Waves of Migration
T/F: Indians were mainly involved in the California gold rush.
False
What term were people of Asian descent referred to prior to the 1960s?
Oriental
What was the first act that excluded an entire group of people?
The Chinese Exclusion Act
In what year did the Pearl Harbor bombing occur?
1942
What term replaced “Oriental”?
Asian-American
Where are the largest concentrations of Thai immigrants? List 1 of the 2.
LA or NYC
What did Chinese immigrants help build in order to help develop the country?
Transcontinental Railroad
In what year did the Immigration and Nationality Acts Amendment repeal discriminatory immigration quotas and restrictions?
1965
1871
What is the term that was used as a result of fear of Chinese immigrants taking over?
Yellow Peril
The Fall of Saigon
Where did the Chinese Massacre of 1871 take place?
Los Angeles / Old Chinatown
____ established a literacy requirement for immigrants entering the country and halts immigration from most Asian countries
** Give the full name of the Act **
The Immigration Act of 1917
In what year did the Chinese Exclusion Act expire?
1892
Where is the historic site of Little Manila located?
Stockton, California
What was the reason why Korean immigrants showed a higher rate of religious participation?
Hint: one word
Missionaries
What were Indians called by locals during the time of the Bellingham Riots?
Hindoos/Hindus
What countries/regions did the Immigration Act of 1924 favor?
Northern and Western European Countries
1960s
Where did the Acapulco Manila Galleon first land?
California
Chinese immigrants are the ___ largest foreign group in the United States.
Hint: It's a number
3rd
What country did the Immigration Act of 1924 NOT exclude?
Philippines
Under the new quota system, the United States issues immigration visas to __ % of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States?
2%
In what year did the first Korean immigration wave start?
1903
What were the three opportunities that Indian immigrants had?
Agriculture, lumber and railroad