FILIPINO AMERICANS ETHN 113 – Week 6 Session 2

Last Session  Discuss representations of “community” in Girl Translated.  Categorize key terms from the reading on Japanese Americans  Collaborate on selecting evidence to support a thesis

Today  Compare and contrast arguments to support a claim. (Midterm Thesis #1a)  Collaborate to support an expanded claim (Midterm Thesis #1b)

Mabalon (Mah-bah-lon)  Reasons I chose this text:  It’s part of our state and local heritage  Provides an extremely detailed historical account of the emergence of an API community from an ethnic studies point of view (experience, perspective, and context).  Models how to place community issues into responsible context (power, culture, structure, and identity).

Crosscutting ThemesCh. 1Ch. 2 Immigrant PopulationsPensionadosYoung men (prior to 1940s) Settlement PatternsMorro BayHawaii, Pacific coast, Stockton Factors that influenced Immigration (Push-Pull) Pensionados, Spanish-American WarEconomic and social changes in the Philippines; Letters and Photos LaborHawaii Sugar Plantation Association Country of Origin’s Relationship with US Government US Imperialism, Philippine American War Exclusion, Surveillance, and Discrimination Community InstitutionsUniversities Cultural representations of the racialized “other” Letters and PhotosAmerica is In the Heart Generations and AcculturationFirst generations: Pensionados and Manongs/Manangs

Midterm Essay Thesis #1a  The emergence of Asian and Pacific Islander American communities is rooted in the history of United States westward expansion and imperialism.  In groups, outline an argument to support this claim that builds from at least two key terms from each of the columns.

Crosscutting ThemesChinese AmericansJapanese AmericansFilipino Americans Immigrant Populations Sojourner immigrants, Chinese WomenPoor from rural areas and Ryokyu Islands Pensionados, agricultural workers, young men (pre-1940s) Settlement PatternsPacific Coast: California San Francisco Pacific Coast, Hawaii, California San Francisco Morro Bay, Hawaii, Pacific coast, Stockton Factors that influenced Immigration (Push- Pull) Gold Rush, Fall of SaigonExclusion of Chinese, Agriculture, Railroads, and domestic work Pensionados, Spanish-American War, Economic and social changes in the Philippines; Letters and Photos LaborAgriculture, WWII economy Railroads Domestic Services (Laundries) Agriculture, Railroads, and domestic work Hawaii Sugar Plantation Association Country of Origin’s Relationship with US Government Immigration Act of 1965, The Good Earth, Arrival of Chinese Women, Ping Pong Diplomacy Gentlemen’s Agreement, Meiji Revolution, Attack on Pearl Harbor US Imperialism, Philippine American War Exclusion, Surveillance, and Discrimination Foreign Miner’s Tax Chinese Exclusion Act Ordinances on Living and Labor Conditions, Cold War, Hiram Fong, FOB/ABC, Dr. Wen Ho Lee San Francisco School Board incident, Anti-miscegenation laws, restrictive covenants, Alien Land Act (1913 and 1920), CWIRC/Exec Order 9066 Anti-miscegenation laws Community Institutions Family Associations, Paper Sons Six Companies Native Sons of the Golden State, levels of education Japanese Association of America, Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Regional organizations Cultural representations of the racialized “other” Yellow Peril, Model Minorities, Tiananmen Square The second generation Japanese Problem, Yellow Peril, Scientific racism/social Darwinism Letters and Photos, America is In the Heart Generations and Acculturation Native Sons of the Golden State, FOBs ABCs Issei, Nisei, Sanseil; redress

Midterm Thesis #1b  The emergence of Asian and Pacific Islander American communities is rooted in the history of United States westward expansion and imperialism. These international affairs led to discriminatory structural conditions and cultural representations that privileged the dominant culture and shaped Asian and Pacific Islanders’ ethnic, social class, and gender identities.  In groups, revise your argument to support this expanded claim. Builds from at least two additional key terms from each of the columns.

Crosscutting ThemesChinese AmericansJapanese AmericansFilipino Americans Immigrant Populations Sojourner immigrants, Chinese WomenPoor from rural areas and Ryokyu Islands Pensionados, agricultural workers, young men (pre-1940s) Settlement PatternsPacific Coast: California San Francisco Pacific Coast, Hawaii, California San Francisco Morro Bay, Hawaii, Pacific coast, Stockton Factors that influenced Immigration (Push- Pull) Gold Rush, Fall of SaigonExclusion of Chinese, Agriculture, Railroads, and domestic work Pensionados, Spanish-American War, Economic and social changes in the Philippines; Letters and Photos LaborAgriculture, WWII economy Railroads Domestic Services (Laundries) Agriculture, Railroads, and domestic work Hawaii Sugar Plantation Association Country of Origin’s Relationship with US Government Immigration Act of 1965, The Good Earth, Arrival of Chinese Women, Ping Pong Diplomacy Gentlemen’s Agreement, Meiji Revolution, Attack on Pearl Harbor US Imperialism, Philippine American War Exclusion, Surveillance, and Discrimination Foreign Miner’s Tax Chinese Exclusion Act Ordinances on Living and Labor Conditions, Cold War, Hiram Fong, FOB/ABC, Dr. Wen Ho Lee San Francisco School Board incident, Anti-miscegenation laws, restrictive covenants, Alien Land Act (1913 and 1920), CWIRC/Exec Order 9066 Anti-miscegenation laws Community Institutions Family Associations, Paper Sons Six Companies Native Sons of the Golden State, levels of education Japanese Association of America, Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Regional organizations Cultural representations of the racialized “other” Yellow Peril, Model Minorities, Tiananmen Square The second generation Japanese Problem, Yellow Peril, Scientific racism/social Darwinism Letters and Photos, America is In the Heart Generations and Acculturation Native Sons of the Golden State, FOBs ABCs Issei, Nisei, Sanseil; redress

Next Session  Online Session Week 6 – Narrowing your community issue  Kwok Reading Discussion on Ch. 7-8