ASA 1 Final Exam
1. 1924-1945 periodization
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, ANSWER - Emergence of sizeable American-born second generation 1920s
- Delay in emergence of 2nd generation
2. paper sons
ANSWER Chinese immigrants claimed to be sons of Chinese American citizens, couldn't tell if papers had been
faked because of the San Francisco fire in 1906
3. Angel Island Interrogations
ANSWER - In order to deter paper sons and daughters, these interrogations were extremely specific, with
questions referencing distant family members, names, children, location, etc.
4. Nisei
ANSWER American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second generation Japanese Americans.
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, 5. Mexican-Punjabi Marriages and Families
ANSWER - Ambiguous Racial Status of Mexican Women, white
or not white?
- Punjabi men married Mexican women laborers.
- Intermarriage
6. Second Generation Dilemma
ANSWER -Racial institutional barriers
-Restricted lives as American citizens like first generation parents
-Disappointment, frustration
-Plagued by question of where 2nd generation belonged
7. "New Chinese American Woman"
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1. 1924-1945 periodization
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28
, ANSWER - Emergence of sizeable American-born second generation 1920s
- Delay in emergence of 2nd generation
2. paper sons
ANSWER Chinese immigrants claimed to be sons of Chinese American citizens, couldn't tell if papers had been
faked because of the San Francisco fire in 1906
3. Angel Island Interrogations
ANSWER - In order to deter paper sons and daughters, these interrogations were extremely specific, with
questions referencing distant family members, names, children, location, etc.
4. Nisei
ANSWER American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second generation Japanese Americans.
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28
, 5. Mexican-Punjabi Marriages and Families
ANSWER - Ambiguous Racial Status of Mexican Women, white
or not white?
- Punjabi men married Mexican women laborers.
- Intermarriage
6. Second Generation Dilemma
ANSWER -Racial institutional barriers
-Restricted lives as American citizens like first generation parents
-Disappointment, frustration
-Plagued by question of where 2nd generation belonged
7. "New Chinese American Woman"
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