota system for Chinese immigrants. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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The 1924 National Origins Act reinforced the legal decision in ________________ that persons of Japanese ancestry could not become naturalized citizens. |
| | A) | Ozawa v United States (1922) |
| | B) | Korematsu v United States (1944) |
| | C) | Hirabayashi v. United States (1943) |
| | D) | Yasui v. United States (1943) |
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The educational condition of the Asian-American population suggests that: |
| | A) | Asian Americans have not been victims of discrimination and prejudice. |
| | B) | Asian Americans have received preferential admissions to major colleges and universities. |
| | C) | despite their successes, Asian Americans continue to experience discrimination. |
| | D) | Asian Americans are falling behind on every measure of educational attainment. |
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A factor that accounts for Asian Americans having a higher median income than whites is that: |
| | A) | there are more wage earners in Asian-American households. |
| | B) | Asian-American families are smaller than white families. |
| | C) | Asian Americans are more intelligent. |
| | D) | Asian Americans are employed in upper levels of management. |
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Asian Americans perceive the "glass or bamboo ceiling" as: |
| | A) | a vehicle for increasing their social mobility. |
| | B) | a product of attitudes held by white persons. |
| | C) | a means of occupational inclusion. |
| | D) | a result of the lag time it takes to become assimilated. |
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Which of the following is NOT a barrier to political participation and political representation by Asian Americans? |
| | A) | gerrymandering |
| | B) | lack of bilingual voting materials |
| | C) | lack of Democratic and Republic party support of Asian-American candidates |
| | D) | lack of qualified political candidates |
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic associated with the myth of the model minority? |
| | A) | Asian and Pacific Islander Americans being hardworking |
| | B) | Asian and Pacific Islander Americans being intelligent |
| | C) | Asian and Pacific Islander Americans being inscrutable |
| | D) | Asian and Pacific Islander Americans being successful despite facing tremendous discrimination. |
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In the public mind, Asian Americans are often regarded as "foreigners" because their status in U.S. society is: |
| | A) | often associated with foreign-policy relationships between Asian countries and the United States. |
| | B) | shaped by the fact that they are highly integrated into American society. |
| | C) | shaped by the fact that they are incapable of being assimilated. |
| | D) | based on the fact that they are model minorities. |
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Korean political exiles came to the United States as early as: |
| | A) | 1885. |
| | B) | 1936. |
| | C) | 1955. |
| | D) | 1965. |
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In 2000, approximately __________ percent of Asian Americans had completed at least four years of college. |
| | A) | 61 |
| | B) | 86 |
| | C) | 28 |
| | D) | 44 |
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Which Pacific Islander subpopulation had the highest rate of poverty in 1999-2000? |
| | A) | Native Hawaiian |
| | B) | Marshallese |
| | C) | Tongan |
| | D) | Fijian |
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__________ of Pacific Islanders hold a bachelor's degree or higher. |
| | A) | 13.8 percent |
| | B) | 17.8 percent |
| | C) | 24.4 percent |
| | D) | 30.8 percent |
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