Besidesimmigration to theUS, the largestmigration ofJapanese was toSouthAmerica.The first Chinesemigrants arrived inCA in the 1850s tojoin the gold rush.Chinese-Americanshad to attendschools for AfricanAmericans and AsianIndians wentto schools forMexican childrenAsian Americanschoolexperiencesparalleled thoseof African-Americans.In 1943 congressrescinds ChineseExclusion lawwhich denied U.S.entry.Local whiteleaderscriticizedJapaneselanguage skills forhindering the"Americanization"on children.Chan Yongcase ruled only"whites" couldbe naturalized.(1855)It took over 160years for U.S.leaders to decidecitizenship wasn'trestricted to"whites".San Franciscoschools demanded"Mongolian"Separation.Rooseveltthreatened action.In the 1940sJapaneseAmericans wereheld inconcentrationcamps.More than100,000Japanese wereput in campsduring WorldWar II.Naturalizationact excludesAsians fromNaturalizedCitizenship.(1790)The majority ofKoreanimmigrationwas from thosetrying to escapeJapanese rule.The term "Asians"includes peoplefrom India,Afghanistan,Bangladesh, andCambodia.Free!PearlHarborattack drewsuspicion.Free!Connections canbe made withmodern concernsabout those fromMexico andMuslims.The Page Lawforbade entry intothe US forChinese,Japanese, andMongolianlaborers.Racism andeconomicexploitationresulted in policiesthat deniedschooling toAsians.Despite beingwidely used, theterm "Asian-Americans"doesn't celebratethe different Asianheritages.19th Centuryimmigrationresulted in"China Towns"Besidesimmigration to theUS, the largestmigration ofJapanese was toSouthAmerica.The first Chinesemigrants arrived inCA in the 1850s tojoin the gold rush.Chinese-Americanshad to attendschools for AfricanAmericans and AsianIndians wentto schools forMexican childrenAsian Americanschoolexperiencesparalleled thoseof African-Americans.In 1943 congressrescinds ChineseExclusion lawwhich denied U.S.entry.Local whiteleaderscriticizedJapaneselanguage skills forhindering the"Americanization"on children.Chan Yongcase ruled only"whites" couldbe naturalized.(1855)It took over 160years for U.S.leaders to decidecitizenship wasn'trestricted to"whites".San Franciscoschools demanded"Mongolian"Separation.Rooseveltthreatened action.In the 1940sJapaneseAmericans wereheld inconcentrationcamps.More than100,000Japanese wereput in campsduring WorldWar II.Naturalizationact excludesAsians fromNaturalizedCitizenship.(1790)The majority ofKoreanimmigrationwas from thosetrying to escapeJapanese rule.The term "Asians"includes peoplefrom India,Afghanistan,Bangladesh, andCambodia.Free!PearlHarborattack drewsuspicion.Free!Connections canbe made withmodern concernsabout those fromMexico andMuslims.The Page Lawforbade entry intothe US forChinese,Japanese, andMongolianlaborers.Racism andeconomicexploitationresulted in policiesthat deniedschooling toAsians.Despite beingwidely used, theterm "Asian-Americans"doesn't celebratethe different Asianheritages.19th Centuryimmigrationresulted in"China Towns"

Asian-American Immigration/Segregation - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Besides immigration to the US, the largest migration of Japanese was to South America.
  2. The first Chinese migrants arrived in CA in the 1850s to join the gold rush.
  3. Chinese-Americans had to attend schools for African Americans and Asian Indians went to schools for Mexican children
  4. Asian American school experiences paralleled those of African-Americans.
  5. In 1943 congress rescinds Chinese Exclusion law which denied U.S. entry.
  6. Local white leaders criticizedJapanese language skills for hindering the "Americanization" on children.
  7. Chan Yong case ruled only "whites" could be naturalized. (1855)
  8. It took over 160 years for U.S. leaders to decide citizenship wasn't restricted to "whites".
  9. San Francisco schools demanded "Mongolian" Separation. Roosevelt threatened action.
  10. In the 1940s Japanese Americans were held in concentration camps.
  11. More than 100,000 Japanese were put in camps during World War II.
  12. Naturalization act excludes Asians from Naturalized Citizenship. (1790)
  13. The majority of Korean immigration was from those trying to escape Japanese rule.
  14. The term "Asians" includes people from India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Cambodia.
  15. Free!
  16. Pearl Harbor attack drew suspicion.
  17. Free!
  18. Connections can be made with modern concerns about those from Mexico and Muslims.
  19. The Page Law forbade entry into the US for Chinese, Japanese, and Mongolian laborers.
  20. Racism and economic exploitation resulted in policies that denied schooling to Asians.
  21. Despite being widely used, the term "Asian-Americans" doesn't celebrate the different Asian heritages.
  22. 19th Century immigration resulted in "China Towns"