1850s-1900s
The first large scale wave of Asian immigration to the US was actually to Hawaii in the 1830s. Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and Korean workers came to work in what industry?
Agriculture (fruit and sugar plantations)
December 7th, 1941, was deemed by President FDR to be "a day that will live in infamy". What happened that day?
Pearl Harbor attack
In 1986, the US acquired the Northern Mariana Islands. The largest native ethnic group are the Chamorro people. They live primarily in the NMI and what other Pacific Island nation that is also a US territory?
Guam
Which of the 5 regions of Asia saw increased discrimination in the United States, beginning in fall of 2001?
Western (Middle Easterners after 9/11)
What movie won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film for the 2026 Academy Awards?
Kpop Demon Hunters
The first large scale Asian immigration to mainland US was primarily the Chinese to California. While many came seeking gold in the California Gold Rush, over 20,000 found additional work building what?
Transcontinental railroad
What political system did North Korea follow in 1950, at the start of the Korean War?
Communism
Held by the British after 1842 at the end of the First Opium War, what territory/state did the British give back to China in 1997? (It's actually still somewhat autonomous)
Hong Kong
Which nation faced the majority of the blame in the US for the Covid pandemic?
China
This man, of Samoan heritage, won his first WWE Heavyweight Championship in 1998. Still could never beat Dom Toretto though.
The Rock
This is the name of the group of people, white men born in America, who pursued a fiercely anti-immigrant agenda. There name is ironic, as many of them were actually first generation Americans themselves. (Second hint: no American Indians were actually in this group).
Nativists
One of the most infamous Executive Orders ever signed, FDR signed Executive Order 9066 in 1942. What group of people did this order affect?
Japanese-Americans
The UFW was a Labor Union formed out of several other, ethnic-specific Unions. It actually came into existence after the famous Delano Grape Strike, which was started by the Filipino Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee. What does UFW stand for?
United Farm Workers
President Obama met with the 14th Dalai Lama 4 times at the White House, discussing matters of human rights and diplomatic relations with China. Where is the traditional and spiritual home of the Dalai Lama?
Tibet
This man played Ka'iana in Chief Of War, a show about the unification of the Hawaiian Islands under King Kamehameha I. (we watched a clip of this in class once. He was in it).
Jason Momoa
What was the name of the law, signed by President Arthur in 1882, that excluded Chinese immigration for 10 years, and prevented any Chinese immigrants already in the US from becoming citizens?
Chinese Exclusion Act
What was the name of the Vietnamese communist revolutionary who founded the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) in 1954?
Ho Chi Minh
What hip-hop group was founded in 1992 by the RZA and Ghostface Killah, and were largely inspired by an Eastern philosophy ethos picked up from Kung Fu movies they used to enjoy?
Wu Tang Clan
What movie star of western fame plays Walt Kowalski, a racist Korean War veteran, who ends up befriending the Hmong-American family next door in 2008s Gran Torino?
Clint Eastwood
What film won Best Picture at the 2022 Oscars, and explores themes of immigrant identity and cultural assimilation (or so I'm told. I haven't seen it. The weird hot dog fingers in the trailer made it a pass)
Everything, Everywhere, all at Once
What western drama debuted on AMC in 2011, centered around building the railroad, and took it's name from the real life nickname given to the tent cities that formed around the railroad workers? (Hint: there was all sorts of win, and the train made it mobile)
Hell on Wheels
This actor and martial artist was HUGE in the 1980s, but actually made his first films in the 1970s. The 1998 classic film Rush Hour saw the beginning of major Hollywood success as well.
Jackie Chan
Born in 1963, Vijay Singh made his PGA Tour debut in 1983. His 34 career victories mark the most PGA wins by a non-American player. While of Indian descent, he is actually a Pacific Islander. Of what nation? (Hint: as a golfer myself, it gets hot out there. You need plenty of WATER)
Fiji
Now a "Non-member Observer State" member, what Asian nation gained that recognition in 2012? Full membership will be hard, as historically, the US has blocked full membership status. Think of our regional allies.
Palestine
What is the name of the Korean reality game show in which 100 athletes, men and women from a variety of sports and professions, compete in physical challenges? A new season in Italy comes out next month, so this counts as 2026
Physical 100