AAPI Health
Nicknamed "Asian glow," this reaction turns many East Asians' faces red after drinking alcohol
What is the alcohol flush reaction?
NaCl is the chemical formula for this kitchen staple
What is table salt (sodium chloride)?
This organ has four chambers and pumps blood through your body
What is the heart?
Taiwanese drink with chewy tapioca pearls
What is boba (bubble tea)?
In this 2021 Korean Netflix show, contestants risk their lives playing children's games like Red Light, Green Light
What is Squid Game?
Many East Asian adults have trouble digesting the sugar in milk, a condition called this
What is lactose intolerance?
This element, with the symbol Fe, sits at the center of hemoglobin and binds oxygen
What is iron?
Your thigh bone, the longest bone in the body
What is the femur?
This Korean dish's name means "mixed rice"; it's topped with vegetables, a fried egg and gochujang
What is bibimbap?
This K-pop group sings "Dynamite" and "Butter"
Who is BTS?
There's a vaccine for this liver virus, which affects Asian Americans at much higher rates than other groups
What is hepatitis B?
Made mostly in the mitochondria, this molecule is the cell's main energy currency
What is ATP?
The largest organ of the human body
What is the skin?
Served on a baguette, a legacy of French colonial rule, this Vietnamese sandwich often has pickled carrots and pâté
What is bánh mì?
In this 2018 rom-com, Rachel Chu meets her boyfriend's very wealthy family in Singapore
What is Crazy Rich Asians?
Asian Americans can get type 2 diabetes at a lower body weight, so doctors may use a lower cutoff for this height-and-weight number
What is BMI (body mass index)?
Like your left and right hands, these pairs of molecules are mirror images that can't be stacked on top of each other
What are enantiomers?
The smallest bone in the body is found in this part of the head
What is the ear?
Filipino dish of meat braised in vinegar, soy sauce and garlic
What is adobo?
This Bong Joon-ho film was the first non-English-language movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture
What is Parasite?
This inherited blood disorder, common in Southeast Asian families, takes its name from the Greek word for "sea"
What is thalassemia?
This odorless gas is deadly because it binds hemoglobin far more tightly than oxygen does.
What is carbon monoxide?
These tiny air sacs in the lungs are where oxygen enters the blood
What are alveoli?
This traditional Hawaiian staple is made by pounding cooked taro root into a purple paste
What is poi?
This 2022 film about a laundromat owner facing an IRS audit won seven Oscars, including Best Picture
What is Everything Everywhere All at Once?