Asian Americans

Question 1

Immigration

Answer 1

Almost entirely first gen. accept Japanese more likely to be 3rd/4th gen

Question 2

Immigration: First wave

Answer 2

Old Asian immigration

-mostly unskilled

Question 3

Second wave: Filipino’s

Answer 3

1965 revision of immigration laws and the start of large scale immigration

Question 4

Second wave: Filipinos

Answer 4

• Philiphines was American territory 1899-1946

- largest population in the US in the first half of 20th century

Question 5

Second wave: Vietnamese

Answer 5

-most come as political refugee
Before the war:
•educated
• escaping persecution 
After the war:
•unskilled
•escaping aftermath

Question 6

Second wave: Indian Americans

Answer 6

• highly educated

- come as students then stay

Question 7

Demographic percent

Answer 7

Almost 5% expected to be 13% by 2050

Question 8

Demographic: housing

Answer 8

Most live in urban areas such as LA and San fran

Question 9

Demographics: employment

Answer 9

High representation in professional jobs and under represented in management

Question 10

Upward Mobility

Answer 10

1. Innate superiority
2. Cultural factors (hard work, cohesive family)
3. Structural factors

Question 11

Why is there a disproportionate in elite University’S?

Answer 11

Inequal amounts in highschools

Question 12

Prejudice and discrimination

Answer 12

Yellow peril(cynaphobia)
Japanese internment camps

Question 13

Improvement of Prejudice

Answer 13

Postive collective image and positive sterotypes

Question 14

Model minority

Answer 14

• Success that other minority groups might be inspired by
• Positive image causes to forget the past treatment
• Social pressure on young people

Question 15

Assimilation

Answer 15

Two patterns

1. High education and high skills
2. Low education and low skills

No longitudinal evidence

Question 16

Japanese Assimilation

Answer 16

Only longitudinal evidence 
Issei- first gen(none)
Niessi- second gen
Sansei- third gen
Yonsei - fourth (most)