APAN History
What year anniversary are we celebrating next year?
What is 40 years
First female/Black/South Asian American Vice President of the United States
Who is Kamala Harris
What does APIDA stand for?
What is Asian Pacific Islander Desi American
This person works at San Jose State University and is on their way to the “pasture”
Who is Will Hsu
Which animated movie features a Korean American Cast that is the most streamed Netflix movie of all time?
What is K-Pop Demon Hunters
Who received the 2025 Isang Bagsak Award?
Who is Dr. Hannah Hyun White
This athlete went viral during the 2026 Winter Olympics and won 2 gold medals?
Who is Alysa (Ah-Lee-Sa) Liu
Who reestablished an executive order in 2009 to improve quality of life for AAPI Communities?
Who is Barack Obama
This person has been in APAN for almost a decade. They have been a Regional Ambassador, Convention Programs Chair, Community Engagement Chair, and Co-Chair
Who is Sam Thornton
Which Filipino American singer started in Disney+ High School Musical the Musical The Series as Nini and played as Vanessa Hudgens within the tv show’s production of High School Musical.
Who is Olivia Rodrigo
Including Regional Ambassadors, how many roles does APAN have? (Roles not total positions)
What are 8 roles?
This actor grew up in the Disney system in tv shows and movies but is now in an award winning sports tv show with Kate Hudson?
Who is Brenda Song
Which restaurant is the first Filipino Restaurant to receive a Michelin Star in the world?
What is Kasama?
This person was a past chair, works with Student Affairs now, and was in the Diamond Honoree class of 2013.
Who is Dr. Glenn DeGuzman
How many times did Chinese American Cellist Yo-Yo Ma win a Grammy?
What is 20 times
APAN is under this umbrella network within ACPA
What is the Coalition for Multicultural Affairs?
Who is the first Indian-American astronaut to go to space?
Who is Kalpana Chawla
What term was coined by Activists Yuji Ichioka and Emma Gee to unify disparate Asian Ethnic groups for political activism in 1968?
What is Asian American?
This person was a past chair in 2010, ACPA 19 diamond honoree, and also ACPA 21 convention chair
Who is Bernie Liang?
Who is an activist and famous Star Trek actor that also received their masters degree and advocates for LGBTQ organizations?
Who is George Takei
What year was APAN established?
When was 1987?
Founder and CEO of Zoom, currently a billionaire
Who is Eric S. Yuan
This contributed to the passing of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act in 1982
What is the killing of Vincent Chin
We have an award named after this person. He received a Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Administration from the University of Maryland College Park. He served in administrative positions at the University of Washington, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and several positions at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Who is Dr. Daniello M. Balon
What is the national sport of Bangladesh
What is kabaddi