ASAMST 20A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Immigration And Nationality Act Of 1965, Family Reunification, Free Migration
23 May 2018
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Fraig Asia Aerica History September 1
I. Three General Periods
1. 1848-1882: Immigration
• Open immigration
• Asian male bachelors
• Pushed by poverty and opportunity
2. 1882-1965: Exclusion
• Eliminated entry of Chinese laborers
• There were immigration waves of other Asian groups
• WW2: setback for Japanese; limited opportunities for others.
3. 1965-Present: Post Exclusion
• More numbers and diversity
• 1965 Immigration Act
• Family reunification: male bachelors could be reunited with their families.
• Professional migration: social-economic makeup changes to educated, skilled
workers (doctors, engineers) compared to the laborers pre-1965.
• Refugee migration
II. Prole: MIH & it’s Effets
• MIH Missig i Histor: Asias are erased fro histor; raifiatios ilude that
contributions are not included.
• Marginalization: Asians are viewed as outsiders.
• Racial stereotyping emerge and recur
• Public apathy is created
III. Hubert H. Bancroft
• History of California: refers to Asians as aliens in America because of the color of their
skin, their different features, their incomprehensive language, and their strange
customs and religion.
• Guest workers
IV. The Last Rail
• Chinese were not included in the pictures in the finishing of the railroads.
• Omits existence of Chinese that built the railroads.
• The hidde hat is used to oer the Asia’s fae as if he does ot eist.
V. Prey to Racial Stereotypes
• Categorization process
• Economic, political, or social competition
• Idea systems are created
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Document Summary
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