Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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This is the month Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is celebrated.

What is May?

The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.

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The largest country in Asia?

Where is Russia?

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This dish is a staple noodle dish in Chinese cuisine.

What is Lo Mein?

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South Korea's #1 music artist

  • PSY
  • BTS
  • Black Pink
  • Stray Kids





Who is BTS?

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This singer was born Peter Gene Hernandez on October 8, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is known for for his stage performances and retro showmanship. You may have heard his song, Uptown Funk.

Who is Bruno Mars?

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Which president expanded Asian Pacific American Heritage Month to a month long celebration? A. President George HW Bush in 1990 B. President Abraham Lincoln in 1864 C. President Jimmy Carter in 1978

Who is President George H.W. Bush?

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The number of stars on China's flag.

What is five?

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This is where Sushi originates from.

Where is Japan?

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This place is known to have the first hip-hop music scene in Asia.

  • Philippines
  • Vietnam
  • Malaysia
  • Indonesia


Where is Philippines?

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He was born in Hong Kong, China. He gained a reputation as Hong Kong's best stuntman. In America, he is known as a martial artist and movie star. He mostly recently starred in The Karate Kid with Jaden Smith.

Who is Jackie Chan?

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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebrated the arrival of the first group of immigrants from this country.

What is Japan? 
May is the month when the first Japanese immigrants arrived in the U.S. in 1843.

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This country's flag.

Where is Laos?

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Most popular cuisine in the U.S.

  • Indian
  • Chinese
  • Thai
  • Korean

What is Chinese?

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This is the most popular instrument in China.

  • Violin
  • Guzheng
  • Erhu
  • Pipa

What is the Guzheng?

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Which Asian-American/ African-American is famous for golf?

Who is Tiger Woods? Tiger Woods' ancestry is African American, Thai, Chinese, and Dutch.

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President Barack Obama is from this Pacific Island.

What is Hawaii?

May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian-Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands.

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This is the location of the most world heritage sites.
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Greece
  • Spain

Where is Italy? (58)

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This technique is used to make Kimchi.

  • Pickling
  • Sous Vide
  • Fermentation
  • Boiling

What is Fermentation?

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This is Japan's best-selling single.

  • Idol
  • Kaiju no Hana Uta
  • Sukiyaki
  • Oyoge! Taiyake-kun

What is Oyoge! Taiyake-kun?

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This NBA player is one of the few Asian Americans in NBA history, and the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the league. He is also known for his public expression of his Christianity. He currently plays for the Lakers.

Who is Jeremy Lin? He and his teammate Landry Fields, a Stanford grad, have their own special pre-game ritual—a nerdy handshake that involves pretending to read and taking off glasses.

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The month of May also marks the anniversary of the completion of THIS RAILROAD in 1869, which was constructed by workers who were majority Chinese immigrants.

What is the Transcontinental Railroad?

In 1862, the Pacific Railroad Act chartered the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies, and tasked them with building a transcontinental railroad that would link the United States from east to west.

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This country is shown here.

Where is Croatia?

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Many Western ideas about Chinese cuisine come from Cantonese cuisine. Where do other Chinese cuisines come from (Which territory/ region?)

  • Anhui
  • Malay
  • Khmer
  • Sinhala

Where is Anhui?

Facts: This cuisine is less frequently found in the western world, but the healthy and simple dishes are full of unique flavours worthy of exploring. The poorer province in the Huangshan Mountains is known for its rustically-styled meals and traditional cooking techniques that include stewing and braising.

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This is the opening part of a piece of classical music from Northern India.

  • Jhala
  • Gat
  • Tala
  • Alap

What is Alap?

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This Asian American woman is an American television personality, news anchor, and producer for CBS. She has been the host of the TV show Big Brother since its debut in July 2000. She is also a co-host and the moderator of the CBS daytime show The Talk. Previously, she was a co-anchor of The Early Show on CBS.

Who is Julie Chen? Julie Chen is of Chinese descent.