Immigration
Celebrations
Food
Education
Religion
100
People from Japan began migrating to the U.S. in significant numbers in what year?
1868
100
What month is the Japanese Heritage Fair in Honolulu, HI
February
100
Name atleast one traditional food for Japanese
Rice or Miso soup
100
True or False: Japanese American do not value education
true
100
Is the Buddha Statue male or female?
Male
200
The Immigration Act of _____ banned the immigration of nearly all Japanese.
1924
200
In what month does the Honolulu Festival in Honolulu, HI take place
march
200
Name at least one side dish
fish, pickled vegetables, and vegetables
200
True or False: math and reading scores on the SAT and ACT may often exceed the national averages.
True
200
What color is Buddha's robe?
Gold
300
Significant Japanese immigration did not occur again until the Immigration Act of _____
1965
300
When does the National Cherry Blossom Festival Washington, DC take place?
March to April
300
What is another name for raw fish?
sushi
300
Japanese Americans are still a prominent presence in Ivy League schools especially in California. Name at least one Ivy league school that Japanese Americans prominent in.
UC Berkeley, Standford, UCLA, USC
300
A large number of the Japanese American community continue to practice ______ as most dominant religion
Buddhism
400
Which state did large number of migrants go to in the late 1800's
Hawaii
400
in what month does the Nisei Week, Los Angeles, CA take place?
August
400
What do most Japanese use as a eating utensil
Chop Sticks
400
True or False: Japanese-Americans have the largest showing of any ethnic group in nationwide Advanced Placement testing each year
true
400
The First Japanese Presbyterian Church of what city opened in 1885
San Francisco
500
Why do you think the Act of 1924 ban almost all Japanese?
World War
500
what is the important annual festival for Japanese Americans
Obon Festival
500
Name one Japanese cuisine in Turlock Ca.
Any asian food except china buffet and panda express.
500
The 2000 census reported that ____ percent of Japanese Americans held a college degree
40.8%
500
Name at least one Japanese Americans practiced religion
Mahayana Buddhism, Shinto, and Christianity.
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