Group covered on the
exam:
Latinos,
Asian Americans, American Muslims
What is the elements of the American civic creed as Huntington describes it?
Consider the histories of
the following groups in the US: Latinos (Mexican Americans, Cuban
Americans, and Puerto Ricans) and Asian Americans (Chinese
Americans, Japanese Americans, Korean Americans, Filipino Americans)
and American Muslims
How assimilated into the
dominant WASP culture is each of the groups and why? Which
aspects
of American political culture aided or impeded this process? What
American political institutions have most hurt and helped each group?
(Fill
in the lists below.)
What data and anecdotal evidence have we uncovered in this class show that these groups do not enjoy social justice in the US?
Mexican Americans:
History of the group in the US:
Geographically concentrated:
How well assimilated?
Why?
American Political Culture
Aids to Assimilation:
Impediments to Assimilation:
American Political and Economic
Institutions
Hurtful:
Helpful:
Cuban Americans
History of the group in the US:
Geographically concentrated:
How well assimilated?
Why?
American Political Culture
Aids to Assimilation:
Impediments to Assimilation:
American Political and Economic
Institutions
Hurtful:
Helpful:
Puerto Ricans
History of the group in the US:
Geographically concentrated:
How well assimilated?
Why?
American Political Culture
Aids to Assimilation:
Impediments to Assimilation:
American Political and Economic
Institutions
Hurtful:
Helpful:
Chinese Americans
History of the group in the US:
Geographically concentrated:
How well assimilated?
Why?
American Political Culture
Aids to Assimilation:
Impediments to Assimilation:
American Political and Economic
Institutions
Hurtful:
Helpful:
Japanese Americans
History of the group in the US:
Geographically concentrated:
How well assimilated?
Why?
American Political Culture
Aids to Assimilation:
Impediments to Assimilation:
American Political and Economic
Institutions
Hurtful:
Helpful::
Korean Americans
History of the group in the US:
Geographically concentrated:
How well assimilated?
Why?
American Political Culture
Aids to Assimilation:
Impediments to Assimilation:
American Political and Economic
Institutions
Hurtful:
Helpful:
Filipino Americans
History of the group in the US:
Geographically concentrated:
How well assimilated?
Why?
American Political Culture
Aids to Assimilation:
Impediments to Assimilation:
American Political and Economic
Institutions
Hurtful:
Helpful:
American Muslims
History of the group in the US:
Geographically concentrated:
What ethnic groups are most strongly
represented among American Muslims?
How well assimilated are American
Muslims?
Why?
American Political Culture
Aids to Assimilation:
Impediments to Assimilation:
American Political and Economic
Institutions
Hurtful:
Helpful:
List the main immigration and
citizenship
laws in US history.
What are the most widely held
myths or
stereotypes about:
Latinos
Asian Americans
American Muslims