Chinese Exclusion Act
When did Congress pass the Chinese Exclusion Act?
May 6, 1882
What does the word microaggression mean?
a statement, action, or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group such as a racial or ethnic minority.
After the mother bird died, the baby birds were left __________________ as there were many other animals eager to hunt and eat them.
vulnerable
In order to understand the themes of the story, it is important to know the historical _____________ of when it was written.
context
What does the word allusion mean?
When someone makes a reference to something like a book or movie
How many years did the Chinese Exclusion Act last?
60 years
What can microaggressions cause or do?
Microaggressions can demean/belittle a person’s race, gender, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, religion, age, or health status.
After seeing ______________ and sexist comments about women written on lockers, Pablo told the office right away.
derogatory
Photo filters on social media can make _____________ changes to how people look and where they are.
subtle
What does the word prejudice mean?
A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience or disliking something or someone without a good reason.
What year was the Chinese Exclusion Act repealed?
1943
What are the three different types of microaggressions?
Verbal, behavioral, and environmental
If a company did not hire you solely because they thought you were too old, you could file a complaint for _________________.
discrimination
Last year, Maria moved from Texas to England. Without even noticing it, Maria slowly ________________ by gaining a British accent and using British slang.
assimilated
A fight happened during lunch in the quad. When the principal tried to ask students how it started, they all had different _______________ of what they saw.
interpretations
True or False: The Chinese Exclusion Act is the 1st law in American history that bans immigration of a specific ethnic group.
True
True or False: A white person telling a Black person that “Racism does not exist in today’s society" is an example of a microagression
True
Since the president of the company showed ________________ by making racist comments about Muslim people, he was fired.
xenophobia
Teachers find it incredibly exhausting to _____________ tell students every day to put away their phones.
explicitly
The new movie won many awards because it was a _________________ that poked fun and spread awareness about our addiction to technology.
satire
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Made it illegal for Chinese people to come to the U.S. and denied Chinese people who were already living in the U.S. to become an American citizen.
True or False: The Chinese Exclusion Act is an example of a microagression
False; it is an explicit example of how systemic racism is embedded as a law in the U.S. These laws shape our implicit prejudices
The group of friends had a long, ______________ debate on whether or not ghosts exist.
fervent
The musical made ____________ to famous hip hop artists, which many people did not appreciate.
allusions
Since Katie moved to San Francisco from a small town, she had many _________________ against types of people. She eventually learned from her biases and unlearned those beliefs.
prejudices