Soc. 150 Exam 2 Ethnic solidarity for economic survival

middleman minorities

concentrate in trading and usually distribute merchandise produced by members of the dominant group to minority customers

169 labor union

helped latinos fight for a their rights.

ethnic attachment

indicates the degree to which members of an immigrant-ethnic group are culturally, socially, and physiologically attached to a group. "I"

1.5 generation

individuals who immigrated to the US as a child or adolescent

KPA

-Korean Produce Association -Gradually evolved into a powerful engine for promoting Korean interests. -KPA used boycotts, pickets, and group purchasing to effect improvements in supplier-merchant relations. -used ethnic collective action more than any other Korean business association

Sa I Gu

Korean immigrant business destroyed in riots. They lose everything, stores are burned down. engage in collective activism. officers acquitted for the beating of Rodney king.

collective activism

Koreans use collective activism in self-defense against white produce suppliers, black residents and boycott organizers, Latino employee picketing , and government regulations restriciting commercial activities

1965 immigration reform and control act

switched quotas from Europe to Asia and Latin America

ethnic solidarity

the extent to which members of an immigrant-ethnic group use ethnic collective action to protect economic, welfare and political interests. "we"