Mao Zedong
Foreign Scholars
Racial Hate & Ethnoburbs
College
Random
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When did Mao Zedong die?
September 9th, 1976
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What fables were depicted about America?
America had gold floors, diamond windows, tall buildings and seven foot tall whites with red mustaches
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Who were seen as the reasons for American troubles with respect to the auto industry?
The Japanese (Japanese cars worked better and were cheaper)
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Because of Chinese success through education, whites considered them the _______ ?
Model Minority
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What is a Yuppie?
A young urban professional (Lifestyle marked by the conspicuous and competitive consumption of luxuries usually purchase on credit)
200
How many days did China have of public mourning for his death?
8 public days (although in private many were very happy to hear of his passing)
200
Which decade had the biggest wave of Chinese scholars in American history?
1980's
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What was a famous Ethnoburb at the time?
Monterey Park
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The view on excellence in schools changed from a lofty standard to a _________ ?
Minimum Expectation
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What drug became widely used and very popular during the 1980's?
Crack Cocaine
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What was the cause for millions of deaths under Mao?
Famine
300
How many Chinese came to America during the 1980's to study abroad?
80,000
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What did Chins death lead to the creation of?
The Vincent Chin Committee : (Prompted investigation by U.S. commission on civil rights)
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Asian Americans had to score how many points higher than whites on the SAT to be offered admission to Ivy League Schools?
On average 112 points higher
300
America went from the words greatest creditor to what?
The worlds greatest borrower
400
How much of the population were reported illiterate in China's first census in 1982?
Half the population
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Which policy limited immigration to 20,000 immigrants from both China's mainland and Taiwan?
The immigration act of 1965
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What was the role of the KMT in the 1980's?
They were obsessed with controlling intellectuals in the U.S. (Had Henry Liu assassinated in CA by the bamboo gang)
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The NAACP introduced what mandate for all schools across U.S.?
At least 4 ethnic groups had to be represented at each school; no more that 45% could be dominated by one ethnicity
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Why was there such a great difference amongst new comers from the PRC?
Growing American social inequality
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What did Mao promise to free China from during the cultural revolution?
The Four Olds (Old Habits, Customs, Ideals, Creeds)
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For students wanting to study abroad in America which test did they need to take and pass?
TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language)
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What sparked the creation of Suburban China towns?
Many better-situated residents of Hong Kong and Taiwan feared the PRC might take over Hong Kong and Taiwan and began to search for new sanctuaries in American cities
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How to be a perfect Taiwanese?
Perfect score on SAT, Play violin or piano at concert level, apply and be accepted by 27 colleges, Have 3 hobbies (study, study, study), Go to prestigious Ivy League school and earn scholarship, Aspire to be a brain surgeon, Marry Taiwanese doctor and have perfect children
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How did Dang reverse the damage done under Mao's reign?
Developed a non ideological capitalistic economy, abolished peoples communes in the country side and permitted farmers to keep their profits after state taxes
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