QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS15
Cultural Competence - ANSWERS-an awareness of ones own cultural worldview
Culture - ANSWERS-The beliefs, values, and patterns that are shared by a group and have been
passed from generation to generation.
Acculturation - ANSWERS-Members of one culture become integrated into another.
Headman - ANSWERS-A major figure in west African communities.
Ethnocentrism - ANSWERS-the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or
culture.
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 - ANSWERS-prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers
into the United States for ten years.
The Jones Act 1917 - ANSWERS-granted citizenship to Puerto Ricans and extending to them
some of the protections of the Bill of Rights.
1924 immigration Act - ANSWERS-limited number of non-European immigrants.
The Displaced Persons Act 1948 - ANSWERS-the United States accepted more than 395,000
refugees from war-torn European nations.
, the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 - ANSWERS-quotas were placed on immigration. The total
quota for Asia was 2,990 - compared with 149,667 for Europe and 1,400 for Africa.
The Immigration Act of 1965 - ANSWERS-changed the quota system to allow Immigration from
all countries into America. Ceilings of 120,000 from eastern and 170,000 from western
hemispheres were established. Mexican, Cuban, Filipino, Italian and Taiwanese immigrants then
began to enter the United States.
The Refugee Act of 1980 - ANSWERS-allowed ten million permanent immigrants to be admitted
to the United States.
immigration Act of 1990 - ANSWERS-The number of immigrants allowed into the US per year
was increased to 700,000.
Executive Order 9066 - ANSWERS-the evacuation and incarceration of 100,000 Japanese
Americans during World War II.
The Immigrant Outreach Unit - ANSWERS-serves as a link between the NYPD and immigrant
communities not traditionally engaged with the Department.
Immigrant Outreach Unit Liaisons - ANSWERS--introduces the immigrant communities to
available Department programs and other services offered by other City agencies and
community based organizations.
-ensure access to resources, assist with translations and provide other services as needed.
14-151 of the New York City Administrative Code - ANSWERS-prohibits biased-based profiling
and includes demographic categories in addition to race, color, and national origin.