Immigration Policies
This Act was passed in 1882, excluding Chinese from entering the US
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Point to Mongolia on the map
(Asia)
What is the definition of ethnicity?
a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups such as a common set of traditions, ancestry, language, history, society, culture, nation, religion, or social treatment within their residing area
What ethnic group is the model minority myth associated with in the United States?
Asians
What other subject does Miss Lira teach?
World History
The amount of years the Chinese were forbidden to immigrate to the US
60
What continent is Russia a part of?
Asia and Europe
What does appropriation mean?
taking something from someone without their permission
What is a dominant narrative?
an explanation or story that is told in service of the dominant social group’s interests and ideologies. It usually achieves dominance through repetition, the apparent authority of the speaker
What subject does Mrs. Wells teach?
English
The name of the Act that overturned the Chinese Exclusion Act and allowed Chinese to immigrate to the US
McCarran-Walter Act
Point to Brazil on the map
(South America)
What is the difference between ethnicity and race?
Race- biological or physical factors such as skin color
Ethnicity- cultural background
Why was Harvard sued for their admissions process?
affirmative action- race was a deciding factor in who got accepted into college
What 3 classes does Mr. Hess teach?
Integrated 1, AP stats, and Calculus
This was the name of the Mexican immigration program that encouraged Mexicans to come to the US to work on farmlands
The Bracero Program
Point to Ethiopia on the map
(Africa)
What is a push factor?
A reason someone wants to leave their home country
What is one way you can appreciate a culture without appropriating it?
ex: wearing a South Asian bindi when invited to do so at an Indian festival, supporting an African artist by purchasing designs directly from them
Which teacher has been at Ben Holt the longest?
Mr. Chan!
In the 1930s, this was an event where Mexican Americans were deported to Mexico
Mexican Repatriation
Point to Amsterdam on a map
(Europe)
What is a refugee?
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
What was the very first reading we read together in this class?
When did BHA first open?
2003