Chinese Exclusion Act
This is the year the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed.
What (or when) is 1882?
What is California?
This theory attempts to describe the relationship between these three racial groups:
What/Who is/are white, Asian, and Black Americans
Rats and lice are examples of this:
What are vermin?
What is a disease or illness that spreads quickly?
This is where Chinese immigrants had to stop before being allowed to enter the United States.
Where (or what) is Angel Island?
These are some things immigrants coming to Angel Island had to experience.
What are: physical inspections, detention, not being allowed to leave, interrogations. (any accepted)
She created Racial Triangulation Theory in 1999.
Who is Claire Jean Kim?
When 8 year old Kayla broke her mom's vase, she used her 2 year old sister as a __________, since she couldn't defend herself.
What is scapegoat?
Wow, that politician's _____________ is really convincing and persuasive!
What is rhetoric?
The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first law that barred immigrants in the United States based on this:
What is race?
Chinese citizens and immigrants were required to hold these at all times.
What are identification papers?
According to this theory, this group of people are considered outsiders/foreigners, but have more status/privilege then Black Americans.
Who are Asian Americans?
Adopting the dominant language, dress, customs, etc of a country is this:
What is assimilation? or: to assimilate?
After my son farted at the dinner table, I told him not to act so ______________.
What is 'uncivilized'?
Chinese immigrants were often willing to work for lower ___________, angering other laborers.
What is money or wages?
Under the Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese laborers were barred for immigrating for this amount of time.
What is 10 years?
According to this theory, Both of these groups are "insiders", or considered fully "American":
Who are white and black people?
The judge did not allow the lawyer to present any evidence that wasn't _____________ to the case:
What is pertinent?
There was a lot of __________ last year about whether or not Distance Learning was hurting students learning.
What is discourse?
This symbol on Ellis Island represents welcome and inclusion to immigrants coming into the U.S.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
These Chinese immigrants were still eligible to enter the U.S.:
What are scholars, merchants, and diplomats? (any one accepted)
According to this theory, this group is both 'Insider' and has the most privilege in our society.
Who are white people?
Fear or hatred of foreigners is this:
What is xenophobia?
There were ____________ of people at Great America.
What are hordes?