Important Leaders
Who was the first Asian American elected to the US House of Representatives?
Dalip Singh Saund
What law was the first to ban a specific group from immigration?
Chinese Exclusion Act
What case created birthright citizenship for all people born on US soil?
United States v Wong Kim Ark
What film was the first to feature a majority Asian cast?
Flower Drum Song
What academic field was created following the 1968 Third World Liberation Front strikes?
Ethnic Studies
Who was a notable Japanese American activist who fought for intersectional rights?
Yuri Kochiyma
What act repealed the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act in order to support a wartime alliance?
Magnuson Act
What case challenged the legality of the Japanese internment camps during WW2?
Korematsu v United States
What character in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is used as an example of "yellowface"?
Mr Yunioshi
What San Francisco State University student coalition first used the term Asian American?
Asian American Political Alliance (AAPA)
What civil rights figure was murdered by 2 white automotive workers because of his race?
Vincent Chin
What act abolished nation origin quotas in immigration?
Hart Celler Act
What case ruled that schools must provide supplemental language instruction to non english speakers?
Lau v Nichols
What romantic comedy was the first to feature a completely Asian cast and won 4 awards in 2019?
Crazy Rich Asians
What 1960s newspaper based in Berkeley was a leading voice for Asian American Rights during the civil rights movement?
Gidra
What co founder of the United Farm Workers was the leader of the 1965 Delano Grape Strike?
Philip Vera Cruz
What act provided reparations to the survivors of the Japanese Internment Camps?
Civil Liberties Act
What case ruled that Japanese immigrants were ineligible for naturalized citizenship?
Ozawa v United States
What 1966 TV show did Bruce Lee star in as the side character Kato despite having more martial arts experience than the lead actor?
The Green Hornet
The Red Guard Party
What Representative from Hawaii became the first Asian American woman to run for president?
Patsy Mink
What act created a "barred zone" from the Middle East to Southeast Asia?
Asiatic Barred Zone Act
What case involving Chinese owned laundries ruled that laws enforced in a discriminatory way violate the 14th amendment?
Yick Wo v Hopkins
Who was the first Asian American actress to win the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama?
Sandra Oh
What 1969 symposium at UC Berkeley is considered the birth of the Yellow Power Movement?
AAPA Symposium