American Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
This is the month Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is celebrated.
What is May?
This event took place in 1942 where thousands of people from the West Coast were evacuated and placed in "designated areas" because they were viewed as a potential security risk.
What is Japanese American Internment?
The internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II was the forced relocation and incarceration in concentration camps in the western interior of the country of between 110,000 and 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, most of whom lived on the Pacific coast.
It's considered rude to remove this aromatic object once it's accepted in view of anyone, but especially in view of the person(s) who gave it to you.
What is a lei?
Never refuse a lei! Always graciously accept the lei with a smile!
If you are planning to get a lei for someone who is 'hapai' or pregnant, remember to ask the florist or lei maker to leave the lei untied. It is bad luck to give a closed lei (as it represents the umbilical cord wrapping around the neck of the unborn baby).
The Hawaiian alphabet is comprised of how many letters?
What is 12?
The Hawaiian alphabet consists of (7) consonants (H, K, L, M, N, P and W) and (5) vowels (A, E, I, O and U).
In Chinese tradition _______ involves steaming of small portions of food in different plates/baskets.
What is Dim Sum?
Dim Sum translates to “Touch of the Heart”. Dim sum is usually served from morning to early afternoon, earning it the name of “Chinese brunch.”
Which president expanded Asian Pacific American Heritage Month to a month long celebration?
A. President George HW Bush in 1990
B. President Bill Clinton in 1993
C. President Jimmy Carter in 1978
A. President George HW Bush in 1990
True or False, native languages were prohibited from 1896-1959?
True.
Hawaiians were not aloud to speak their native languages for just under a century.
If you have lived in Hawaii for more than 25 years you can call yourself a Hawaiian. True/False.
False.
Only ethnically Native Hawaiians should be called "Hawaiians".
Non-Hawaiians who were born on the islands are generally referred to as "locals" to distinguish them from ethnic Hawaiians.
He was promoted to Admiral in 2013 and assumed command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Who is Harry Harris Jr.?
He is the first Asian American to head the U.S. Pacific Fleet, leading the same office from which Admiral Chester Nimitz led the Navy against the Japanese during World War II. Harris was born in Japan and raised in Tennessee and Florida
This food is a developing bird embryo that's boiled and eaten from its shell.
What is balut?
Balut is popular in the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries like Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
This Asian American Pacific Islander celebration also marks the May 1869 anniversary of the completion of this railroad, which was constructed by workers who were majority Chinese immigrants.
What is Transcontinental Railroad?
The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line constructed connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Omaha, Nebraska/Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay.
The U.S. assumed control of the Philippines and Hawaii during the aftermath of this famous battle.
What is the Spanish–American War?
The Spanish–American War was an armed conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of USS Maine in Havana harbor in Cuba, leading to U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.
Name one instance when a "shaka", a hand gesture in which the thumb and little finger are extended outward from a closed fist, is used.
-When greeting or parting from someone or to express approval, solidarity, etc.
-When taking pictures.
-When another driver allows you to change lanes in rush hour traffic. *Mandatory if you didn't use your blinker.
In Japan, sticking your chopsticks vertical is supposed to bring good luck.
True/False.
False.
Called tsukitate-bashi, it is incredibly taboo because it reminds Japanese people of funerals, where a bowl of rice is left with two chopsticks standing vertically in the center.
Name at least (2) Oahu locations you must visit for the best manapuas.
What is:
-Chun Wah Kam
-Libby Manapua
-Char Hung Sut
-Royal Kitchen
What are the three Geographic Regions of the Pacific Islands?
What is Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia?
Name one of the five after effects of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
-President Roosevelt declares war on Germany and Japan.
-The US cuts off all oil supply to Japan.
-The great depression in the US ends since there was a large need for workers for the army.
-Women began to work since many of the men were off to war.
-This attack also reduced the US military forces in the Pacific which enabled them to take US, French, and British colonies
Who was the last ruling monarch of Hawaii?
Who was Queen Liliʻuokalani?
Liliʻuokalani (September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) was the first queen and the last sovereign monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, ruling from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi on January 17, 1893.
Once known as the wettest place on Earth, this location has an annual average rainfall of 384.35 inches.
What is Mount Waialeale, Kauai?
What is the name of a popular hot and sour soup that is made with a broth of lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, fish sauce, and crushed chilis?
What is Tom Yum or "Tom Yum Goong".
It is a hot and sour soup that is usually prepared with shrimp. It one of three dishes that are classified as a "national dish" in Thailand, the others being Pad Thai and the other Som Tam.
Col Delaney's nationality is 72% Tongan, 8% Vietnamese, 10% Samoan, and 10% Hawaiian.
True/False
False.
But he and.Alana are first cousins. That is also false.
Name two of the islands where the indigenous Hawaiian people are thought to have come from.
What is the Marquesas or Tahiti?
One theory is that the first Polynesians arrived in Hawaii in the 3rd century from the Marquesas, followed by the Tahitians.
In 1882, this monarch built the Iolani Palace. It is the only official royal residence in the United States.
Who is King Kalakaua?
King David Kalākaua was the last king of Hawaii and he ruled from 1874 to 1891. He was actually elected, not born into his regency. He also wrote the Hawaii national anthem, 'Hawaii Ponoi'.
Name the Hawaii State: fish, flower, mammal, motto (Hawaiian) / English Translation.
What is the Humuhumunukunukuapua`a?
What is the Hibiscus?
What is the Monk Seal?
What is Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono / "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness."
A type of poke that contains a Hawaiian nut.
What is Inamona poke.
It is made from roasted kukui nuts and sea salt. Besides poke, inamona is also used in traditional Hawaiian cooking, and Michael Reedy's World Famous DISA PAC Award winning chili.