AAS 210 FINAL (real) EXAM 2025
GRADED A LATEST VERSION 400
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
{with practice exams}EXAM
ERABORATION
TV portrayals: What children notice? - CORRECT ANSWER No
minorities; racial differences; white ppl are the heros, (theres a lot
more)
Whence TV writers/producers create their stories and characters? -
CORRECT ANSWER Previous stereotype portrayals; political views,
basing these characters on their own experiences, do they know any aa?
Then don't then rely on stereotypes
Significance of producers referring to previous stereotype portrayals;
political views and basing characters on own XPs? - CORRECT ANSWER
don't hire minority writer or producers then portrayals reflect
experiences of white Americans
Ideological sources of film portrayals of Asian Americans? - CORRECT
ANSWER Racial ideology, colonialist ideology, class ideology
4 Largest PI [Pacific Islander] groups in U.S.? Native - CORRECT ANSWER
Hawaiians, Samoans, Guamanians, Tongans
States/section of U.S. where most PIs [Pacific Islander] reside?
(visualizing map will help you remember) - CORRECT ANSWER Living in
Alaska, CA, HI, OR, TX, NV, UT (Mormon), WA
,How small is immigration rate of some PI [Pacific Islander] groups? -
CORRECT ANSWER Since WWII, some groups (e.g., Fijians, Tongans) as
few as 0 or 3 in a year to < 2000
NATIVE HAWAIIANS
Who first discovered Hawaii? - CORRECT ANSWER Chinese Polynesian
How did the Chinese Polynesian find Hawaii? - CORRECT ANSWER
Navigation of stars o1852
What did the Polynesian transplant to Hawaii? - CORRECT ANSWER
Cane Sugar, Cane syrup, Pineapple, Coconuts, Grapefruit, Taro
Taiping Rebellion - CORRECT ANSWER resulted from an internal
rebellion of the Manchu Dynasty result, South-Eastern provinces
devastated.
Cantonese impacted because they were the first group of Chinese in
significant contact with the Western world.
Hong Kong becoming a British territory, that just pushed more to adopt
the idea of going to the west in order to recoup their loses.
Whey were Cantonese impacted by Taiping Rebellion - CORRECT
ANSWER 1st group of Chinese in significant contact with western world
Hong Kong became British territory: pushed idea of going west to
recoup their losses
result of philosophical debates of Confucianism - CORRECT ANSWER
Chinese culture stagnated from the squashing of independent thought
and writing by Chinese scholars.
"Coolies" - CORRECT ANSWER recruiters who used unruly methods to
get paid for recruiting Chinese workers.
,At times, they even resulted in kidnapping workers or trapping them in
dishonest indentured servitude.
Treaty of Naking - CORRECT ANSWER - caused economic depression in
areas providing most emigrants,
- lead to a loss of monopoly within trade, bc the Port of Canton used to
be the only port open to the outside world.
- The cotton industries within those regions also had to compete with
Western companies.
- China was also forced to pay reparations to the Western powers for
the war, which lead to China imposing difficult taxes, causing many
peasants/farmers to lose their land. Without property, peasants had to
find other opportunities to make money.
why did the Treaty of Naking lead to a loss of monopoly within trade -
CORRECT ANSWER the Port of Canton was the only port open to
outside world
What caused the Taiping Rebellion of 1850-1865 - CORRECT ANSWER
an internal rebellion of the Manchu Dynasty
what was the result of the Taiping Rebellion - CORRECT ANSWER SE
provinces were devastated
Cantonese esp. impacted because they were 1st group of Chinese to be
in significant contact with western world
Reasons for 1st wave Leaving China - CORRECT ANSWER Flood of 1849
Taiping Rebellion (1850-1865):
Cantonese impacted since 1st group in signif contact with western world
1842-1852: Opium War: Treaty of Nanking
1st wave CA: Nuclear Families Formed? - CORRECT ANSWER No
nuclear families because:
, Anti-miscegenation laws
low population of Chinese-American women: little amounts of Chinese
families formed.
1st wave CA Rate of Assimilation - CORRECT ANSWER low b/c lack of
english stopped most opportunities to assimilate
1st wave CA: Characteristics of Emigrants - CORRECT ANSWER mostly
from villages form SE Canton and coasts of Kwantang
Cantonese
illiterate, uneducated laborers
majority male
usu didn't plan permanent residence
often sent money back to family
willing to work long hours
little to no political presence outside of our commuities
1st wave CA farmers contribution - CORRECT ANSWER introduced rice,
tea and sugar cane to the States,
helped introduce farming technology in California. A type of cherry and
frost resistant oranges were invented by 1st Wave Chinese immigrants.
CA laundry - CORRECT ANSWER low start up costs
niches
little eng needed
no edu needed
business competition b/w chinese
provided employment for new CA immigrants
1st wave CA:Types of Work
Early Work - CORRECT ANSWER Gold mines
transcontinental railroad: paid 2/3 of white wage
farmers
GRADED A LATEST VERSION 400
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
{with practice exams}EXAM
ERABORATION
TV portrayals: What children notice? - CORRECT ANSWER No
minorities; racial differences; white ppl are the heros, (theres a lot
more)
Whence TV writers/producers create their stories and characters? -
CORRECT ANSWER Previous stereotype portrayals; political views,
basing these characters on their own experiences, do they know any aa?
Then don't then rely on stereotypes
Significance of producers referring to previous stereotype portrayals;
political views and basing characters on own XPs? - CORRECT ANSWER
don't hire minority writer or producers then portrayals reflect
experiences of white Americans
Ideological sources of film portrayals of Asian Americans? - CORRECT
ANSWER Racial ideology, colonialist ideology, class ideology
4 Largest PI [Pacific Islander] groups in U.S.? Native - CORRECT ANSWER
Hawaiians, Samoans, Guamanians, Tongans
States/section of U.S. where most PIs [Pacific Islander] reside?
(visualizing map will help you remember) - CORRECT ANSWER Living in
Alaska, CA, HI, OR, TX, NV, UT (Mormon), WA
,How small is immigration rate of some PI [Pacific Islander] groups? -
CORRECT ANSWER Since WWII, some groups (e.g., Fijians, Tongans) as
few as 0 or 3 in a year to < 2000
NATIVE HAWAIIANS
Who first discovered Hawaii? - CORRECT ANSWER Chinese Polynesian
How did the Chinese Polynesian find Hawaii? - CORRECT ANSWER
Navigation of stars o1852
What did the Polynesian transplant to Hawaii? - CORRECT ANSWER
Cane Sugar, Cane syrup, Pineapple, Coconuts, Grapefruit, Taro
Taiping Rebellion - CORRECT ANSWER resulted from an internal
rebellion of the Manchu Dynasty result, South-Eastern provinces
devastated.
Cantonese impacted because they were the first group of Chinese in
significant contact with the Western world.
Hong Kong becoming a British territory, that just pushed more to adopt
the idea of going to the west in order to recoup their loses.
Whey were Cantonese impacted by Taiping Rebellion - CORRECT
ANSWER 1st group of Chinese in significant contact with western world
Hong Kong became British territory: pushed idea of going west to
recoup their losses
result of philosophical debates of Confucianism - CORRECT ANSWER
Chinese culture stagnated from the squashing of independent thought
and writing by Chinese scholars.
"Coolies" - CORRECT ANSWER recruiters who used unruly methods to
get paid for recruiting Chinese workers.
,At times, they even resulted in kidnapping workers or trapping them in
dishonest indentured servitude.
Treaty of Naking - CORRECT ANSWER - caused economic depression in
areas providing most emigrants,
- lead to a loss of monopoly within trade, bc the Port of Canton used to
be the only port open to the outside world.
- The cotton industries within those regions also had to compete with
Western companies.
- China was also forced to pay reparations to the Western powers for
the war, which lead to China imposing difficult taxes, causing many
peasants/farmers to lose their land. Without property, peasants had to
find other opportunities to make money.
why did the Treaty of Naking lead to a loss of monopoly within trade -
CORRECT ANSWER the Port of Canton was the only port open to
outside world
What caused the Taiping Rebellion of 1850-1865 - CORRECT ANSWER
an internal rebellion of the Manchu Dynasty
what was the result of the Taiping Rebellion - CORRECT ANSWER SE
provinces were devastated
Cantonese esp. impacted because they were 1st group of Chinese to be
in significant contact with western world
Reasons for 1st wave Leaving China - CORRECT ANSWER Flood of 1849
Taiping Rebellion (1850-1865):
Cantonese impacted since 1st group in signif contact with western world
1842-1852: Opium War: Treaty of Nanking
1st wave CA: Nuclear Families Formed? - CORRECT ANSWER No
nuclear families because:
, Anti-miscegenation laws
low population of Chinese-American women: little amounts of Chinese
families formed.
1st wave CA Rate of Assimilation - CORRECT ANSWER low b/c lack of
english stopped most opportunities to assimilate
1st wave CA: Characteristics of Emigrants - CORRECT ANSWER mostly
from villages form SE Canton and coasts of Kwantang
Cantonese
illiterate, uneducated laborers
majority male
usu didn't plan permanent residence
often sent money back to family
willing to work long hours
little to no political presence outside of our commuities
1st wave CA farmers contribution - CORRECT ANSWER introduced rice,
tea and sugar cane to the States,
helped introduce farming technology in California. A type of cherry and
frost resistant oranges were invented by 1st Wave Chinese immigrants.
CA laundry - CORRECT ANSWER low start up costs
niches
little eng needed
no edu needed
business competition b/w chinese
provided employment for new CA immigrants
1st wave CA:Types of Work
Early Work - CORRECT ANSWER Gold mines
transcontinental railroad: paid 2/3 of white wage
farmers
