Review Questions – [answer in class
1.
Ancheta’s Chapter 6 deals with Identity and Asian Pacific
Islander Americans [API’s]. What are the
2 main examples given in class of how more accurate counting [2000 Census, etc.]
of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans can impact their communities?
2.
How do you think
the recent
3.
Ancheta’s Chapter 7 [law and racial hierarchy] gives a context
for discussions about affirmative action.
What are the main goals for affirmative action programs according to Ancheta?
4.
What suggestions
does Ancheta give for approaching public policy
problems in multiracial regions like the SF/Oakland Bay Area?