Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI)

History of AANHPI

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What does AANHPI mean?

A.   Asian American, Native Pacific Islander

B    Asian American Not Pacific Islander

C. Asian American, Notice Peaceful Islands

A.   Asian American, Native Pacific Islander 

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The largest AANHPI Community according to the US Census in 2022:

A. Filipino

B.Vietnamese

C. Indian

D. None of the above

C. Indian

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Why is AANHPI  celebrated in May?

A. It is a beautiful month

B.  Arrival of the first Japanese Immigrant

C. Arrival of the first Japanese Immigrant  May 7, 1843, and Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad May 10, 1869

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 C.  Arrival of the first Japanese Immigrant  May 7, 1843, and Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad May 10, 1869

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Are these  Artist AANPHI decent?

A. Bruno Mars

B. H. E. R.

C. All of the Above

A. Pop, R&B, Funk (Filipino American & Puerto Rican-Jewish raised in Hawaii

 B. Filipino American & Black

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Name 6 Pacific Islands?

 (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia), and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island).

Connie Chung

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Connie Chung's name is:

A.Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich

B. Constance Mi -Hwa Chung Povich

C. Constance  Wei-Hwa Chung Povich

A.Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich

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Connie Chung lives in

A. Maryland

B.Colorado

C. Montana

C. Montana

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Connie Chung was born where and when? 

 A. Maryland, August 20, 1946

 B. Washington DC, August 20, 1946

 C. Virginia,  August 20, 1946

B  Washington DC, August 20, 1946

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Connie Chung Graduated from?

A. American University 1969

B. Maryland University  1969

C. Georgetown University 1967

B. Maryland University 1969

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Connie Chung worked for

A. CBS, NBC, CNN

B .ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN

C. All of the Above

B. She began as a copy person in her hometown of Washington, D.C., then rose to positions at CBS, ABC, NBC, and CNN

Jason Momoa

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Jason was born:

A. Joseph Jason Stuart Momoa 

B. Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa

C. Josephe Jason Wilson Momoa

B. Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa

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Jason Momoa was born in :

A. Hawaii

B  Iowa

C. California

A.   Hawaii

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Jason Momoa was born?

A. August 1, 1979

B. August 1, 1978

C. August 2, 1979

A.  August 1, 1979

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Jason Momoa's first job was 

A. Game of Thrones

B. Baywatch Hawaii

C. North Shore

B. Baywatch Hawaii

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Momoa is a UNEP advocate. What is UNEP

A. United Nations Environment Programme 

B. United Nations Energy Programme

C. United Nations Elimination Program

A. United Nations Environment Programme 

Dalip Singh Saund

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Dalip Singh Saund was born

A.  September 21, 1889

B.   September 20, 1889

C.  September 22, 1889 

B.   September 20, 1889

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Dalip Singh Saund is famous for

A. First Sikh to have gone to University in the US

B  He is the first Asian, first Indian American, and first Sikh elected to the United States Congress.

C, First  Asian Senator from New York. 

B.  first Asian, first Indian American, and first Sikh elected to the United States Congress, serving in the House of Representatives from 1957 to 1963.

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Mr Dalip Singh Saund graduated with a Doctorate from

A. Howard University degree in Mathematics in1922

B. the University of California and graduated in 1922, receiving M.A. and Ph.D. degrees

C. He did not graduate with a degree. 

B.  the University of California and graduated in 1922, receiving M.A. and Ph.D. degrees

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Dalip Singh Saund did not get a teaching job after he graduated with a PhD in mathematics from the USA.

A. Because he was a farmer

B. He could not get a teaching job because he was not a U.S. citizen

C. He just wanted to help his people.

B. He could not get a teaching job because he was not a U.S. citizen.

• Asian Indians: Barred from citizenship by the 1923 Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind. They did not gain the right to naturalize until the Luce-Celler Act was signed into law on July 3, 1946, which also granted a small annual immigration quota.
• Filipinos: Prior to 1946, Filipinos were classified as "U.S. noncitizen nationals". They were not eligible to become U.S. citizens until the Luce-Celler Act of 1946 made them eligible, enacted just before the U.S. recognized Philippine independence on July 4, 1946. 

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Dalip Singh Saund was ?

A citizen at the age of 50.

B. Justice of Peace

C. None of the above

Both A and B

Misc

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Best  Asian Groups

A. BTS 

B. BlackPink

C.  Both of them

C. Both

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What asian groups are celebrated during AANPI month?

A. Refers to “Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.”

B.Asians Who Live in NewYork and Hawaii

C.  None of the above.

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A. 

Collectively refers to “Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.”

• The term “Asian American” was coined by student activists in 1968 and has since evolved to encapsulate individuals living in the United States with roots in Central or East Asia, Southeast Asia, or South Asia.
• “Native Hawaiian” refers to the indigenous people of Hawai‘i.
• ‍“Pacific Islander” refers to individuals with origins in any of the original peoples of Polynesia, Micronesia, or Melanesia, including, for example, Samoan, Chamorro, Tongan, Fijian, and Marshallese.

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You can learn more about the AANPHI from

A. Television

B. Some history books

C. The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.The Pew Research Center’s Being Asian in America, TAAF’s AAPI History Hub, and AAPI Data

C.The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.The Pew Research Center’s Being Asian in America, TAAF’s AAPI History Hub, and AAPI Data

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The First AANHPI holiday was?

A. Was 5 days

B. Was 7days

C. Was One Month

B. This law amended the original language of the bill and directed the President to issue a proclamation for the “7-day period beginning on May 4, 1979, as ‘Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week.’ 

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Native Hawaiians were not formally included in this designated heritage month until

A. 2020

B. 2021

 C. 2019

 B. Native Hawaiians were not formally included in this designated heritage month until the Biden administration updated the federal designation to "AANHPI" in 2021