History
When did Hawaii become a state?
1959
Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-American women to do what?
What percentage of the worlds population live in Asia? (within five percent)
60 Percent
Which city is sometimes referred to as "The Peral of the Orient"?
Manila
In the 18th century, which Asian/Pacific Islander group was the first to settle in the U.S?
Filipinos (in Louisiana they were the first recorded settlement of Asians in the United States).
Gary Lock was the first Asian American governor of a mainland state. What state was he from?
Washington!
What was the major reason for boycotts of Miss Saigon on Broadway in 1991?
The casting of Caucasians in major Asian roles
Mt. Fuji is the highest point in what Asian country?
Japan
Filipino American workers in the Alaskan salmon canneries
Gerald Tsai was the first Asian American to become what?
In 1986, Gerald Tsai became the first Asian American CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
to prohibit the immigration of Chinese Laborers to the U.S.
How many countries are there in Asia?
48
When did Chinese workers begin to build the Transcontinental Railroad?
1865
Which president signed the bill to extend Asian Heritage Week to Asian Heritage Month?
George Bush
Why is Heritage month in May?
It marks the arrival of the first Japanese Immigrant in the United States.
What small country know to its inhabitant as Druk Yul (Land of the Thunder Dragon), sits between China and India.
Bhutan
What is the name of the Asian American Cultural movement in the 1960s that advocated self-acceptance and fought racism and ethnic prejudice?
Yellow power movement (the driving force of the movement were second generation students who refuted the idea of the "passive Oriental" and established a new Asian American identity).
Eric Yuan is the CEO of which company?
Zoom
What is the theme of Asian Heritage Month 2022?
Continuing a Legacy of Greatness
what island was nicknamed "Ellis Island of the West" because it was a major immigrant processing station in the early part of the twentieth century?
Angel Island