Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Hispanics have for the past five decades had the largest proportional increase in any ethnic minority group in the U.S.
2. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is a label other have applied rather than the preferred term "Oriental".
3. The first Asians to arrive to the U.S. were the Chinese who worked in the California gold mines and on the transcontinental railroad.
4. Most immigrants were women who worked as laborers and at other domestic and menial jobs.
5. In the 1850s, Americans were accepting of the Chinese for their strong work ethic and willingness to do laborer's work.


1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. False

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