Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
This is the month Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is celebrated.
What is May?
This singer was born Peter Gene Hernandez on October 8, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is known for for his stage performances and retro showmanship. You may have heard his song, Uptown Funk.
Who is Bruno Mars?
She was the first Filipina Fighter Pilot to fly U. S. Air Force’s Elite F-16.
Who is Capt. Monessa Catuncan?
He is known as "the Awakened One". Hint: think Religion.
Who is Buddha? Buddha was a sage, or wise man, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
A Chinese-American designer, architect, and artist achieved national recognition at the age of 21 when her design for the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC was chosen in a national competition.
Who is Maya Lin?
Which president expanded Asian Pacific American Heritage Month to a month long celebration? A. President George HW Bush in 1990 B. President Abraham Lincoln in 1864 C. President Jimmy Carter in 1978
Who is President George H.W. Bush?
He was born in Hong Kong, China. He gained a reputation as Hong Kong's best stuntman. In America he is know as a martial artist and movie star. He starred in The Karate Kid with Jaden Smith.
Who is Jackie Chan?
He was the first Asian American to command a combat battalion. He was a member to the US 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He was awarded 19 combat medals.
Who is Second Lieutenant Young Oak Kim?
He was the first Indian and Sikh American elected to Congress.
Who is the Dalip Singh Saund?
Filipino Businessman, who is credited with starting the yo-yo craze in the US. He came up with and copyrighted the word yo-yo in 1930.
Who is Pedro Flores?
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebrated the arrival of the first group of immigrants from this country.
What is Japan. May is the month when the first Japanese immigrants arrived in the U.S. in 1843.
This Asian-American & African-American man is famous for golf?
Who is Tiger Woods? Tiger Woods' ancestry is African American, Thai, Chinese, and Dutch.
He was first Asian American and the first person of Japanese ancestry to reach space. He was killed in 1986 during the Challenger Space Shuttle accident.
Who is Col. Ellison Onizuka?
The first queen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Who is Queen LILIUOKALANI?
President Barack Obama is from this Pacific Island.
What is Hawaii?
This NBA player is one of the few Asian Americans in NBA history, and the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the league. He currently plays for the Warriors.
Who is Jeremy Lin?
He was promoted to Admiral in 2013 and assumed command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. He is the first Asian American to head the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Who is Admiral Harry Harris Jr.?
This is Japan's most popular spectator sport.
What is baseball?
The month of May also marks the anniversary of the completion of THIS RAILROAD in 1869, which was constructed by workers who were majority Chinese immigrants.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
This Asian American woman is an American television personality, news anchor, and producer for CBS. She is the host of the TV show Big Brother.
Who is Julie Chen?
She is a Thai American combat veteran of the Iraq War, she served as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. In 2004, after her helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, she suffered severe combat wounds, which caused her to lose both of her legs and some mobility in her right arm.
Who is Lt. Col. Tammy Duckworth?
A Native Hawaiian, who promoted the ancient Hawaiian sport of surfing. He was also a five-time olympic medalist in swimming.
Who Duke Kahanamoku?