AAPI Political Figures
Who was the first Asian American vice president? (Hint: Who is brat?)
What is Kamala Harris?
What social movements in the 1960s inspired the rise of Asian American activism?
What are the Civil Rights Movement and the anti–Vietnam War movement?
What is Yellow Face?
What is East Asian characters in movies portrayed by actors of other races with stereotypical Asian features using makeup and costume.
Who was the first Asian American Second Lady of the United States?
Who is Usha Vance?
“Breaking Through” highlights what major barrier that Asian Americans began to challenge in politics and media?
What is the lack of Asian American representation and voice in leadership roles?
What are three AAPI issues today?
Lack of AAPI representation in politics
Bamboo ceiling: Barriers faced by AAPI in the professional arena that make it possible in careers
Reluctance in casting Asians in Hollywood films, White washing
Yellow fever
Feminization of Asian men
Silence revolving cultural appropriation of Asian culture
Erasure of Asian American history from schools and textbooks
Gentrification of Chinatowns
Who was the first Korean American to be appointed early to (by a governor) the United States Senate from New Jersey in 2024?
Who is Andy Kim?
Name one prominent Asian American political figure or activist featured in Breaking Through.
Who is Patsy Mink, Dalip Singh Saund, or Norman Mineta?
For fun: What is the most recent movie with an all-Asian cast?
What is Crazy Rich Asians? (Politics of representation!)
Who was the Democratic Socialist politician who recently became Mayor of New York and solidified a spot in pop culture?
Who is Zohran Mamdani?
What does the term “Yellow Power” represent in Asian American history?
What is a movement for self-determination and racial pride among Asian Americans?
What is an issue because it forces Asian immigrants out of their communities that they built due to a form of discrimination as a result to oppressive policies?
What is gentrification?
Who was the first Asian American ever to be a member of Congress in 1831?
Who is William Hogan?
How did the activism of Asian Americans connect to the broader Civil Rights and antiwar movements?
What is they formed coalitions with Black, Latino, and Indigenous groups fighting for equality and justice?
What is the stereotype assist in colored blind racist ideology and agenda?
What is the model minority?