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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 Hawaiian planters begin hiring nationalities other then the Chinese?

2. When Hawaii could not longer import Chinese workers, who did they entice to the workforce next?

3. Who received the highest wages in the Hawaiian plantations?

4. Why does Takaki assert that Asian immigrants opened their own businesses?

5. What caused the strike with the Central Pacific Railroad to end?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what neighborhoods did Korean immigrants live in?

2. Why did Chinese immigrants settle in California in the 1800s? What law effected this?

3. Why did the sugar plantations treat their workers well? How did they treat them well?

4. Why did Filipinos immigrate to America?

5. What is the life of a first generation immigrant like in America?

6. How did the coupon payment system work and what was wrong with it?

7. What was the major industry Filipino immigrants became involved in?

8. What major ruling by the courts in 1910 effected Asian Indians and who overturned the decision?

9. What business did William Hoper run? Who did he hire to help run his business?

10. Why did Hawaiian business owners began hiring workers other then Chinese immigrants?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two chapter titles in Takaki's book and explain their relevance in context of the chapter and the entire book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the 1948 Displaced Persons Act and the 1953 Refugee Relief Act. Why did these acts come about and how did they change the immigration population in America?

Essay Topic 3

What caused Filipino immigrants to arrive in America? Compare and contrast their experience with one other group of Asian immigrants. What were the Filipinos' experiences in California?

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