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Mid-Autumn Around the World
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This is the month when the United States celebrates Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May

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This legendary golfer, of Thai and African American descent, has won 15 major championships and is considered one of the greatest athletes in the sport’s history

Tiger Woods

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The only country whose name in English ends in 'h'

Bangladesh

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This Filipino-American singer, known for hits like "Uptown Funk" and "Just the Way You Are," has won multiple Grammy Awards and is famous for his dynamic performances

Bruno Mars

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In China, this sweet pastry filled with lotus seed paste or red bean paste is traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival

Mooncake

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This annual Hindu festival, known as the Festival of Lights, usually occurs in October or November

Diwali

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This Filipino boxer, known as "Pac-Man," is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time, having won world titles in eight different weight divisions

Manny Pacquiao

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This Japanese word for goodbye literally means “if it must be so.”

Sayonara

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This 2022 film starring Michelle Yeoh won multiple Academy Awards for its multiverse storyline

Everything Everywhere All at Once

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During the Mid-Autumn Festival parades in Vietnam, children typically carry these brightly colored illuminated objects

Lanterns

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This celebration, known as the Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival and featuring mooncakes and lanterns, is held on this day of the Chinese calendar

The 15th day of the 8th month.

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This country in Southeast Asia is famous for its ancient rock temples called Angkor Wat

Cambodia

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Derived from the Sanskrit for “bow” and “to you,” this respectful greeting is often used to close yoga sessions

Namaste

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This 2020 film, directed by Chloe Zhao, made history when its director became the first woman of Asian descent to win the Oscar for Best Director

Nomadland

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In Korea, the Mid-Autumn Festival is called Chuseok and is celebrated with this traditional rice cake, often shared among family

Songpyeon

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Celebrated annually on June 11, this Hawaiian holiday honors the chief who unified the Hawaiian Islands into one kingdom in 1810

Kamehameha Day

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Singapore was part of this country before its independence in 1965

Malaysia

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This is the language family that Chinese belongs to.  

Sino-Tibetan

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This novel is set towards the end of the Han Dynasty in China, when the country was divided into three states.

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms

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This moon deity, often associated with the Mid-Autumn Festival in Chinese mythology, is said to live on the moon with her companion, the Jade Rabbit

Chang’e

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Most of the first significant wave of Asian immigrants to the U.S. arrived during this mid-19th-century event in California

California Gold Rush

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This country became independent in 1946; in 1964, it officially switched its independence day from July 4th to June 12

Philippines

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This is the country in Asia that has the most diverse languages.

Indonesia

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In 2024, Netflix adapted this Chinese sci-fi novel named for a conundrum involving a trio of celestial objects

The Three-Body Problem

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In Japan, the Mid-Autumn Festival is known as Tsukimi or Otsukimi. It is traditional to eat this type of noodle—either thick wheat noodles or thin buckwheat noodles—symbolizing longevity and good fortune

Udon and soba

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