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What nation is north of China?
Mongolia
What island nation is east of the Koreas?
Japan
What nation is directly east of Pakistan?
India
In what state do Filipinos have a long history in as having the oldest continuous Asian American settler community in North America?
LOUISIANA
What did the Manilamen do for a living?
Fishermen
How many countries can Asian Americans trace their ancestry?
20
Since 1965, Asians have accounted for ________________ of all immigrants who have come to the USA.
one-quarter or 1/4
In 1852, _____ in _______ Californians were Chinese.
1; 10
In 1852, the state legislature of California passed a law that greatly affected foreign miners and mining. What did the law state?
Foreign miners had to pay a monthly fee to mine.
In the People v. Hall case, the ruling stated _______.
Blacks, mulattos, or Indians could not give evidence in favor or against a white man.
Why did many Koreans come to America in the early 1900s?
Japan occupied Korea.
What kind of function did churches serve in Hawaii for Koreans?
Due to culture isolation, the church served as a comfort zone.
This act banned all Asian immigrants in the USA im 1924, but it allowed Asian students to study at various U.S. academic institutions. What is the name of this act?
Oriental Exclusion Act
How did the Meiji Restoration in Japan encourage many Japanese immigrants to migrate to the United States?
They came to America because they were being heavily taxed in Japan, and many of them lost their land.
What happened to the nation of Korea in 1948?
Split into two political entities.
Between 1885 and 1924, over __________________ Japanese arrived in Hawaii for farming jobs.
200,000
What American city did Koreans migrate to during the Korean Independent Movement of 1919?
Boston
What did the McCarran and Walter Act state?
Lifted the ban on Asian immigration and made Asian immigrants eligible for citizenship.
From 1976 to 1990, the _____________ community has become the largest group of immigrants to move to the USA.
Korean
In 1913, America passed a law aimed at Asians and land. What did it state?
Denied those who were ineligible for citizenship the right to own land.
Samoans are indigenous to __________.
Hawaii
What war made President McKinley realize the importance of Hawaii and an American victory?
Spanish - American War
____% of Pacific Islanders are living in poverty.
20
In 2015, what percent of Pacific Islanders had a high school diploma? _____
88.8%
Who was the first European to set foot in Hawaii?
James Cook