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100
In what year was the Chinese Exclusion Act passed?
1882
100
What group came in the mid 1800s, they were Catholic, and could usually only find low paying jobs?
Irish
100
In which state did most Chinese immigrants settle?
California
100
What does quota mean?
A specific percentage
100
What are the criticisms of Newcomer Schools?
They can increase segregation and disrupt/delay the students’ entry into mainstream schools
200
What period saw the first big influx of Germans?
The mid 1800s (1840s-1850s)
200
What groups are largest in the most recent immigration wave (1990s and later)?
People from Latin America, Africa, and Asia
200
Where did Levi Strauss come from?
Germany
200
What's the name of the process of translating for parents who don't speak the language?
Language brokering
200
Who is likely to think that Gen 1.5 students are too ‘Americanized’?
More recent immigrants from their own culture
300
Decade in the 1900s with highest # of immigrants: 1900-1910, 1930-40, or 1940-1950?
1900-1910
300
Who formed their own militia and fire companies?
German immigrants.
300
Name a place where a Generation 1.5 immigrant might have to be a 'language broker.'
Doctor, government office, etc.
300
German immigrants often: integrated or segregated?
segregated
300
F.O.B.-what does it mean and is it a negative term?
Fresh off the Boat (YES!)
400
When (what year) was the biggest influx of immigrants in the early part of the 20th century?
1907
400
What were Chinese immigrants well known for building?
Railroads
400
What group came in the late 1800s/early 1900s and worked as unskilled laborers in cities like Pittsburgh and Detroit?
Polish
400
What do you call unskilled labor types of jobs?
Menial
400
More manufacturing jobs are moving out of the U.S. and may affect immigration. True or false?
True
500
When was the National Origins Act created?
1924
500
What is the name for children who are born to people who have moved to a new country when they are adults?
Second generation immigrants
500
What city did Levi Strauss open up his blue jean factory?
San Francisco
500
What's another word for teenager?
Adolescent
500
What do other minority groups sometimes feel about Gen 1.5 students and their families?
The Gen 1.5 immigrants can be seen as competition for jobs and education.