GLG 101 Lecture Notes - Convenience Store, Jewish Diaspora, Family Reunification
AAS 540 MIDTERM REVIEW
TIMING:
The midterm exam will be available from 8 AM on Wed. Oct. 19th to 4 PM on Fri., Oct. 21st.
TIP: While the exam will be available anytime within the window above, I suggest taking
the exam during “business hours” so that you can access iLearn’s help desk if you have
any technical difficulties.
The exam will be a 1 hour and 15 minute, closed-book, online exam, administered on iLearn.
FORMAT:
The exam will cover lectures, readings and video clips from Weeks 2-7.
The exam will consist of two parts:
1. 15 multiple choice questions (60% of grade)
2. 1 essay question—750 words (40% of grade). You will write one essay, to be chosen
from the sample essay question topics provided on page 4 of this review worksheet.
Be sure to include the following in your essay:
A clear, precise thesis that states your response to the essay question
2 supporting paragraphs that directly relate to your thesis—please
reference at least 2 assigned readings in your paragraphs
Grammar and essay organization count
Intro and conclusion paragraphs are optional
Your essay will be evaluated based on the following:
1. Strength of thesis – 10 points
2. Relevance and thoroughness of supporting paragraphs – 20 points
3. Quality of writing style and grammar – 10 points
Please note that the midterm exam cannot be made up. Should you need additional
accommodations to complete the exam, you must contact me in advance.
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REVIEW QUESTIONS AND TIPS FOLLOW ON PAGES 2-4
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MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
TIP: Review the questions from Quiz #1 and Quiz #2 to familiarize yourself with subject
matter and format for the multiple-choice exam questions.
Define or identify the following terms, figures, or laws in preparation for the multiple-
choice portion of the exam: (terms appear in the order they were presented)
Bhagat Singh Thind- a Sikh writer who had served briefly in the US army during WWI
petitioned for citizenship in 1923.
He argued that South Asians belonged to white Aryan race, once branch which had left
the original homeland in the Caucasian mountains and wandered into India
The 1923 Supreme court case US vs Bhagat Signh Thind resulted in the following conclusions:
The only Americans who could claim “white” as their race were those that “the average
well informed white American” perceived as white
South Asian immigrants were “aliens ineligible to citizenship”
Panethnicity- See page 84 of Kibria’s essay
Political (rather than biological) way of understating racial identity
A group of people from different countries of origin with shared/overlapping histories of
migration and lived experiences in the US
Creates solidarity and unity among Asian communities living in America
A concept that describes solidarity among Asian Americans of different nationalities.
Pakistan
Desi- a person from the homeland (desh)
Recent term that tries to create solidarity
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Hegemony- the power of a single group in a society to lead and dominate other groups, often,
through popular consent.
Ghadar Party
A diasporic revolutionary movement that sought to overthrow British colonialism
Despite the challenges its leaders faced in securing weapons and ammunition for an
armed revolt against British Imperialism, the Ghadar Party motivated and influenced
India’s independent movement.
The following issues motivated the Ghadar Party to support armed revolution:
The colonial polices of British Empire oppressed the people of India
The British Empire supported racist policies and immigration laws against South Asian
immigrants in the U.S. and Canada
India’s independence from Britsih rule in 1947 led to the end of the Ghadar Party
Asiatic Barred Zone Act (1917)
Extended Chinese Exclusion Laws of 1882, which had begun to change America’s “open
door policy” towards immigration.
Barred all Asian immigration to the US (except for Japanese and Filipinos)
Prevented South Asians from immigrating to the US
[British] Colonialism-
1612-1947
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