Origins of AANHPI
This month is when AANHPI Month is celebrated.
When is May?
This continent includes countries like China, India, and Japan.
Where is Asia?
This is called the Festival of Light and celebrated in October or November.
What is Diwali?
This U.S. state is part of AANHPI heritage.
What is Hawaii?
AANHPI stands for this.
What is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander?
This region includes islands like Hawaii, Fiji, and Samoa.
What are the Pacific Islands?
This is a traditional Japanese garment with square sleeves that is worn with the left side wrapped over the right side.
What is a Japenese Kimono?
This President wanted the United States to honor all Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders by celebrating them during the month of May.
Who is President Carter? or Who is President Bush?
AANHPI Month was created to celebrate these groups.
Who are Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders?
Name one country in Asia.
Answers will vary.
Japan is well known for this delicious dish.
What is sushi?
Many languages are spoken across AANHPI regions—true or false?
What is true?
This reason is why May was chosen (2 acceptable answers).
What are the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants? or
What is the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Name one Pacific Island country or region.
Answers will vary.
Name one language from an AANHPI culture.
What is Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Bengali?
AANHPI includes many cultures, not just one—true or false?
What is true?