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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the war, what did workers gain the right to?
(a) Unions.
(b) Strikes.
(c) Collective bargaining.
(d) Vacation time.

2. In 1910, who did the United States courts rule were white?
(a) Asian-Indians.
(b) Koreans.
(c) Blacks.
(d) Japanese.

3. What is the income level of Asian immigrants?
(a) Above average.
(b) Below average.
(c) Average.
(d) The top 1%.

4. Where did the Filipino population go initially to find jobs?
(a) Stockton.
(b) The banks.
(c) Olympia.
(d) Riker's island.

5. What percentage of Korean immigrants have college degrees?
(a) 70%.
(b) 2%
(c) 25%
(d) 90%

6. Why did Takaki write this book?
(a) He feels sorry for immigrants.
(b) He has family in Hawaii.
(c) He loves history.
(d) He is a teacher.

7. How does Takaki described the majority of Chinese immigrants in his book?
(a) Age 10-19.
(b) Ages 45-65.
(c) Male.
(d) Female.

8. Why did people immigrate from Laos?
(a) America invited them.
(b) Dreams of a better education system.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Civil strife.

9. Why were Asian-Indian workers subjected to racial slurs?
(a) Because of food.
(b) Because of religion.
(c) Because they dressed differently.
(d) Because of language.

10. Where did Kuomintang of Chiang Kai-shek flee to?
(a) Paris.
(b) Tawaiin.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Hawaii.

11. What were Filipinos considered by Americans?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Citizens.
(c) American nationals.
(d) Aliens.

12. When did the Chinese communists take over China?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1923,

13. What did the first generation of Koreans believe strongly in?
(a) Korean independence.
(b) War.
(c) Japanese colonization.
(d) American politics.

14. Why did people move from Korea to the United States?
(a) Better jobs.
(b) Less pollution.
(c) Better government.
(d) Better schools.

15. Unlike their counterparts in Hawaii, what did Filipinos in other states face?
(a) Fair wages.
(b) Unions.
(c) Racial discrimination.
(d) Equality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lung On and Ing Hay do when they arrived in America?

2. Where is Little Taipei located?

3. How were the conditions in the agricultural industry?

4. What did Chinese soldiers bring to the United States between 1948 and 1953?

5. Where did Chinese children study at night?

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