studying midterm

Question 1

opium war

Answer 1

1839-1842, ends with treaty of nanjing. forced to open 5 more ports, pay indemnity and lower tariff

Question 2

guangdong

Answer 2

where most chinese immigrants from: lost jobs after opium war. christmas 1848, globalized city

Question 3

reciprocity treaty

Answer 3

1875: hawaii forced to open free trade to US (sugar especially important

Question 3

bureau of immigration

Answer 3

1864
contract labor system: Terms: 3 years, room and board provided, pay monthly amount
System of recruiting chinese doesn’t last very long because chinese already established in area and found other opportunities
Chinatowns, rice plantations
Most people don’t want to renew after 3 years

Question 4

treaty of kanagawa

Answer 4

Japan forced to open up in 1854. they don’t fight. matthew perry

Question 5

meiji restoration

Answer 5

1868: taxation, industrialization, militarization (conscription). BANS IMMIGRATION IN 1869

Question 6

japan to hawaii immigration

Answer 6

large scale immigration in 1885: hawaii sugar planters association

Question 7

robert irwin

Answer 7

cosmopolitan working for HSCA
establishes contract system

Question 8

treaty of kangwha

Answer 8

etc etc japan takes advantage of korea

Question 9

shufeldt treaty

Answer 9

1882: US treaty with korea

Question 10

horace allen

Answer 10

cosmopolitan medical missionary in korea, worked with roayl family, recruited for hawaiian plantation: late 1800s
responsible for show money method, along with deschler.

Question 11

filipino nationalist movement

Answer 11

late 19th century, questioning spanish rule
1860s propaganda movement:
rizal as idoelogical ruler, aguinaldo is military
aguinaldo = 1896 military uprising

Question 12

spanish american war

Answer 12

1898. over cuba/phillipines
      brings back aguinaldo
      filipines declare independence, but then US posesses them

Question 13

philippines american war

Answer 13

1898-1901

Question 14

US colonization of philippines

Answer 14

(1898-1946) “territory” citizenship, creates problems later when US wants to exclude

Question 15

pensionados

Answer 15

filipino scholarship students

Question 16

filipino migration

Answer 16

mostly as independent labor, contract labor in hawaii: many had US education, fought in various US wars

Question 17

british colonization of india

Answer 17

(1858-1947 are offical dates)
very diverse subcontinent
through east india company

Question 18

reasons for indian diaspora:

Answer 18

early immigrants from punjab: good soldiers, sikhs, brought all over england’s colonial empire
sikhs: caste-less

Question 19

canadian-indian relations

Answer 19

restrict chinese, need south asian labor, but then too racist to work with south asians
hard to stop migration because they’re both british colonies
show money 200 dollars
“continuous journey”
go from canada to the US (1907-1917) often directly from hong kong

Question 19

burlinggame treaty

Answer 19

1868: allows citizens of US and china to immigrate freely. redone in 1880, then chinese exclusion follows in 1882

Question 20

page law

Answer 20

1875: bars entry for chinese, japanese, mongolian contract laborers: also bars chinese women (prove they’re not prostitutes during interrogation)

Question 21

chinese exclusion loopholes

Answer 21

1884: certificate required for reentry
1888: reinry certificate void
must carry alien registration card

Question 22

japanese school crisis

Answer 22

1906 CA doesn’t want japanese students in school
oriental schools
teddy tries to step in but CA is simply too racist

Question 23

gentleman's agreement

Answer 23

1907. creates situation of picture brides. japan agrees to not issue passports to those trying to go to the US

Question 24

cable act

Answer 24

1922: women have citizenship unless they marry an alien ineligble for citizenship

Question 25

derivative citizenship law 1930

Answer 25

if any parent is a citizen, you can claim their citizenship. used to only be father

Question 26

tape vs. hurley

Answer 26

1886

Question 27

ah yup case

Answer 27

1878: denied citizenship because neither black nor white

Question 28

ozawa case

Answer 28

1922: lightskinned, but denied citizenship: race is something other than colorism

Question 29

chinese police tax

Answer 29

chinese forced to pay taxes to fund police watching them

Question 30

foreign miner's taxes

Answer 30

1850/1852: chinese taxed twice

Question 31

kenjinkai

Answer 31

japanese organization

Question 32

indian push factors

Answer 32

farming difficulties: british raise high taxes even though land undercultivated

Question 33

indian pull factors

Answer 33

filipinos/south asians can already speak english, unlike east asians who go to hawaii military service lets them know there are more opportunities

Question 34

chinese pull factors

Answer 34

US pull factors: Better employment, higher wages, more available resources, available facilities, affordability hong kongers can leave easily bc it's a brit colony now

Question 35

japanese large scale immigration begins when/why

Answer 35

Large scale immigration begins in 1885, recruited by hawaiian sugar planters association

Question 36

HSPA contract details:

Answer 36

3 years pays for women: believes family men will be more responsible

Question 37

japanese end korean immigration in

Answer 37

1905

Question 38

japanese emperor bans immigration: when/why?

Answer 38

1869: But news comes back to japan that japanese treated very badly Emperor gets upset/sentimental: why are people leaving to be treated like that Establishes ban, no one allowed to leave

Question 39

chinese exclusion

Answer 39

chinese exclusion act 1882: labor excluded for ten years merchants/visitors/students exempted— but these aren’t immigrants, equivalent to holding a temporary visa people who wanted to stay to work were barred alien ineligible for citizen

Question 40

indian exclusion

Answer 40

asiatic barred zone in the 1917 immigration act: asiatic exclusion provision in the 1924 immigration act

Question 41

tydings-mcduffie

Answer 41

1934 annual quota of 50 filipinos the status of filipinos changed from nationals to aliens anti overseas territory/anti filipinos come together to rally for the bill allows philippines to have independence