native americans
what is sovereignty
a tribe has the right to govern itself and make its own laws
name a common issues faced by farm workers
unequal pay (especially by race/ethnicity), lack of breaks, limited access to clean drinking water, no health benefits, unsafe working conditions, exposure to toxic chemicals/pesticides, long, exhausting hours, dangerous machinery, extreme temperatures (heat & frost)
what is double consciousness?
when a person feels caught between their own identity and how others see them, often experienced by Black Americans
what are the four groups this course will focus on?
African American, Latinx/Chicanx, Native American/Indigenous, Asian American.
name 3 asian groups
Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Filipinos, Vietnamese, Indian ,Tawainse, Cambodian, Laotian, Singaporean, Pacific islanders
what is difference between rancherias and reservations
Rancherías are small Native lands in California set up by the U.S. government; reservations are larger federal lands for tribes across the U.S.
what is mecha?
student group that promotes Chicano/Chicana culture, education, and activism
what is panafricanism?
idea of unity and solidarity among African people worldwide
what were the east la walkouts?
1968 student protests by Chicano high schoolers demanding better education, teachers, and resources
name an Asian American contribution to the United States
Transcontinental Railroad, farming, or helping grow the U.S. economy
name a tribe
Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Apache, etc
what was the delano grape strike?
1965 protest by farmworkers, led by Filipino and Mexican workers, to demand better pay and conditions.
what was the abolitionist movement?
19th-century campaign to end slavery in the U.S.
what is intersectionality?
people's identities—like race, gender, class, etc—overlap & create unique experiences of discrimination or privilege
what was Angel Island?
1910–1940 immigration station in San Francisco Bay, California where mainly Asian immigrants were detained and inspected.
what was the occupation of alcatraz?
a group of Native American activists took over Alcatraz Island to protest the U.S.government’s treatment of Indigenous people and to claim the land under the Treaty of FortLaramie (1868), which said unused federal land should return to Native hands.
what are were brown berets?
Chicano activist group in the 1960s fighting for Mexican American rights & against police brutality
what was the importance of the year 1619?
Beginning of slavery in the English colonies. First enslaved Africans brought to Point Comfort, Virginia.
what is identity? give an example
the fact of being who or what a person or thing is / what defines an individual or group Examples: race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, age, grade, job, gender, etc.
name 3 of the exclusionary policies presented today
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, 1907 - Gentleman's Agreement Act, 1917 - Asiatic Barrod Zone, 1913, 1920 CA Allen Land Law, 1924 Johnson - Reed Act, 1934 - Tydigs - McDuffle Act, EO9066
what was the Indian Relocation Act (1956)?
it encouraged Native Americans to move from reservations to cities for jobs and education, aiming to assimilate them
what was the Lemon Grove Incident?
First successful school desegregation case in U.S. history where parents fought the segregation of Mexican-American students.
what were the jim crow laws?
state laws that enforced racial segregation in the U.S. South
define social construct
an idea created and accepted by society, like race or gender, not based on nature.
who was the Bagai Family?
Indian immigrants in early 1900s California known for challenging anti-Asian laws to protect their property and rights.