Midterm 1 - Key Words
Asian American Studies 10 with Camacho at University of California - Los Angeles
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By: Matthew Ortega
Textbook:
All I Asking for Is My Body (Kolowalu Book)
America Is in the Heart: A Personal History (Washington Paperbacks, Wp-68)
The Four Immigrants Manga : A Japanese Experience in San Francisco, 1904-1924
Created: 2009-02-03
Size: 30 flashcards
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All I Asking for Is My Body (Kolowalu Book) America Is in the Heart: A Personal History (Washington Paperbacks, Wp-68) The Four Immigrants Manga : A Japanese Experience in San Francisco, 1904-1924Created: 2009-02-03
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The Manila Galleon Trade Route
What
What
Trade Route spanning across America, Asia, and Pacific.
The Manila Galleon Trade Route
When
When
1565 until 1815, when Spanish empire was the strongest.
The Manila Galleon Trade Route
Where/Why
Where/Why
First sustained attempt to bridge America, Asia, and Pacific Worlds. Resulted in a lot of cross-cultural exchange i.e. religions, food, porcelain and silk from China, American silver
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Who
Who
French Philosopher
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
When
When
Mid 1700s
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Why/What
Why/What
- Debates about the state of man.
- Natural: uncontaminated by society, "modern" Europeans have lost this
- Concept of the Noble Savage: coming from God and untouched by society, in perfect harmony with nature.
- Influenced European Views on Pacific Islanders
- Natural: uncontaminated by society, "modern" Europeans have lost this
- Concept of the Noble Savage: coming from God and untouched by society, in perfect harmony with nature.
- Influenced European Views on Pacific Islanders
Model Minority Myth
What/When/Where
What/When/Where
US Media in 1986 popularizes Asian success
Model Minority Myth
Why
Why
- Stemming from Japanese Internment in 1942 and 442nd Segregated Japanese Army Battalion
- Replaced passive oriental stereotype with stereotype of success
- False impression that hardwork can overcome discrimination
- Defines success on material wealth, undermines economic hierarchy (close correlation to race)
- praises assimilation
- makes invisible diverse societies included in labeling
- Replaced passive oriental stereotype with stereotype of success
- False impression that hardwork can overcome discrimination
- Defines success on material wealth, undermines economic hierarchy (close correlation to race)
- praises assimilation
- makes invisible diverse societies included in labeling
Indian Removal Act
What/When/Where
What/When/Where
Native Americans west of Mississippi relocated to OK in 1830, signed by President Andrew Jackson
Indian Removal Act
Why
Why
- Former slaves and other native tribes helped move
- Justification to build the transcontinental railroad, connective East and West over native land at the cost of more than 70,000 giving up homes
- Acquired MX, TX, CA, NM
- Justification to build the transcontinental railroad, connective East and West over native land at the cost of more than 70,000 giving up homes
- Acquired MX, TX, CA, NM
Filial Piety
What/When/Where
What/When/Where
Confucianistic idea that reverence should be paid to father, oldest son, and ultimately, emperor
Filial Piety
Why
Why
- only men could move up the social ladder
- footbinding of women domesticated them, smaller feet = beautiful
- it is challenged in the context of a white-dominated society
- their honor in the chinese community means a bigger threat to whites
- footbinding of women domesticated them, smaller feet = beautiful
- it is challenged in the context of a white-dominated society
- their honor in the chinese community means a bigger threat to whites
Chinese Exclusion Act
What/When/Where
What/When/Where
Curb threat of Chinese migration in 1882. Prevented Chinese from entering for 10 years, made it hard to attain citizenship.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Why
Why
- Massive influx of Chinese immigration
- First seen as helpful labor force, became a large threat
- First to target racial group based on exclusion
- Forced Chinese to work within their own communities (Chinatowns)
- Allowed for discriminatory state and local laws
- First seen as helpful labor force, became a large threat
- First to target racial group based on exclusion
- Forced Chinese to work within their own communities (Chinatowns)
- Allowed for discriminatory state and local laws
Austronesian
What/When/Where
What/When/Where
1960s, termed by anthropologists/archaeologists, for Pacific and Southeast Asian communities
Austronesian
Why
Why
- are thought to have been isolated, because they are islands, but now are said to have common ancient history
- Lapita Pottery: similar patterns only found in the Island Pacific, nearly 3000-4000 years old, suggesting at least a trade network
- share common words and concepts
- The outrigger canoe, different otherwise, but same outrigger technology
- voyage important aspect of survival
- Lapita Pottery: similar patterns only found in the Island Pacific, nearly 3000-4000 years old, suggesting at least a trade network
- share common words and concepts
- The outrigger canoe, different otherwise, but same outrigger technology
- voyage important aspect of survival
The Outrigger Canoe
What / When / Where / Why
What / When / Where / Why
- Same outrigger technology in the Austronesian community
- navigational skills important for survival
- symbol of Pacific pride and commodity
- used star constellations, bird patterns
- canoes were perfect for the atoll islands, whose levels were continually changing with the sea level
- connection between the islands many many years ago
- navigational skills important for survival
- symbol of Pacific pride and commodity
- used star constellations, bird patterns
- canoes were perfect for the atoll islands, whose levels were continually changing with the sea level
- connection between the islands many many years ago
Mau Pialug
Who / When / Where
Who / When / Where
- 1970s, one of the last navigators alive, sailed from Tahiti to Hawaii successfully when asked by Ben Finney
Mau Pialug
Why
Why
-Helped people revive the navigational tradition
- Successfully demonstrated indigenous maritime science
- Navigation skills declined: not everyone lived in atolls, diseases killed of populations
- Successfully demonstrated indigenous maritime science
- Navigation skills declined: not everyone lived in atolls, diseases killed of populations
Northwest Ordinance
What / When / Where
What / When / Where
1787, established governments in NW territories and allowed grounds for new territories to eventually enter union. Further encouraged Manifest Destiny
Northwest Ordinance
Why
Why
- Allowed US to acquire territories
- Protected civil liberties of adult white males under Constitution
- Treated white citizens of territories as economic partners and equals, giving opportunities to build industries/business
- Excluded all others from these processes
- Protected civil liberties of adult white males under Constitution
- Treated white citizens of territories as economic partners and equals, giving opportunities to build industries/business
- Excluded all others from these processes
Insular Cases
What / When / Where
What / When / Where
Series of Supreme Court Cases 1901-1922, charting legal terrain in overseas colonization. Questioned constitutionality of overseas governance.
Insular Cases
Why
Why
Downes v. Bidwell: Samuel Downes and customs collector, challenges tax to carry oranges in US
- incorporated: part of US in all respects, unincorporated: constitution doesn't fully apply
- US territories foreign relative to states
- reasons for domestic: economic and political territory
- reasons for foreign: undesired races for citizenship, exotic and distant lands
- incorporated: part of US in all respects, unincorporated: constitution doesn't fully apply
- US territories foreign relative to states
- reasons for domestic: economic and political territory
- reasons for foreign: undesired races for citizenship, exotic and distant lands
Tokugawa Bakufu
What / When / Where
What / When / Where
Japanese Dynasty 1600-1867, unified Japan under dynasty, controlling internal power and creating political unity, created edicts, policies to restrict the entry of Japan, as well as hinder Japanese
Tokugawa Bakufu
Why
Why
- Samurai Attain power through conflict/war, loyalty to lords was so strong, if he embarassed master by losing battle, he would perform Seppuki: ritual suicide
- Tokugawa era undermines their power, peace brought undermines their authority
- Tokugawa era undermines their power, peace brought undermines their authority
The Kapu System
What / When / Where
What / When / Where
- Taboos, the special priveledged, sacred
- Honoring Kapu guaranteed good crops, good health, good relations
- Ex: Not eating bananas, gender differences
- Not a democracy, empire, dynasty, but was resourceful as it was a system of rules that guided everyday life in Hawaii
- 1600s-1800s
- Honoring Kapu guaranteed good crops, good health, good relations
- Ex: Not eating bananas, gender differences
- Not a democracy, empire, dynasty, but was resourceful as it was a system of rules that guided everyday life in Hawaii
- 1600s-1800s
The Kapu System
Why
Why
- 1778, Kapu System is stressed
* Brought diseases over (common flu, measles), no immunity, so epidemics emerged
* Struggled to make sense of the misfortune
- Was now looked down upon, even if you honor it, not a guarantee for a good life
* Missionaries offered spiritual healing/refuge within Christian churches
* White women were eating bananas without being punished
* Brought diseases over (common flu, measles), no immunity, so epidemics emerged
* Struggled to make sense of the misfortune
- Was now looked down upon, even if you honor it, not a guarantee for a good life
* Missionaries offered spiritual healing/refuge within Christian churches
* White women were eating bananas without being punished
The Mahele
What / When / Where
What / When / Where
Division of lands on Oahu-Hawaii in 1845-1852
# Commodified land and divided as private property
# Destroyed interdependence of societies
# Replaced Hawaiian notion of caring for land for American way of selling land
# Media trying to teach Hawaiians to be industrialized o only 1% of Hawaiians owned land in private after Mahole
# Commoners no land for their names
# Commodified land and divided as private property
# Destroyed interdependence of societies
# Replaced Hawaiian notion of caring for land for American way of selling land
# Media trying to teach Hawaiians to be industrialized o only 1% of Hawaiians owned land in private after Mahole
# Commoners no land for their names
The Manila Galleon Trade Route
What
What
Trade Route spanning across America, Asia, and Pacific.
Assimilation
What / When / Where / Why
What / When / Where / Why
* One drop rules made it hard to be something else
* Originally, directed to E. European migrants
* English lang. biggest marker in assimilation policies
* Better to be white in second generation, to "survive better"
* Aimed to colonize people of color, eradicate cultural identity
* in Hawaii, Asians were dominant demographic, not whites
* Originally, directed to E. European migrants
* English lang. biggest marker in assimilation policies
* Better to be white in second generation, to "survive better"
* Aimed to colonize people of color, eradicate cultural identity
* in Hawaii, Asians were dominant demographic, not whites
About this deck
By: Matthew Ortega
Textbook: All I Asking for Is My Body (Kolowalu Book)
America Is in the Heart: A Personal History (Washington Paperbacks, Wp-68)
The Four Immigrants Manga : A Japanese Experience in San Francisco, 1904-1924
Created: 2009-02-03
Size: 30 flashcards
Views: 78
Textbook:
All I Asking for Is My Body (Kolowalu Book) America Is in the Heart: A Personal History (Washington Paperbacks, Wp-68) The Four Immigrants Manga : A Japanese Experience in San Francisco, 1904-1924Created: 2009-02-03
Size: 30 flashcards
Views: 78
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