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100
This multiverse film starring Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian-led movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars.
What is Everything Everywhere All At Once?
100
This 1882 law was the first major U.S. legislation restricting immigration based on race and nationality.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
100
Spurred by a 2021 rise in anti-Asian violence, this national movement led to the passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act to expedite the review of hate crimes.
What is #StopAsianHate
100
This Vice President of the United States is of Indian and Jamaican descent.
Who is Kamala Harris?
100
These Korean rice cakes are commonly served in a spicy red gochujang sauce.
What is tteokbokki?
200
This groundbreaking sitcom centered on a Taiwanese American family running a steakhouse in Florida.
What is Fresh Off the Boat?
200
This World War II policy forcibly incarcerated over 120,000 Japanese Americans.
What is Japanese American internment?
200
This sociopolitical "myth" suggests that all Asian Americans are inherently successful and law-abiding, often used to minimize the effects of systemic racism.
What is the Model Minority Myth?
200
By winning gold in the halfpipe and silver in slopestyle and big air in 2026, this athlete became the first skier to win six medals in six career Olympic events.
Who is Eileen Gu?
200
These Chinese soup dumplings are filled with broth and pork and are carefully eaten with a spoon to avoid spilling the soup.
What is Xiao Long Bao?
300
This director was the first Asian-born Academy Award–winning Best Director.
What is Bong Joon-ho?
300
This 1944 Supreme Court case upheld the incarceration of Japanese Americans.
What is Korematsu v. United States?
300
This term refers to romanticized or fetishized attraction toward Asian women or men rooted in racial stereotypes.
What is fetishization?
300
A National Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF since 2006, this multi-hyphenate star uses her foundation to provide education and healthcare to children in India and has been a leading voice for the "Glocal" movement.
Who is Priyanka Chopra Jonas?
300
What is dosa?
400
This 1993 film, based on a novel by Amy Tan, was one of the first major Hollywood films centered on Chinese American women.
What is The Joy Luck Club?
400
This 1965 law eliminated national-origin quotas and dramatically increased Asian immigration to the U.S.
What is the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?
400
In a 2023 landmark ruling, the Supreme Court sided with this organization against Harvard, effectively ending race-conscious admission programs.
Who are Students for Fair Admissions (or SFFA)?
400
This entrepreneur ran for the 2020 U.S. presidential election promoting a policy called Universal Basic Income.
Who is Andrew Yang?
400
This Filipino dish cooked in vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic shares its name with a Spanish word for marinade.
What is adobo?
500
Michelle Zauner is the lead singer and mastermind behind this indie pop band, as well as the author of the memoir Crying in H Mart.
What is Japanese Breakfast?
500
In 1923, this Supreme Court case ruled that Japanese immigrant Takao Ozawa was not “white” and therefore ineligible for naturalization.
What is Ozawa v. United States?
500
This concept refers to treating Asian Americans as a "monolith", ignoring vast ethnic and socioeconomic differences.
What is racial homogenization?
500
This Olympic figure skater became the first Asian American woman to win Olympic gold in 1992.
Who is Kristi Yamaguchi?
500
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