Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is celebrated in this month, which is consistent with the anniversary of the arrival of the first Asian Pacific settlers to America.
May
This common breakfast food originated in Jewish communities. Hint: It is commonly cut in half
Bagel
What holiday is celebrated on May 5th?
Cinco de Mayo. (Did you know that the reason we celebrate Cinco de Mayo is because it's the date of the Mexican army's May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War.)
This former wrestler, who's birthday is on May 2nd, voiced a character in the Disney animated movie, Moana, and also played a recurring role in the Fast and the Furious franchise.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
If you were born in May, what two Zodiac signs could you be?
Taurus or Gemini
At the Oscars this year, this movie, that features a mostly Asian cast, won seven awards including Best Picture and made history.
Everything Everywhere All At Once. Did you know that Ke Huy Quan was only the second Asian actor to win Best Supporting Actor and Michelle Yeoh made history as the FIRST Asian actress to win Best Actress in the 95 year history of the Academy Awards?
What Jewish holiday is celebrated in December? Hint: One of the traditions for this holiday is lighting a Menorah
Hannukah
What holiday is celebrated on May 1st?
May Day (Did you know that May Day was created to commemorate the historic struggles and gains made by workers and the labor movement? Other countries celebrate May Day like we celebrate Labor Day.)
Name one of the two BYC staff members who have May birthdays that often fall on Mother's Day. Hint: One is in a band and one always has brightly colored hair.
Logan (May 10th) and Sabina (May 13th)
On May 16, 1983, NBC broadcasted the concert special "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, and Forever," where this artist performed the moonwalk for the first time on television.
Michael Jackson
This U.S. state is apart of the Pacific Islands, and its natives are celebrated during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. (President Barack Obama was born here)
Hawaii
This rapper has a mother who is of Canadian Ashkenazi Jewish decent. Hint: Some of his songs are "One Dance" and "Passionfruit"
Drake (Ashkenazi refers to Jewish people whose ancestors lived in France and Central and Eastern Europe, including Germany, Poland, and Russia. The other group is called Sephardic Jews and includes those whose ancestors lived in Spain, Portugal, North Africa, and the Middle East.)
What world famous film series is celebrated every year on May 4th?
Star Wars
This British singer, who has a birthday on May 5th, sings the songs "Hello" and "Rolling in the Deep"
Adele
On May 20, 1873, Levi Strauss received a patent for this clothing.
Blue Jeans (What we just call "Levi's" were actually the first blue jeans ever made!)
Which famous golfer is Asian American/African American?
Tiger Woods
This famous toy was created by a Jewish American woman named Ruth Handler in 1959. Hint: There was a famous song created about this toy in the 90s
Barbie
What topic do we try to bring awareness to in May involving wellness? Hint: This affects more than 21% of the US population
***DAILY DOUBLE***
Mental Health Awareness (If you need resources, please reach out to a staff. We have wonderful healing specialists and psychiatrists at BYC who want to help!)
This actress, who has a birthday on May 16th, was the lead in the movie Jennifer's Body (a queer classic) and has been engaged to Machine Gun Kelly.
Megan Fox
The Haymarket Affair, also called Haymarket Riot or Haymarket Massacre, was a violent confrontation between police and labor protesters on May 4, 1886, that became a symbol of the international struggle for workers’ rights. It has been associated with May Day. What major city did this famous event happen in?
Chicago, IL
In 1942, at the start of this war, the Japanese Internment Camps were created to force relocation and incarceration of nearly 120,000 people in the US with Japanese ancestry.
World War II
This religious initiation ceremony happens when a child turns 13.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Which holiday is celebrated on the last Monday of May every year?
Memorial Day
This singer, who also has a birthday on May 16th, is the youngest child in a very famous family from Gary, Indiana. She sings "That's the Way Love Goes" and "All For You"
Janet Jackson
In May 1932, who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic from the Newfoundland.
Amelia Earhart