Ronald Takaki
In what state did Takaki grow up?
Hawaii
How does Takaki assert that Asians are discriminated against in Chapter 1?
Wages and internment camps
What does diversity in the workplace accomplish according to Chapter 2?
It prevents one block of immigrants from becoming too powerful
Where does Takaki write that many Chinese immigrants settled?
California
In what city in California did the Chinese immigrants build Chinatown?
San Francisco
What did Takaki write that contributed to the growth of the Asian population in America?
Immigration Act of 1965
In what year were plans made for the transcontinental railroad?
1902
In What year did Hawaii begin recruiting Filipino workers?
1905
What industry did many Chinese immigrants move to the United States for?
gold mining
How many Asians came to the Hawaiian island between 1850- 1920?
more than 300,000
What was the ethnic composition where Takaki grew up?
mix of Japanese, Chinese, and Hawaiian families
When did the first wave of Asian immigration begin?
mid-19th century
What is a credit ticket?
the borrowing of money for passage to Hawaii
In what year was the foreign miners' license tax imposed?
1852
What were the names of the secret societies formed to protect Asian members?
Tongs
Why does Takaki assert that Asian immigrants opened their own businesses?
Exclusion from labor force.
Which policy worker called for the use of Chinese workers on the transcontinental railroad?
Aaron H. Palmer
Why did Filipino immigrants come to Hawaii?
to escape poverty
What was the purpose of the taxes that were imposed on immigrants, according to Takaki?
Exclusion of the Chinese
Which Chinese group became active in the opium and prostitution rings?
Tongs
How long has Takak's family been in America?
More than 3 generations
Who is Jean Park?
Jean Park is a second-generation Korean whom Takaki used as supporting evidence.
How would unmarried Hawaiian men select Japanese brides?
from picture book
After the mining industry turned its back on the Chinese, what industry did they turn to?
Farming
What were blood unions based on?
national origin