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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did William Hoper open his sugar mill?

2. What organization supported Chinese immigrants and protested their poor treatment?

3. What were the Indian immigrants attempting to escape in India?

4. What were Asian workers issued that took the place of dollars?

5. What was the American Land and Produce Company also known as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Takaki write this book?

2. Why did Filipino workers strike and what was the outcome of the strikes?

3. What ethnic group does Takaki assert is the fastest growing population in the United States and why?

4. Describe Takaki's college experience. How was he treated?

5. What did Filipino immigrants do when they lived in Alaska?

6. Explain the term 'paper son.'

7. What was the purpose of the taxes implemented on mining in the 1850s?

8. What name does Takaki give to Asian labor forces and where does the name come from?

9. Why did Chinese immigrants open laundromats?

10. Why did Vietnamese immigrants arrive in America and where did they live when they first arrived?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the work conditions many immigrants faced. Are they similar tp or different from the working conditions immigrants face today? Why was it difficult for immigrants to change working conditions?

Essay Topic 2

Chinese immigrants aided in building the American railroad. Explain how Chinese immigrants came to work on the railroad and what struggles they faced while doing so.

Essay Topic 3

Briefly discuss Marx's economic theory and how it influenced Takaki. Define the term industrial reserve army and how Takaki uses it in his book.

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