Inventions and Innovations
This Japanese video game company gave the world characters like Mario, Zelda, and Pokémon.
What is Nintendo?
This mountain in Japan is a sacred site and symbol of beauty, appearing in art like The Great Wave off Kanagawa.
What is Mount Fuji?
This popular Japanese dish consists of raw fish or seafood served with vinegared rice and often garnished with wasabi and pickled ginger.
What is sushi?
This South Korean boy band, known for hits like "Dynamite" and "Butter," became the first all-Korean group to top the Billboard Hot 100 and has broken numerous global records in music.
Who is BTS?
This wildly popular genre of comics and graphic novels from Japan has become a staple in American bookstores and libraries.
What is manga?
This Korean company revolutionized smartphones with its Galaxy series.
What is Samsung?
This Southeast Asian country’s capital is Bangkok, known for its ornate temples and bustling street life.
Where is Thailand?
This traditional Vietnamese soup made with broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat is a global comfort food favorite.
What is pho?
This Filipino-American singer wrote a ballad that is named for a government-issued form of I.D.
Who is Olivia Rodrigo?
This action-comedy film stars a Hong Kong detective and a loud-mouthed LAPD officer, spawning two sequels.
What is Rush Hour?
This Chinese invention — still used today — was a revolutionary way of recording thoughts long before the printing press.
What is paper?
This country borders Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, and is located on the Indochinese Peninsula.
Where is Cambodia?
This vibrant purple yam, commonly used in Filipino desserts like ice cream and cakes, has become a trendy flavor worldwide.
What is ube?
This Icelandic-Chinese singer and songwriter blends jazz, classical, and indie influences in her music, gaining widespread recognition with her debut album "Everything I Know About Love.
Who is Laufey?
This film, released in 2022, features a laundromat owner who becomes embroiled in a multiverse-spanning adventure to save existence.
What is Everything Everywhere All at Once?
In 1882, this law was passed, becoming the first significant law to restrict immigration into the United States, targeting Chinese laborers specifically.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
This archipelago, made up of over 17,000 islands, is the largest country in Southeast Asia by population.
Where is Indonesia?
This Filipino dish, often made with pork, chicken, or beef, is marinated in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and spices before being braised or simmered.
What is adobo?
This Hmong-American gymnast won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Who is Sunisa Lee?
This 2001 animated film, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
What is Spirited Away?
The month of May also marks the anniversary of the completion of ___ 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.
This city, known as the financial hub of Asia, is located on a man-made island and is famous for its skyline, which includes the Marina Bay Sands hotel.
Where is Singapore?
This chemical process/method is essential in the preparation of kimchi.
What is fermentation?
This Marvel actor made his superhero debut as Shang-Chi in 2021.
Who is Simu Liu?
This 2018 romantic comedy, based on a novel by Kevin Kwan, follows the story of Rachel Chu as she discovers her boyfriend's family is one of the wealthiest in Singapore.
What is Crazy Rich Asians?