AES 150 Final FA19

1 Connie So Fall 2019 American Ethnic Studies 150 FINAL Name: This exam totals 140 points and constitutes 35 percent of your final grade. Think about what is being asked, organize your thoughts, and make your answers clear and concise. Your exam will be graded on how well you address the questions and effectively integrate the material presented in lectures, films and readings. Part I: Multiple Choice. Identify the appropriate letter to answer the question asked (2 points each = 30 points total). 1. Yellow Peril for Asian Indians was a fear of: a. Population threat b. Cultism and hygiene c. Harassment of white women d. Military and economic threat 2. When the Cossacks invaded Poland and neighboring parts of Eastern Europe, they inherited the largest Jewish community in the world. That region is often referred to as the ______ of Settlement: a. Ghetto b. Pale c. Pogram d. Judeo e. Yeshiva 3. Who is the last monarch of Hawai ’ i: 1. Kamehameha b. David Kalakaua c. Bernice Pauahi d. Benita Leilani e. Lydia Liliuokalani 4. Name the P.O.W. internment camp for Japanese Mexicans, Japanese Peruvians, etc, that did not close until 1947: a. Tule Lake, CA b. Rohwer, AR c. Crystal City, TX d. Kooskia, ID e. Minidoka, ID 5. Who is not a Filipino leader in the war(s) against Spanish colonization: a. Rodrigo Duterte b. Andres Bonifacio c. Jose Rizal, Jr. d. Emilio Aguinaldo e. Lapu Lapu 6. “ Vedantic ” philosophy refers to which major religion of India: a. Zoroastria b. Sikhism c. Islam d. Christianity e. Hinduism 7. The earliest Jewish people that settled in the Americas were of which Jewish regions? a. Hassidim b. Ashkenazim c. Sephardim d. Mizrahim e. Ethiopian 8. Name the garment company where the famous fire in New York City took place in 1911. a. Triangle Shirtwaist b. Hart Schaffner & Marx c. Flatiron Mills d. Crystal Petticoat e. Hudson’s Bay 9. The “method” of organizing a forceful expulsion of the Chinese in various jurisdictions was named after what city? a. Bellingham b. Tacoma c. Puyallup d. Seattle e. Spokane 10. Which case ended all anti-miscegenation laws in the United States? a. People v. Hall b. Perez v. Sharp c. Roldan v. LA County d. Loving v. VA e. U.S. v. Thind 11. Between the 19 th -20 th century, which country did NOT colonize Philippines, India or Hawaii? a. United States b. Great Britain c. Japan d. Germany e. Spain 12. Which Mexican leader ’s image became an iconic “symbol” of the United Farm Workers ’ grapes boycott ? a. Cesar Chavez b. Pancho Villa c. Emiliano Zapata d. Delores Huerta e. Benito Juarez 13. Which coram nobus case hails from Seattle: a. Fred Korematsu b. Iva Toguri c. Min Yasui d. Mitsuye Endo e. Gordon Hirabayashi 14. Which is the largest white ethnic group in the United States? a. Irish b. Germans c. Jewish d. Swedes e. English 15. Name the monarch whose death symbolized resistance to Japanese colonialism in Korea? a. King Kojong b. Queen Min c. King Jumong d. King Sunjo e. Queen Seundeok

2 Part II: Asian and Asian Pacific Question. Choose 1 question to answer. (40 points total). USE PAGE 5 & 6 IF YOU RUN OUT OF SPACE FOR YOUR ESSAY ANSWERS. 16. Among the Asian Pacific groups, the Chinese were the first to establish a fairly large settlement in the United States. Answer the following questions about the Chinese experience: a) From which region of China did the earliest Chinese originate from? Be specific. b) Explain 2 reasons why the Chinese left China in the late 19 th century. c) Explain 2 reasons why the Chinese were attracted to the United States. d) Identify 2 of Sucheng Chan’s 7 hostilities and, using the Chinese American experience, provide a specific example of each. e) Identify/explain 2 specific examples of Chinese resistance to 19 th century-early 20 th century hostilities/oppression. 17. The internment of Japanese Americans is considered one of the most critical events in Asian and Pacific Islander American history. Using information from class material, answer the following question about the Japanese American experience: a. From what region of Japan were most early Japanese Americans from? b. Name 2 industries that early Japanese to America were particularly successful in and explain why.

4 19. Juan Gonzalez remarked that Mexicans have the distinction of being an Indigenous group in the US and the largest immigrant group to this country. Using the history of Mexicans and Mexican Americans, answer the following: a) Between 1860-1930, what is a major push for Mexicans to leave Mexico, and to what 2 states did most Mexican immigrants go? b) The US contributed to the immigration of Mexicans to this country through the creation of what program in 1942? Explain the program’s purpose. c) Although many Mexican Americans served in the military during WWII, they were targeted in two famous and related incidents in 1940s California. Name the 2 incidents and briefly describe what happened in each one, then describe how they are related. Part IV: Fill-in (2 points each = 40 points) 20. This presidential order desegregated the workplace: 21. This presidential order authorized the removal of Japanese Americans from their homes on Feb 19, 1942 22. Name the first Presbyterian missionary in Korea, confidant to the Korean King, friend to Japanese emperor, and recruiter for the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association (last name is sufficient). 23. Name the immigration detention center for East Asians during the early 20 th century. 24. Name the religion that the 1900 Asian Indian settlers to the US belonged to. 25. This Act excluded the Japanese and Koreans from immigration to the US. 26. Name another “ name ” for the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. 27. This case legally recognized the social construction of race by claiming the defendant was scientifically Caucasian, but not socially Caucasian. Therefore, he could not become a US citizen. 28. The Lateran Council decreed that all Jewish people must wear what distinctive accessory? 29. This act excluded Filipinos, promising independence in 10 years in order to get rid of their national status. 30. Signed by King David Kalakaua in 1887, this document took the right to vote away from Hawaiians. 31. Name the official (last name is sufficient) sent by U.S. President-elect Grover Cleveland to investigate the circumstances surrounding the annexation treaty of Hawaii. 32. What Filipino dialect did most Filipino immigrants of early 20 th century speak? 33. The system where members, especially Asian immigrants, would pool their money together and allow members to start businesses and pay back the money one at a time. 34. The trial of this group inspired Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird . 35. Rudolfo “ Corky" Gonzales wrote an epic, revolutionary poem that inspired many in the Chicano movement, named after this Mexican American folk hero. 36. After this event, the U.S. bought the Philippines from Spain, and they gained Hawaii as well, even though it was not Spain’s to give. 37. Name the Judge (last name is sufficient) whose unwillingness to sentence the people in question #34 resulted in moving the trial to another judge and led to his first election loss.

5 38. Name 2 products/institutions introduced by German settlers to the United States before the 1940s. 39. Name 2 of the seven preferences in the 1965 Immigration Act 40. Name the poet (last name is sufficient) whose essay on the “ Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain ” led to a dynamic debate on the role of the African American writer? Extra Credit. (1 point each, 10 points possible). 1) The film, Residential School Experience , focused on what band/tribe? 2) Name the Seattle tourist attraction that was once dominated by Japanese Americans until internment. 3) What is the name of Estelle Ishigo’s husband in Days of Waiting . 4) By the end of the movie, what happened to the youngest Aparicio sibling in Miles from the Border ? 5) Name the “first” European to visit/”discover” Hawaii . 6) What was one of Chicago’s nicknames during the Great Migration? 7) Name the founder of Chicago (African American man). 8) It was suggested in lecture that the W izard of O z reflects what political philosophy ? 9) What was the name “given” to most Irish maids by their employers in the 19th century? 10) Name the first European to “discover” the Philippines.