FINAL EXAMINATION

Instructions:

1. This is an open book/open notes take-home exam.  It is worth 20% of your course grade. Your answers are due at or before 5:00 pm, Friday, Dec. 22 in my office Psy 106 or emailed to me at ericmar@att.net.  Budget your time wisely.

2. 3 questions.  Please type your answers (double-spaced with 1 inch margins).  If you are unable to type them for some reason, write your answers neatly in ink.

3. Read the questions carefully and give well-organized answers.  Use the exam to show me what you know, citing specific examples where possible from the readings, guest speakers and other course materials, including films and videos.  Answers that do not draw from the course materials and class discussions will be given ZERO points and will greatly reduce your final exam grade.
Your answers must be no less than 4 typed pages (minimum 1000 words) but I expect that your answers will be much longer so that you can clearly articulate your main points.

4. I strongly suggest that you make a copy of your answers for your own records to protect yourself in case of any kind of mix up with getting your answers to me.
 

5. Don't hesitate to email or call Eric at ericmar@att.net or (415) 378-5864 if you have any questions or need some help with anything.
 
 
 

GOOD LUCK!!!

 
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FINAL EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

I. Choose one question from the following (A-C) and answer in no less than 2 pages/500 words.

A. Discuss the potential barriers Asian Americans face to building coalitions with other racial groups.  How have Asian American community organizations addressed these barriers.   Base your argument on at least 2 examples from the readings, videos/films and other course materials.

B. What is the role of the "model minority myth" in racial politics?  How does it impact community change and development strategies in the Asian American community.  In answering this question, you might want to discuss the role of Asian American progressives and neoconservatives in shaping and defining the agenda for the community as discussed in the article by Glenn Omatsu.  Base your argument on at least 2 examples from the readings, guest speakers and other course materials.

C.  How is the growing class polarization of the Asian American communities challenging community change and development strategies?  Base your argument on at least 2 current issues discussed in class.
 
 

II. In his article, "The Four Prisons and the Movement for Liberation" [page 119, course text] Glenn Omatsu asserts that in the 1960s/70s, the Asian American movement was characterized,

"not on asserting racial pride, but reclaiming a tradition of militant struggle by earlier generations; that the movement was not centered on the aura of racial identity, but embraced fundamental questions of oppression and power; that the movement consisted of not only college students but large numbers of community forces, including the elderly, workers, and high school youth, and that the main thrust was not one of seeking legitimacy and representation within American society but the larger goal of liberation."

To what extent does Asian American community activism today reflect this original vision. What are the barriers the Asian American community faces to maintaining this vision? Use the Wen Ho Lee Case as one example.

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III. Using examples from class discussion and readings, discuss the differences in types of community change strategies utilized by Asian American community organizations.  In your answer please make sure to explain the difference between the strategies of ‘organizing’ and ‘advocacy’ by also giving examples from the readings.
 
 

GOOD LUCK!!!

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