Journal 11/3

How are Asian Americans different from the other minorities we have discussed?

What do you think contributes to these differences?

Journal 11/5

Imagine that you are a Chinese immigrant; why did you immigrate? What challenges would you face unique to your country of

origin?

Asian Americans

Chinese Americans

First Chinese came to America as ‘coolies’:

1840s is 1st big wave of___________b/c:Chinese forced to pay

special mining______.

Refusal could: Cali passed a law to

keep:

Not all Chinese Were Miners…

Starting in 1860s many Chinese were:Worked for the:Pay was 60%:Worked______jobsChinese virtually

excluded from:

Chinese also work as cooks, farmers & ___________

The First Forbidden Ethnicity

1882=Chinese Exclusion Act b/c:Banned immigration

for:1902 bans

immigration:Lasts until 19__

This is the 1st time in US history:

Chinese AmericansMost populace

country in the worldExclusion Act:

1882Bans Chinese from

immigrating for ________________

Repealed in 1943

100,000 Chinese immigrate to US every year

ChinatownsFor generations,

Chinese were:Chinese ghettosFace the same

problems as:1)2)3)

Chinese immigrants are starting:

San Francisco is largest Chinatown in the world

Family and ReligionIn the People’s

Republic of China religion is:

‘modern’ Chinese American families are ________________ from white counterparts except for discrimination

Do not accept questioning ________ authority (traditional)

Pick a word you think describes an important aspect of your personality, (religion, race,

ethnicity, political affiliation). Now imagine everyone who identifies themselves this way is

segregated from the rest of the American public. You are isolated behind barbed wire

fences w/out the benefit of charge or trial. Do your feelings change about the US? How?

Why? Why not?

Journal 11/12

Japanese Americans

ImmigrationFew b/f 1885 b/c:Treated similarly as

the __________; B/c immigration is so

recent the four terms describe:

Gentlemen's Agreement:

Alien Land Act (1913)1)2)3)

WWII/Pearl HarborJapanese attack:

1)Sparks _____________

Americans start to fear Jap.-Amers. are _______

Executive Order 90661942/FDR removed all ppl from:

considered to be _______3)No ______ ordered this

The CampsAre these relocation

camps?Jap.-Amers did not

____________leaveCharged with

_______________Could not:

Did get paid BUT:Dependent on gov’t for

1)2)

Japanese Americans remain loyal to _____

The CampsSCOTUS ruled the camps ____________________ after 3 years

In 1983 talks of reparations begin gov’t should pay $20,000

to:&

Apologize

1988 Regan signs:Reparations are not paid

until_____/200 survivors die a month