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EAS-Unit 7

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Although Yue is widely respected, there was never any literature - poetry or fiction - compased in this variety of Chinese; all litererary pursuits were composed in Mandarin. False
It is estimated nearly 86 % of Chinese-Americans can trace their ancestry to the areas which speak Mandarin (Peking or Northern) dialects. False
Which one of the following is NOT one of the seven major varieties (the reading uses the term dialects) of Chinese languages? Tang
The Yue (Southern variety) speaking people are relatively distinct from Northern, or Mandarin speaking people. True
Ethnic groups, such as the Kazakhs and Uighurs, who live inside China's political borders but in the frontier regions (for example, the Northwest) do not enjoy Chinese citizenship. False
According to the reading, China's minorities are important to the image of itself China hopes to present to the world. True
Over 70% of the Chinese population speaks some form of Mandarin (Northern or Peking) dialect. True
Minorities in China are officially encouraged to preserve their own languages. True
According to Howell's article, Japanese ethnic homogeneity is a myth central to national identity. True
The burakumin are descendents of outcaste groups, based on employment in 'unclean' professions, dating from the ______________ period in Japanese history. Tokugawa
According to David Howell's article, "Japanese homogeneity has never been static." True
David Howell's article "Ethnicity and Culture in Contemporary Japan" identifies three general categories of ethnic minorities in Japan. Which of the following is NOT one of those three? Burakumin
Which of the following marginalized groups in Japan is NOT an ethnic minority? burakumin
The ________ are the native people of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island. Ainu
According to the reading, approximately 1.8 million Koreans live in China and 700,000 Koreans live in Japan today. True
Which of the following is NOT a reason provided in the article "A Comparison of the Korean Minorities in Japan and China," for the differing levels of ethnicity among Koreans in China and Japan? high intermarriage rates vs. lower intermarriage rates
Japan's Koreans do not have the kind of residential concentration that favors ethnic interactions among Koreans in China. True
The main idea of the article is that Koreans in China have maintained ethnic autonomy and positive ethnic identity, while Koreans in Japan have lost much of their culture and suffered a negative ethnic identity. True
According to the reading, Koreans in ___________ maintain relatively high levels of cultural autonomy and ethnic identity. China
After the establishment of the Chinese Communist government in 1949, large numbers of North Koreans were allowed to immigrate due to the close political ties between these two governments. False
Only 2 out of 10 Korean students use their Korean names when they register at a Japanese high school because of which of the following reasons? Many simply want to avoid prejudice and discrimination against Koreans.
Similar to the situation in the US, Koreans who migrate to Japan today do not have Japanese citizenship, however Koreans born in Japan do maintain Japanese citizenship. False
Since the 1970's in Japan, marriages between Korean and Japanese persons outnumber marriages between two Korean persons. True
Due to a long history of exclusion from Japanese citizenship and lack of cultural acceptance, newer generations of Koreans in Japan identify more with Korean culture than with Japanese culture as a way to reject the way society treats them. False
Which of the following international influences forced Japan to change its legal treatment of Koreans living in Japan? Japan joined the UN Refugee Convention of 1982 and ratified the International Convenant for Human Rights in 1979
During the Japanese colonization of Korea, Koreans were forced to "Japanize their Korean names," sometimes called the "lost names." True
The vast majority of younger-generation Koreans living in Japan speak only _______________ and have never been to Korea. Japanese
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