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In 1834, this person was the first recorded Chinese woman to arrive in the United States. She was put on display in an exhibit space, for up to 8 hours a day, where viewers could watch her eat with chopsticks, listened to her speak Chinese, and treated like an oddity for as little as 50 cents.
Who was Afong May?
In the late 19th and early 20th century, these factors encouraged mass migration to the United States.
What are violence, economic instability, and the promise of a better future?
This attack sparked the United States' entry into World War II and was referred to as a "date that will live in infamy."
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
This 1965 law opened the door to a new wave of Asian immigration, eventually leading Asians to make up 80% of new U.S. immigrants.
What was the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?
This is the number of AAPI members of the 119th Congress.
What is 22?
In 1565, this was the first Spanish ship to leave Manila and arrive Acapulco (modern-day Mexico), creating the first route connecting Asia and the Americas.
What was the Manila Galleon?
Westward expansion and the African slave trade influenced Asian migration to the United States by doing this thing.
What is creating demand for cheap labor?
Signed on February 19th, 1942, this Executive Order authorized the forcible detention of Japanese Americans.
What was Executive Order 9066?
This 1989 pro-democracy protest against communism in China led to the Chinese army killing many citizens, and contributed to a surge in Chinese immigration to the United States.
What is the Tiananmen Square massacre?
This term refers to a status granted to certain non-white individuals or groups, allowing them to receive some of the privileges of the dominant white group while still being considered seperate.
What is "honorary white?"
Dating back to the 1600s, this was the first name used to referred to Asians in North America.
What is "Los Chinos?"
Known as the Ellis Island of the West Coast, this facility was the primary processing center for immigrants on the West Coast.
What is Angel Island?
This General was responsible for overseeing the operations of all Japanese internments camps in the United States.
Who was General John DeWitt?
These Asian Americans were spoken of as being “primitive and backwards people who lack the abilities to survive in the modern world…”
What was said about Hmong people when they came to America?
This 1992 event triggered the perception of conflict between Asian Americans and African Americans.
What were the Los Angeles riots?
These were the first two European explorers to make contact with Asia.
Who were Marco Polo and Sir John Madeville?
This group, founded in San Francisco in 1913, published newspapers and held rallies advocating for armed revolution against the British Empire’s colonization of India and with the goal of establishing an independent and secular India. It provided legal assistance and raised funds for mutual aid efforts and militancy.
What was the Ghadar Party?
Signed in December 1943, this law repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act, causing Chinese immigration to surge in the United States.
What was the Magnuson Act?
This brutal communist regime in Cambodia that led to 21% of the Cambodian population dying. It pushed the U.S. to accept more Cambodian refugees.
What is the Khmer Rouge?
This is the reason why Erika Lee feels that Asian American success cannot be fully celebrated.
What is systemic discrimination?
In this year, the first ship sailed from the Americas to Asia.
When was 1783?
The 1995 El Monte Thai garment slavery case, the first recognized case of modern-day slavery in the US since the abolition of slavery, led to the passage of this law in the year 2000.
What is the Trafficking Violence and Protection Act?
In 1956, this person became the first Asian American elected to Congress. He became a ”goodwill” ambassador and helped build relationships with Asian countries amidst the Cold War.
Who was Dalip Saund?
This Visa was given to spouses of working immigrants that held H-1B Visas, however, it did not allow them to work in the United States.
What is the H-4 Visa?
According to the 2023 census, this is the size of the Asian population in the United States.
What is 19.36 million?