AMST 298 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Botany, Asian American Studies, Immigration Act Of 1924

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: American Studies
• Course: AMST 298
• Professor: Terry Parks

Document Summary

Swedish botanist who lived from 1707 to 1778. Developed a system of classification for plants and animals. Later tried to apply this classification to humans. Asiaticus: shallow, melancholy, stiff, severe, haughty, avaricious, ruled by opinions. Africanus: black, phlegmatic, relaxed, hair black, frizzled, skin silky, negligent. Europaeus: white, sanguine, muscular, covers himself with clothing, governed by laws. 1790 naturalization act: only free white person in good standing could become citizens. No indentured servants or persons of color. Ozawa was a person born in japan but who lived in the united states for over 20 years. Supreme court acknowledged that he was the textbook definition of a model citizen. Proven by science that caucasian was a category. According to common man"s definition of whiteness, thind does not qualify for citizenship. This was even though thind had served in the u. s. military. Contradicted the court"s earlier decision of race being a category.