Food
Soy Sauce
What arcade character created by Toru Iwatani for Namco debuted in Japan in 1980 under the name Puckman?
Pacman
This 2018 romantic comedy set in Singapore featured a landmark all-Asian main cast in a major Hollywood release.
Crazy Rich Asians
This shape-shifting Japanese fox spirit with multiple tails is known for trickery and wisdom.
Kitsune
Hand-folded origami is the traditional and delicate art of folding this material into shapes like cranes.
Paper
This leavened, oven-baked flatbread is a staple of Indian cuisine and is traditionally cooked inside a cylindrical clay oven called a tandoor.
Naan
In 2003, this Hayao Miyazaki masterpiece became the first anime film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Spirited Away
This multi-Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, born Peter Gene Hernandez in Honolulu, Hawaii, is of Filipino and Puerto Rican descent.
Easily recognized by his elephant head and four arms, which Hindu deity is widely worshipped as the remover of obstacles and the patron of arts and sciences?
Ganesha
Originating in India, this ancient mind-and-body practice involves stretching, breathing exercises, and meditation.
Yoga
This comforting Vietnamese noodle soup, typically made with beef or chicken broth, is fragrant with star anise, ginger, and cloves, and served with a side of fresh herbs
Pho
What was the first Korean pop music video to surpass 1 million views on Youtube?
Gangnam Style by Psy
What was the first recorded group of Asian nationality to immigrate to the United States in 1843?
Japanese
Unlike fearsome dragons in Western lore, traditional Chinese dragons are deeply revered and are most famously associated with controlling which natural phenomenon?
Rains, rivers, and the weather
In Chinese culture, this green gemstone is deeply revered, associated with good fortune, and often carved into protective amulets.
Jade
Now a ubiquitous Western condiment, the word "ketchup" etymologically traces back to a Hokkien Chinese dialect word (kê-chiap) that originally described a savory, fermented brine made from this specific ingredient.
Pickled or Fermented Fish
This pink-haired protagonist became the vessel for the King of Curses after swallowing a rotting, mummified finger on a whim.
Yuji Itadori
This 1882 federal law suspended Chinese immigration and prohibited Chinese laborers from becoming naturalized citizens.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
In Japanese folklore, this turtle-like river demon has a bowl of water on its head and a fondness for sumo wrestling and cucumbers.
Kappa
These bright colored fruits are displayed or exchanged in pairs during Chinese New Year because their Cantonese or Mandarin names sound like "gold" and "luck."
Mandarin Oranges/Tangerines
Long considered a quintessential pillar of Japanese cuisine, tempura was actually introduced to Japan in the 16th century by merchants and missionaries hailing from this European nation.
Portugal
At the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020, this dark comedy thriller became the first South Korean film to win Best Picture.
Parasite
San Francisco-born Wong Kim Ark won a landmark 1898 Supreme Court case that reaffirmed this constitutional principle for children born in the U.S.
Birthright Citizenship
In Korean foundation mythology, a tiger and this other animal were tasked with eating only garlic and mugwort in a cave to become human.
Bear
Known as the Festival of Lights, this major autumn holiday is widely celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains
Diwali