ASAMST 20A Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Chiura Obata, War Relocation Authority, Executive Order 8802
24 Jul 2018
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Quiz: Thursday, April 19th
Identify each of the following executive orders, acts, and cases in 2-3 sentences each. In each
identification, include 1) the year that the legislation was passed or the year the court case took
place and 2) what the act or case did in relation to Asian American history.
1. Executive Order 9066 (Week 7)
a. Year: 1942
b. What: The executive order that authorized japanese internment
c. Impact: over a hundred thousand japanese were interned during the war, most of
them were American citizens.
2. Loving v. Virginia (Week 5)
a. Year: 1967
b. Supreme Court decision on interracial marriage → court rules that gov’t couldn’t
ban interracial marriage
c. Impact: Even though case was about a black-white marriage, ruling meant Asian
interracial marriage could happen too. Interracial marriage was def a thing for
Asians (esp since disproportionate % of asian men vs asian women)
3. War Brides Act
a. Year: 1945
b. Law that allowed foreign wives/children of American military men to immigrate
to the US outside the quota system
c. Impact: caused a lot of Asian women to move to the US
Identify the following individuals and explain how specific examples of their work have been
influenced by Asian American historical time periods, themes, and/or events. Suggested length
2-3 sentences each.
1. Mary Paik Lee (Week 7)
a. Korean American writer, wrote “Quiet Odyssey”, an autobiography/memoir of her
Korean American life
b. Living in Hawaii then California
c. Recalls treatment of Asians during WW2, even after internment, talks about
Japanese neighbors turning toward other Asian Americans for help
2. Henry Sugimoto (Week 7)
a. Japanese-American Artist trained in LA and France
b. Known for paintings about Japanese internment, achieved posthumous fame
3. Maggie Gee (Week 8, Th)
a. Chinese American part of the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) during
WW2
b. Berkeley native (from Berkeley + also graduated from UC Berkeley)
Document Summary
Identify each of the following executive orders, acts, and cases in 2-3 sentences each. Impact: even though case was about a black-white marriage, ruling meant asian interracial marriage could happen too. Asians (esp since disproportionate % of asian men vs asian women: war brides act, year: 1945, law that allowed foreign wives/children of american military men to immigrate to the us outside the quota system. Impact: caused a lot of asian women to move to the us c. Identify the following individuals and explain how speci c examples of their work have been in uenced by asian american historical time periods, themes, and/or events. 2-3 sentences each: mary paik lee (week 7, korean american writer, wrote quiet odyssey , an autobiography/memoir of her. Korean american life: living in hawaii then california, recalls treatment of asians during ww2, even after internment, talks about. Japanese neighbors turning toward other asian americans for help: henry sugimoto (week 7)
