Compared to the Chinese who were detained on the Angel Island during the exclusion, the Chinese war brides

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The question asks us to compare the Chinese war brides to the Chinese individuals detained on Angel Island during the exclusion era.
Option 1: 'Were less confident because they knew they would be deported' — This statement wrongly generalizes war brides as feeling deported; war brides were American citizen or legal status hopefuls connected to U.S.-based soldiers, and deportation anxiety is not the defining feature described for them. The claim also attributes a specific outcome (deportation) that isn’t central to their typical experience.
Option 2: 'Were more vulnerable because they did not understand English' — While language barriers could affect any immigrant group, this answer emphasizes vulnerability solely due to lack of English, which is an incomplete characterization for war brides who often entered through military partnerships and had varying language support, not a universal indicator of greater vulnerability relative to Angel Island detainees.
Option 3: 'Were more confident because they knew their husbands served in World War II' — This reflects a key contextual difference: war brides had family ties to U.S. service members, providing a sense of purpose, protection, and a pathway to residency or citizenship, which could translate into greater confidence compared to detainees at Angel Island who faced discrimination and uncertainty without such direct military-connected sponsorship. The rationale aligns with historical dynamics where marital ties to servicemen offered a more secure asylum route.
Option 4: 'Were less confident because they came from rural China' — This option attributes confidence or lack thereof to rural origin, which is an oversimplification. The wartime immigration and marriage patterns did not hinge on rural versus urban origin in a way that would uniformly dictate confidence levels, making this claim unfounded as a general rule.
Overall, the analysis shows that option 3 best captures the distinguishing factor of war brides—having husbands who served in World War II—leading to a greater sense of legitimacy and confidence in their immigration trajectory, while the other options rely on less consistent or unsupported generalizations about language, deportation risk, or rural background.

AS AM 1 W25 Homework VII

Compared to the Chinese who were detained on the Angel Island during the exclusion, the Chinese war brides

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