1. Warm-Up
You need an iRespond remote and a copy of the student survey (class set – do not write on it).
Please respond honestly to each item.
For any areas in which you answer “Disagree or Strongly Disagree,” please write a brief explanation on a piece of paper – DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON IT.

2. Anti-Chinese Sentiment/Racism
There is a long history of anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States.

3. Yellow Peril/Yellow Terror
Color metaphor for race – based on the skin color of East Asians
Originated in the late 19th century with Chinese immigrants as coolie slaves or laborers in the United States
Later associated with the Japanese during the mid-20th century, especially after the Japanese attacks during World War 2
Eventually extended to all Asians of East and Southeast Asian descent.
Symbolizes:
general racism over the skin color
the fear that the mass immigration of Asians threatened white wages and standards of living
the fear that they would eventually take over and destroy western civilization, replacing it with their ways of life and values

6. Chinese Exclusion Acts

9. Terms to Know
Coolie: A label applied to a slave or unskilled manual laborer from Asia, particularly if they were from Southern China, the Indian subcontinent, the Philippines or Indonesia.
Chink: A racial slur applied to Chinese or people of Chinese descent, specifically those with yellow skin and/or slanty eyes.

10. Chinese Accent

11. Ch. 3 During Reading: Answer questions
After Reading: Character Sketch & Discussion Questions