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| a group that, despite past prejudice and discrimination, succeeds economically without resorting to political or violent confrontations with Whites |
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| Groups such as Japanese Americans that typically occupy middle postions in the social and occupational stratification system |
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| Programs stipulating that a minimum proportion of government contracts must be awarded to minority-owned businesses. |
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| A term denoting a generalized prejudice toward Asian people and their customs |
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| Any arbitrary police-initiated acction based on race, ethnicity, or natural origin rather than a person's behavior |
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| Colliquial name for people who trace their ancestry to South Asia, especially India and Pakistan |
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| others choose one's marital partners not based on any pre-existing mutual attraction |
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| David Riesman's phrase describing Americans' tendency to stereotype Asians and to regard them as all alike and undesirable |
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| Vietnamese living abroad such as in the United States |
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| The 1.5 generation of Korean Americans- those who immigrated into the United States as children |
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| Rotating credit system used by Korean Americasn to subsidize the start of businesses |
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| Hawaiian term for Caucasions |
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| Americans of Japanese ancestry in Hawaii |
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| Effort by the indigenous people of Hawaii to secure a measure of self-government and restoration of their lands |
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| the development of solidarity between ethnic subgroups,as reflected in the term Hispanic or Asian American |
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