1.Which of the following Asian groups are considered “model minorities”?
2.Asian Americans have common features:
3.Asian Americans have similar cultural traits:
4.Asian cultures, unlike Western cultures, tend not to stress:
5.Taken all together, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders comprise slightly less than _____ of
the total population.
6.The Chinese who immigrated to the United States in the nineteenth century were mostly:
7.At the end of the nineteenth century, Chinese men in the United States outnumbered
Chinese women by:
8.Which group established an ethnic enclave similar to the Cubans?
9.The primary opponents of Chinese in America were:
10.The Chinese established small businesses because:
11.By 1960, Japanese Americans had an occupational profile _________to that of whites except
that they were ____________ among professionals.
12.A Nisei is:
13.Which groups were sent to relocation camps during World War II?
14.Which statement is true about Japanese Americans following World War II?
15.One factor contributing to the high status of Japanese Americans is that unlike
_____________ Americans, the number of immigrants from Japan has been quite small, and
the community has not had to devote many resources to newcomers.
16.What factors account for the differences in the development of Chinese Americans and
Japanese Americans and other racial minority groups?
17.Which of the following is incorrect regarding the Buraku of Japan?
18.The “birthmark” or socially constructed boundary that allows for systematic discrimination
of the Buraku people is:
19.Which of the following is least likely to be a member of the secondary labor market?
20.__________ Americans are probably the most acculturated of the Asian American groups
while __________ Americans, in contrast, are highly variable in their extent of acculturation.
21.The Current Debates section presented Professor Harry Kitano’s view on the nature and
causes of Asian American success. In general, his argument is:
22.The most acculturated Asian American group is:
23.Which of the following is true regarding the educational achievements of Asian Americans?
24.Given the information presented in the text, what points can be made regarding the
“success” of Chinese and Japanese Americans compared to other racial minorities?
25.The delayed second generation for the Chinese Americans may have reinforced their
exclusion because:
26.Associations based on the region or district in China from which the immigrants had come
were called:
27.The Alien Land Act:
28.The immigrant generation of Japanese was termed:
29.The Sansei and Yonsei groups of Japanese Americans are:
30.Which of the following factors account for the differences in the development of Chinese
Americans and Japanese Americans and other racial minority groups?
31.According to the textbook Asian Americans make up ___ of the population.
32.___ are Chinese Americans that overlap social and welfare services that include settling
disputes, aiding new arrivals from their region, and developing mutual aid networks.
33.The Issei generation in California made up about 2% of the population but produced as
much as __ of the fruits and vegetables grown in the state of California.
34. According to traditional values, which of the following actions would an Asian American be least
likely to do?
35. What delayed the second generation of Chinese Americans?
36. Historically, which Chinese-operated business typically served the dominant group?
37. Why is the Chinese American group described as bipolar?
38. All of the following were characteristics of relocation camps except
39. In the years before World War II, the survival of the Japanese American community was largely
dependent on
40. A scholar of the structural explanation would likely assert that the key to understanding the present
status of Chinese and Japanese Americans is their
41. Compared to other minority groups, much of the occupational and financial advancement made by
Asian Americans is related to the second generation’s high levels of
42. According to American standards, the label of “successful” would apply to all of the below groups
except
43. Which stereotype of Asian Americans makes them especially vulnerable to bullying in school?
44. Which of the following stereotype is often applied to Asian Americans?
45. Which Asian American group is the most acculturated?
46. The fact that some Asian American women decide to change the shape of their eyes and noses
suggests there is pressure to acculturate on a __________ level.
47. According to statistical maps, where would one most likely find Hmong?
48. The idea that Asian Americans are successful because their values are similar to the U.S. middle class
system, which in turn helped them gain acceptance and opportunities indicates a(n) __________
explanation of success.
49. Which statement not only simplifies minority relations but also scolds other minority groups?
50. It is helpful to consider Asian Americans as one group because they are similar in culture
and language.
51. Asian Americans are diverse and have brought many different cultural and linguistic
52. Asian Americans make up a large portion of the U.S. population.
53. Chinese immigrants were the victims of a massive campaign of discrimination and exclusion
and responded by constructing enclaves.
54. During World War II Japanese Americans were forced into relocation camps.
55. Levels of acculturation and secondary structural assimilation are similar for all Asian
American groups.
57. Asian Americans whose families have been in the United States longer tend to be highly
acculturated and integrated.
58. Many recent Chinese immigrants are highly educated and skilled, but a sizeable number are
immigrant laborers who bring modest educational credentials and are likely to be living in
poverty.
59. Chinatowns became highly organized and successful communities.
60. The structural explanation of Asian American success in the United States emphasizes
contact situation, enclave economies, and group cohesion.
61. The Asian cultural values that explain the success of Asian Americans include respect for
elders and authority figures, hard work and thriftiness, and conformity and politeness.
62. Many of the occupational and financial advances made by Chinese Americans and Japanese
Americans have been due to the high levels of education achieved by the second generation.
63. Under traditional Confucianism, women in Asia were expected to be subordinate to men,
chaste, shy, attractive, and domestic.
64. World War II was important for Chinese Americans because they were forced out of their
homes and jobs and moved to “relocation centers.”
65. Because Chinese Americans today are so highly educated, they find no barriers to the
highest, most lucrative positions.
66. Because the Japanese, like other Asians, were not allowed to obtain citizenship, their land
ownership was threatened by the Alien Land Act.
67. As the Chinese formed Chinatowns in U.S. cities, the Japanese also settled primarily in urban
enclaves.
68. During World War II, the United States placed all of its citizens from enemy countries
(Germans, Italians, and Japanese) in relocation camps.
69. Some Japanese men left the camps by volunteering for military service, and while their
families remained behind barbed wire, they served in two of the most decorated units in
American military history.
70. Ironically, the status of Japanese women improved during their incarceration in the
relocation camps, as their pay increased and they were freed from traditional housework.
71. In the relocation camps, the first-generation Japanese regained their power over family
decision making.
72. The Issei-dominated enclave economy reappeared after the war.
73. One indication of the shift away from an enclave economy was the fact that the percentage
of Japanese American women in California who worked as unpaid family laborers declined from
1940 to 1950.
74. Buraku people of Japan are virtually indistinguishable from the general population. There is
no physical, cultural, religious, or linguistic difference between them and other Japanese, yet
Buraku people are a minority who have been discriminated against for centuries.
75. Asian American groups are generally less residentially segregated than either African
Americans or Hispanic Americans.
76. Taken as a group, Asian Americans tend to be more residentially segregated than either
African Americans or Hispanic Americans
77. Asian Americans are called the “model minority” and they are proud to be seen so
positively.
78. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, one of the nation’s first restrictive immigration laws,
banned virtually all immigration from China for many years.
79. In the early twentieth century, due to the Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese men outnumbered
women by a ratio of 25 to 1.
80. Asian culture tends to support individuals over the group self-interest.
81. The scarcity of Chinese women in the United States delayed the second generation of
82. Like Hispanic-Americans, Asian-Americans identify themselves primarily by their country of
origin.
Type: E
83. Compare and contrast the early (pre–World War II) experiences of Japanese and Chinese
Americans. How did the contact situations of these groups affect the development of their
relations with the larger society?
Test Bank—Chapter 9, Healey, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class 7e
84. Characterize the contemporary situations of Asian Americans in terms of acculturation and
integration. What caused the patterns you identify? Apply the concepts of ethnic enclaves,
urban underclass, bipolar occupational structures, and the Blauner hypothesis.
a* Varies
85. Asian Americans are widely thought of as successful in U.S. society. How accurate is this
portrait of “model minorities”? Compare and contrast the cultural and structural explanations
of the contemporary situations of Chinese and Japanese Americans.
a* Varies
86. Does the history of Japanese and Chinese Americans contain any lessons for other minority
groups? Have these groups found a pathway to “success” that could be followed by Native
Americans? African Americans? Hispanic Americans? Why or why not?
a* Varies
87. Describe the cultural characteristics of Asian American groups and explain how these
characteristics shaped relationships with the larger U.S. society.
a* Varies
88. Feagin and Chou interviewed Asian Americans from a variety of groups. They found
“compliant conformity” was in existence among Asians. Explain the term and the specific
findings of the research.
a* Varies
89. Describe the occupational situation of Chinese Americans (focus on the bipolar occupational
structure and gender differences).