ASAM 1 FINAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Paper6sons/daughters6-6ans-
✔✔Chinese6people6born6in6China6who6illegally6immigrated6to6the6United6States6via6fraud
ulent6documentation6that6stated6that6they6were6blood6relatives6of6Chinese6Americans6wh
o6were6United6States6citizens
Kibei6-6ans-
✔✔Japanese6Americans6born6in6the6United6States6who6returned6to6America6after6receivi
ng6their6education6in6Japan
Asian6American6Women6During6WWII6-6ans-✔✔-6higher6social6status6for6married6women
-6imbalanced6sex6ratio6led6to6more6women6in6public6roles
-6improved6gender6relations6with6more6opportunities6for6women,6more6woman-
centered6family6networks
New6Opportunities6During6WWII6-6ans-✔✔-
6military6service:6fought6as6Americans,6eligible6for6citizenship
-6worked6in6defense6industries
-6repeal6of6Asian6exclusion
-6Luce-Celler6Bill
-6desegregation
Life6in6Internment6Camps6-6ans-✔✔-
6not6allowed6to6leave,6army6guards6watching,6no6privacy
-6demoralized6Issei6men
-6women6freed6from6household6chores
-6Nisei6gained6power6and6control
Min6Yasui6-6ans-✔✔-
6violated6curfew6to6test6constitutionality, 6citizenship6deprived6by6a6federal6district6court,6S
upreme6Court6held6that6citizenship6could6not6be6deprived,6but6curfew6was6upheld
, Gordon6Hirabayashi6-6ans-
✔✔violated6curfew6and6was6jailed,6appealed,6Supreme6Court6ruled6that6the6government6
had6the6power6to6do6what6is6necessary6to6win6the6war,6including6implementing6curfew
Fred6Korematsu6-6ans-
✔✔did6not6report6for6evacuation,6had6plastic6surgery,6Supreme6Court6ruled6that6the6evac
uation6order6was6proper6at6the6time6it6was6made
Mitsuye6Endo6-6ans-✔✔-6obeyed6curfew6and6evacuation
-6sued6to6gain6release6from6camp
-6Supreme6Court6ruled6in6her6favor,6ordered6her6release
National6Japanese6American6Student6Relocation6Council6(NJASRC)6-6ans-
✔✔helped6to6resettle6inmates6from6concentration6camps6to6colleges
Issei6-6ans-✔✔Japanese6immigrant6to6North6America
Manzanar6Riot6-6ans-✔✔-6tension6between6JACL6and6Kibei
-6two6internees6killed,6army6put6camp6under6martial6law
-6leaders6of6the6protest6arrested6and6removed,6656JACL6members6removed
Fred6Tayama6Incident6-6ans-
✔✔JACL6leader6beaten6by666masked6men6at6Manzanar6camp
Harry6Ueno6-6ans-✔✔-6head6of6the6Kitchen6Workers'6Union6at6Manzanar
-6arrested6for6alleged6role6in6beating6of6Fred6Tayama,6which6sparked6a6riot
McCarren-Walter6Act6(1952)6-6ans-✔✔-
6denied6immigrants6who6were6seen6as6unlawful,6immoral,6dangerous,6Communist
-6accepted6those6who6would6assimilate6into6American6culture
-6strong6reinforcement6in6immigration6selection
War6Brides6Act6(1945)6-6ans-✔✔-
6allowed6alien6spouses,6natural6children,6and6adopted6children6of6members6of6the6US6ar
med6forces6to6immigrate6to6the6US
-619476amendment6allowed6Japanese6and6Korean6wives6to6immigrate
Japan6During6the6Cold6War6-6ans-✔✔-6reconstruction6and6economic6development
-6US6presence
-6from6WWII6enemy6to6Cold6War6ally
-6no6strong6Japanese6American6community
The6Philippines6During6the6Cold6War6-6ans-✔✔-6gained6independence6in61946
-6continued6US6presence6and6influence
-6American6education6systems,6educational6and6scholarly6exchange6programs
ANSWERS
Paper6sons/daughters6-6ans-
✔✔Chinese6people6born6in6China6who6illegally6immigrated6to6the6United6States6via6fraud
ulent6documentation6that6stated6that6they6were6blood6relatives6of6Chinese6Americans6wh
o6were6United6States6citizens
Kibei6-6ans-
✔✔Japanese6Americans6born6in6the6United6States6who6returned6to6America6after6receivi
ng6their6education6in6Japan
Asian6American6Women6During6WWII6-6ans-✔✔-6higher6social6status6for6married6women
-6imbalanced6sex6ratio6led6to6more6women6in6public6roles
-6improved6gender6relations6with6more6opportunities6for6women,6more6woman-
centered6family6networks
New6Opportunities6During6WWII6-6ans-✔✔-
6military6service:6fought6as6Americans,6eligible6for6citizenship
-6worked6in6defense6industries
-6repeal6of6Asian6exclusion
-6Luce-Celler6Bill
-6desegregation
Life6in6Internment6Camps6-6ans-✔✔-
6not6allowed6to6leave,6army6guards6watching,6no6privacy
-6demoralized6Issei6men
-6women6freed6from6household6chores
-6Nisei6gained6power6and6control
Min6Yasui6-6ans-✔✔-
6violated6curfew6to6test6constitutionality, 6citizenship6deprived6by6a6federal6district6court,6S
upreme6Court6held6that6citizenship6could6not6be6deprived,6but6curfew6was6upheld
, Gordon6Hirabayashi6-6ans-
✔✔violated6curfew6and6was6jailed,6appealed,6Supreme6Court6ruled6that6the6government6
had6the6power6to6do6what6is6necessary6to6win6the6war,6including6implementing6curfew
Fred6Korematsu6-6ans-
✔✔did6not6report6for6evacuation,6had6plastic6surgery,6Supreme6Court6ruled6that6the6evac
uation6order6was6proper6at6the6time6it6was6made
Mitsuye6Endo6-6ans-✔✔-6obeyed6curfew6and6evacuation
-6sued6to6gain6release6from6camp
-6Supreme6Court6ruled6in6her6favor,6ordered6her6release
National6Japanese6American6Student6Relocation6Council6(NJASRC)6-6ans-
✔✔helped6to6resettle6inmates6from6concentration6camps6to6colleges
Issei6-6ans-✔✔Japanese6immigrant6to6North6America
Manzanar6Riot6-6ans-✔✔-6tension6between6JACL6and6Kibei
-6two6internees6killed,6army6put6camp6under6martial6law
-6leaders6of6the6protest6arrested6and6removed,6656JACL6members6removed
Fred6Tayama6Incident6-6ans-
✔✔JACL6leader6beaten6by666masked6men6at6Manzanar6camp
Harry6Ueno6-6ans-✔✔-6head6of6the6Kitchen6Workers'6Union6at6Manzanar
-6arrested6for6alleged6role6in6beating6of6Fred6Tayama,6which6sparked6a6riot
McCarren-Walter6Act6(1952)6-6ans-✔✔-
6denied6immigrants6who6were6seen6as6unlawful,6immoral,6dangerous,6Communist
-6accepted6those6who6would6assimilate6into6American6culture
-6strong6reinforcement6in6immigration6selection
War6Brides6Act6(1945)6-6ans-✔✔-
6allowed6alien6spouses,6natural6children,6and6adopted6children6of6members6of6the6US6ar
med6forces6to6immigrate6to6the6US
-619476amendment6allowed6Japanese6and6Korean6wives6to6immigrate
Japan6During6the6Cold6War6-6ans-✔✔-6reconstruction6and6economic6development
-6US6presence
-6from6WWII6enemy6to6Cold6War6ally
-6no6strong6Japanese6American6community
The6Philippines6During6the6Cold6War6-6ans-✔✔-6gained6independence6in61946
-6continued6US6presence6and6influence
-6American6education6systems,6educational6and6scholarly6exchange6programs