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JEOPARDY. Asian Pacific American History. In 1882, this was the only legislation that ever excluded a specific ethnicity. What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?. In 1906, the San Francisco Hall of Records burnt down. This lead to the influx of Chinese immigration known as this. What is the
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JEOPARDY Asian Pacific American History
In 1882, this was the only legislation that ever excluded a specific ethnicity. What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
In 1906, the San Francisco Hall of Records burnt down. This lead to the influx of Chinese immigration known as this. What is the Paper Son Phenomenon?
In 1965, this act allowed Asians and others to immigrate freely- not based on quotas. What is the Immigration Act?
These were laws that banned interracial marriage between whites and other races. What are Anti-miscegenation Laws?
These were small towns, like Little Tokyo and Chinatown, that were established because different communities weren’t allowed to live anywhere else. What are ethnic enclaves?
These were the first Asians to come to the United States in the 1650s. They entered through Louisiana. Who are the Filipinos?
Colonization, famine, national politics, global trade and labor needs, foreign policy, wars, etc. What are push/pull factors for migration ?
This was the year when significant Asian immigration began- mostly Chinese coming to work on the railroads. What is 1848?
In 1975, this caused an influx of Southeast Asian refugees. What is the Fall of Saigon?
This Asian population has the lowest rate of immigration to the United States. Who are the Japanese?
This term refers to the forcible relocation of approximately 110,000 Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans to housing facilities called "War Relocation Camps”. What is Japanese American Internment?
He was a Chinese American murdered in 1982 by white autoworkers in Detroit who mistook him to be Japanese. Who is Vincent Chin?
The backlash after this incident resulted in a 23% increase of bias-motivated hate crimes against Asian Pacific Americans. What is September 11th?
He was one of the first known bias-motivated murders after 9/11. The victim was a 49-year-old South Asian male who was shot and killed outside of a gas station while he was landscaping the grounds in Mesa, Arizona on September 15th. Who is Balbir Singh Sodhi?
On the afternoon of December 31, 2007, two police officers shot and killed him in a parking lot of a liquor store in La Habra. He had been misidentified as a suspect of a crime. He suffered 10 bullet wounds. Who is Michael Cho?
This group came to work on the railroads and to work as laborers during the Gold Rush in the 1850s. Who are the Chinese?
These groups were brought to Hawai’i to work on the sugar cane and pineapple plantations. Who are the Chinese, Japanese and Filipinos?
After the Immigration Act of 1965, there was an influx of these kind of workers. Who are professionals?
After the Immigration Act of 1965 many countries of origin suffered from this. What is the Brain Drain?
He was a Filipino American labor leader and farm worker who worked to improve the working conditions for migrant workers alongside Caesar Chavez. Who is Philip Vera Cruz?
In 1950, this act made Guam a U.S. territory and gave Guamanians U.S. citizenship. What is the Organic Act?
This group began to migrate to Hawai’i and the U.S. when the U.S. Navy closed its base at Tutuila. Who are the Samoans?
In 1893, the overthrow of Queen Lili'uokalani eventually led to the annexation of this state. What is Hawai’i?
In 1999, the New York Taxi Workers Association had a one-day strike to increase awareness about unfair regulations, medical checkups and health insurance for the drivers. This percentage of taxi drivers in New York is of Sikh or Bangladeshi descent. What is “60%”?
In 1956, he successfully ran for Congress and was the first Asian Pacific American of Indian descent who served for three terms. Who is Dalip Singh Saund?
