Trick-or-Treat
Early History
Valley of Hearts Delight
Emergence of Silicon Valley
Political Economy
100
Who are the authors of The Silicon Valley of Dreams.
What is David Naguib Pellow and Lisa Sun-Hee Park
100
Name the tribe or tribes that inhabited the Santa Clara county.
What is the Ohlone and Costanoan people.
100
The Mexican, Pilipino, and European immigrants that worked on the farms were called
What is Pickers.
100
Describe the importance of Leland Stanford.
-Founded Stanford University -Which Started Silicon Valley -Supplied mining equipment -Co-founded Central Pacific Railroad -Advocated for Chinese immigration in U.S.
100
What percentage of people working in the production industry in the valley were women, immigrants, and people of color?
What is 70% to 80%.
200
What impact did the Silicon Valley have on California History?
Free Response! Great job class!
200
Who are the "signetic" three and what purpose did they serve in the valley.
What is the three women who were affected by the factory fumes the most. They were used to test which areas the fumes were the most dangerous at. Using these three women showed that health problems were evident in silicon valley factories.
200
After World War II pesticide exposure to farm workers caused how many to become ill or deceased.
What is 300,000 ill and 1,000 deceased.
200
Explain the hate crimes directed towards Asian Americans during the 1980s.
what is: -laid off -increase competition with Japan -scapegoating
200
Name the two main environmental justice organizations in the valley.
What is -Santa Clara Center for Occupational Safety and Health -Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
300
Name three occupational illnesses/effects among silicon valley production workers in the 1970s.
What is -cancer -miscarriages -respiratory disorders -birth defects
300
What was the impact of the Spanish conquest on the Ohlone people?
What is converted to christianity, forced to build the missions and pueblo, "labor in bondage" at the missions, women were assaulted, women's statuses were taken away, had harsh living and working conditions, and major illness.
300
Discuss your thoughts and opinion on the quote, "WANTED- Women and girls for cannery work in country; commencing immediately and steady until November 1; no experience necessary; good wages. Cottages and tents furnished. Call at once."
Good job!
300
Discuss what you though was most surprising about the inequalities that the women and immigrants went through.
Great choice!
300
In 2000 what industry was stated as the largest and what was the worth of that industry.
What is electronics and it's worth was 300 billion.
400
In society, historically what ethnic groups occupied the lowest status, highest risk, and lowest wage jobs?
What is people of color, immigrants, and politically marginalized ethnic groups.
400
Name the significance of the Gold Rush
What is "the exponential increase in ecological disruption committed in the name of the building the state's economy," racial relations, rise of multinational corporation, exploitation of working class
400
Describe social impacts of canning.
What is -disease, injury, and sickness -poor working conditions -no restroom facilities -children were forced to work -neglected safety -communication barriers
400
Discuss environmental inequalities.
-Toxins -shift in communities (to lower income) for industries -polluted lower income areas -soil, water, air pollution
400
What effects did the chemical spill by the Fairchild Corporation in San Jose have.
What is -birth defects -miscarriages
500
How did the respect for land change from Native American inhabitance to today?
... Yay!
500
Describe the social hierarchies during the Gold Rush.
What is the creation of a new racial hierarchy: whites, Mexicans- Catholic, Spanish-speaking African Americans- English-speaking, Christians, mostly assimilated to European culture Asians- regarded as "exotic pagans with totally incomprehensible cultural, linguistic, and religious practices" Native Americans- believed to be unclean, physically unattractive
500
What county is Silicon Valley located.
What is Santa Clara County.
500
Describe what a "land grab" is
What is taking land from farmers, residents, and others and making them apart of the annexation wars.
500
How do you feel about the industry claiming that the they are not responsible for toxic effects their plants are producing.
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