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Chapter 10 Flashcards

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Segmented Assimilation

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the idea that assimilation can have a number of outcomes (eventually they enter into mainstream society) some groups may enter the middle class, but some may be permanently excluded, marginalized and impoverished

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What is the 2nd largest Asian Group

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Asian Indians, they make up of 20% if 1.2 billion people in a college program

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What is the employment experience of Asian indains

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they are overrepresented in prestigious occupations

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What minority group filled job void caused by the Chinese Exclusion Act

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Koreans

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how is Gordon’s theory applied to Koreans

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their Christian background helped with assimilation

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The Filipino Americans had a large military presence, how did this affect their colony?

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it went from colony to quasi colony

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What is the third largest Asian group

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Filipino Americans

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What language do Filipino Americans speak

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both Spanish and English

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What were the waves of the Filipino Americans

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they started off as farmers now they are a mixed skill group with many college graduates

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When did the Vietnamese refugee flow begin and how did it result

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1960’s and it resulted from war

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How did the refugee flow increase

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with the fall of south vietnam after 1975

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What did the Vietnamese immigrant wave include?

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high ranking officials, educational and occupational elite.

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What was the first wave of immigration?

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Northern and Western EU

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What was the second wave of immigration?

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Southern and Eastern EU

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What is the third wave of immigration?

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started in 1965, much more diverse from over 200 nations, only a small percentage (8.6) were from EU

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What percent of immigrants are from Latin countries

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25%

17
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How do the new hispanic immigrant groups compare to their indigenous counterparts

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they are more educated and urbanzied

18
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What are Dominicans average years of education

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5 years

19
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What advantage do Dominicans have when competing with immigrant groups for jobs

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they have the willingness to work for lower wages

20
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What minority group are Domincans similar to in terms of acculturation and integration

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Mexicans and Puerto Ricans

21
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What minority group did Reagan refuse to grant political refugee status

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Salvadorans

22
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What is the average years of education for Salvadorans

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6 years

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Salvadorans have a low illiteracy rate

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false, they have an 80% illiteracy rate

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Why were Salvadorans pushed to immigrate

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they had a brutal civil war

25
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Which minority group has a much more developed economy and a well educated population similar to US non hispanic whites

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Columbians

26
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What is the poorest country in the western hemisphere

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Haitia

27
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How do Haitians and Cubans differ in terms of US immigration labeling

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Haitians were labeled as economic refugees, whereas Cubans are labeled as political refugees.

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What did a study of Haitains of living in Florida find?

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girl idk

29
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Because Haitians and mostly first generation and recent immigrants what can we infer

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acculturation and integration is not widespread

30
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Middle eastern and arab americans rank higher than non hispanic whites in terms of college education (t/f)

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True

31
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how does the Middle Eastern and Arab Americans affect the enclave community

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it leads to overrepresentation in sales/small business and underrepresentation in manual labor

32
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Where do Middle Eastern and Arab Americans mostly live

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California, New Jersey, New York, Florida and Miami (50%)

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