AAPI Heritage Month
What is Asian American and Pacific Islander?
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?
This type of crunchy dumpling is commonly found across regional styles of Chinese cuisine.
What is wonton?
His historical name was Siddharta Gautama and he is known as "The Awakened One".
Who is Buddha?
This is the title of the first episode in the PBS Documentary series: Asian Americans.
What is "Breaking Ground"?
AAPI Celebrities
What is Japan?
He gained a reputation as Hong Kong's best stuntman and became known as a martial artist and Hollywood movie star. He is most famous for starring in Rush Hour with Chris Tucker!
Who is Jackie Chan?
Popular dish made of rolled dough filled with a mixture of cabbage and meat, and fried in oil.
What is an egg roll?
This fish represents perseverance and worldly advancement which is often depicted in American culture as tattoos. This fish is also found in garden ponds.
What is the Koi Fish?
These laws established in 1882 prevented Chinese immigrants from entering the US.
What are the Exclusion Laws?
AAPI Cuisine.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
Which Asian-American/ African-American is famous for golf?
Who is Tiger Woods?
According to this mythology, rice was given as a gift from the animals after a large flood, giving the people a source of plentiful food.
What is Chinese Mythology?
These are small tapered sticks of equal length used in pairs as traditional eating utensils.
What are chopsticks?
Culture & History
What is Hawaii?
Who is Naomi Osaka?
This famous South Asian appetizer is triangular in shape, and typically filled with a mixture of veggies and potatoes.
What is Samosa?
This is Japan's most popular sport.
What is baseball?
In the Japanese writing system, these are ideograms adapted from the Chinese characters represent words.
What are Kanji?
Miscellaneous
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
She was sworn in as the first woman Vice President of the United States, becoming the highest-ranking female official in history
Who is Kamala Harris?
This type of meat dominates the cuisine of the Philippines.
What is Pork?
In 1942, at the start of this war, the Japanese Internment Camps were created to force relocation and incarceration of nearly 120,000 people in the United States with Japanese ancestry.
What is World War II?
Colorful fabric dyed in traditional wax-resist method originating in Indonesia
What is Batik?