Supreme Court Cases
What did Wong Kim Ark v. United states establish?
Birthright citizenship
What was Japanese internment?
From 1942 to 1945, it was the policy of the U.S. government that people of Japanese descent, including U.S. citizens, would be incarcerated in isolated camps.
What was Angel Island?
A U.S. Immigration Station is located in the San Francisco Bay
What is Lilo's sister's name?
Nani
What was the significance of Loving v. Virginia?
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps (AAC) who served in WWII
Who was Vincent Chin?
An Asian American man who was hate crimed in the 80s due to the decline of the American car industry
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, executive, judicial
What was the decision of Korematsu v. United States?
Japanese internment was constitutional due to being a wartime necessity
How did Fred Korematsu resist Japanese internment?
He changed his name to Clyde Sarah, tried to get plastic surgery on his eyes, told people he was of Hawaiian and Spaniard descent
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years. The law excluded merchants, teachers, students, travelers, and diplomats
What is a stereotype?
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
What piece of law did Wong Kim Ark v. United States use to back up birthright citizenship?
The citizenship clause of the 14th amendment
What percentage of Japanese heritage did someone need to have in order to having to relocate to internment camps?
1/16
Who was Fred Korematsu?
A Japanese American who resisted during Japanese interment. He presented his case to the Supreme Court.
Name 5 countries in South Asia
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
What was the decision of Bhagat Singh Thind v. United States?
Since Thind was not white in the eyes of the common man, he was not able to become naturalized
When did Japanese internment end?
March 1946
Who created the Vietnam War Memorial in DC?
Maya Lin
Name an Asian American artist
Mine Okubo, Maya Lin, Nam June Paik, Yoko Ono, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Chiura Obata, etc