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100
This traditional Japanese garment features a long robe with wide sleeves and is worn with a broad sash.
What is a kimono?
100
This is the common name for Executive Order 9066 in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt forced Japanese-Americans to relocate to inland concentration camps during World War II.
What is the Japanese Internment Act? (Or, What is Executive Order 9066?)
100
This Vietnamese noodle soup is usually made with a rich beef broth and served with rice noodles, beef, mint, jalapenos, bean sprouts, and lime.
What is pho?
100
This Filipino-British singer and songwriter's most played song on Spotify is "death bed (coffee for your head)" which became popular on TikTok.
Who is beabadobee?
(Fun Fact: despire having over 22 million monthly listeners on Spotify, a student was heard calling beabadobee "niche" in the hallways of Rise Prep.)
100
______ Salah (soccer player), ______ Ali (boxer), ______ (prophet)
What is Muhammad?
200
This close-fitting Chinese dress was popularized in the 1920s and features a mandarin collar and asymmetrical cloth buttons across the front of the dress.
What is a cheongsam? Or, what is a qipao?
200
In 1884, this law was created to prohibit Chinese people from immigrating to the United States and to deny citizenship to all Chinese people already living in the US.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
200
This is Korean kind of beef, consisting of thin, marinated slices grilled on a barbecue or on a stove-top griddle.
What is bulgogi?
200
Olivia Rodrigo and Bruno Mars both have ethnic roots in this country.
What is the Philippines?
200
Sunisa _____ (gymnast), Bruce _____ (martial artist), Greta _____ (actress)
What is Lee?
300
This Indian garment is a singular long cloth that is draped over the body as a dress, with one end attached to the waist, while the other end rests over one shoulder as a stole.
What is a saree (or sari)?
300
From 1910-1940, this place functioned as a West Coast immigration station that was infamous for the detention, exclusion, and racial discrimination of Asian immigrants.
What is Angel Island?
300
This starchy tropical root vegetable is common in Pacific Island cuisine, including palusami in Samoa, faikakai in Tonga, and baseisei in Fiji. It is also used to flavor boba tea, sago, and other asian desserts.
What is taro?
300
The most famous song created by this Filipino-American rapper from the Bay Area is "Put Me On Somethin'" (feat. E-40).
Who is P-Lo?
300
Ali _____ (comedian), Anna May _____ (first Chinese American film star), Micah _____ (my spouse)
What is Wong?
400
This garment is a large length of fabric that is wrapped around the waist. It is often worn in Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, and on many Pacific islands. The fabric may be brightly colored by means of batik or ikat dyeing.
What is a sarong (sarung)?
400
Yuri Kochiyama, a Japanese-American Civil Rights activist, was close friends with this black nationalist leader. Kochiyama was present when he was assassinated in1965.
Who is Malcolm X?
400
Originating in Indonesia, this Southeast Asian dish consists of skewers of meat that are marinated, grilled, and often served with a peanut sauce.
What is satay?
400
Hawaiian singer, songwriter, and ukelele player Israel Kamakawiwoʻole is famous for his iconic cover of this song.
What is Somewhere Over the Rainbow? (I will also accept what is What a Wonderful Life)
400
______ Minhaj (comedian), _______ Raheem (singer), _____ Piker (streamer)
What is Hasan?
500
This square cotton scarf is often worn around the head in Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq to protect from the sun. It commonly has tassels and a black and white design featuring olive leaves a fish-net patterns.
What is a keffiyeh?
500
Working alongside activists like Dolores Huerta, this Filipino labor activist played a central role in the founding of the United Farm Workers (UFW) union.
Who is Larry Itliong?
500
This South Asian pastry is a triangle-shaped fried dough with a savory filling that mostly consists of vegetables like spiced potatoes, onions, and peas, but can include cheese such as paneer or meat. (Common in cuisines across the Indian subcontinent)
What is a samosa?
500
Jerome Grey's song "We are _____" starts with the lyrics "Our ______, the greatest place of all / She is green and blue lush with beauty" and is about this country.
What is Samoa?
500
John _____ (actor from Cowboy Bepop, Harold and Kumar), Margaret _____ (comedian), Arden ______ (voice for Rumi in Kpop Demon Hunters, actress from Teen Wolf)
What is Cho?