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This Filipino-American artist spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart for their song “Drivers License,” which is the first song to surpass 1 billion global streams in 2021.
Olivia Rodrigo
Canadian Chinese actor Simu Liu, who stars in the sitcom Kim’s Convenience, is set to headline an upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie in Fall 2021, Shang-Chi and the ___________. Fill in the blank - five words.
Legend of the Ten Rings
This festival symbolizing the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance” is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhists.
Diwali
The name of this fruit - which is banned from the Singapore subway system - is derived from the Malay word for “thorn.”
Durian
In 1882, Congress passed this bill—the first and only United States law to prevent immigration and naturalization on the basis of race.
Chinese Exclusion Act
This 2022 movie features an impressive line-up of AAPI and AAPI-American actors including Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, and James Hong.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
BLACKPINK is the highest-charting female Korean act on the Billboard Hot 100 and the first to perform at Coachella, among many accolades; what are the names of the four members? Full point only for all correct answers.
Jisoo, Jennie, Rose, Lisa
The founder of this Asian restaurant chain compared its animal mascot to the working people of his country, reasoning that it “hops around and produces sweet things for life, and is happy even though it is busy.”
Jollibee
This supposedly Chinese dish, though named after a Qing Dynasty Hunan leader, is actually unique to American restaurants.
General Tso's Chicken
President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which apologized for this civil rights violation and authorized reparations for victims who were still alive when the act was passed.
Japanese American Internment
This Japanese tennis player won her fourth Grand Slam title at the 2021 Australian Open, beating her childhood idol Serena Williams along the way.
Naomi Osaka
Indian American Hasan Minhaj’s Emmy-winning weekly comedy show on Netflix was unfortunately canceled in 2020 after 40 episodes. What was it called?
Patriot Act
This orange-yellow powder is used throughout Asia for both dyeing and as a coloring and flavoring agent in food.
Tumeric
We are currently in the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac; what zodiac year will it be next?
This state is home to the largest population of Hmong Americans in the country, along with many other Southeast Asian refugees. Many in this community resettled there after the U.S. withdrew from its engagement in Southeast Asia in what is commonly known as the “Secret War.”
California
This book by Charles Yu about a “Generic Asian Man” who strives to become “Kung Fu Guy” won the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction.
Interior Chinatown
Johnny Juzang is half Vietnamese through his mother and his older brother actually plays for the Vietnam Basketball Association. Which college basketball team did Johnny lead into the Final Four in March Madness this year
UCLA or Bruins
In mahjong, players win by completing tile sets of three (consecutive or three of a kind) and what?
A pair aka eyes
This meat salad is considered the unofficial national dish of Laos.
Larb/Laap/Larp/Lahb/Laab
This nickname refers to the Vietnamese ethnic enclave in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, which served the large refugee population that immigrated after the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. The neighborhood became a vibrant hub of Vietnamese commerce and social activity, and reached its peak during the late 1970s to the early 1980s.
Little Saigon
An Asian American has been nominated for the 2020 Academy Award for Best Actor, for the first time ever; what is his name and what movie is he featured in? Full point only for both correct answers.
Steven Yeun, Minari
This American science fiction writer, born to immigrants from Taiwan, has won numerous awards, including four Nebula Awards and four Hugo Awards. His short story “Story of Your Life” became the basis for the film “Arrival,” starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. Who is this writer?
Ted Chiang
This Japanese term for a formal dining experience translates to “I’ll leave it up to you.”
This fermented tea drink is thought to have originated in Manchuria.
Kombucha
Taiwanese American entrepreneur Andrew Yang ran for president in 2020, helping popularize the concept of a universal basic income. His campaign’s most notable slogan, MATH, is an acronym for what?
Make America Think Harder