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Name one of the three female Hollywood actresses we mentioned during the presentation.
Anna May Wong; Miyoshi Umeki; Nancy Kwan
Asians came to America in the early 1800s because of Europeans' ______.
Slavery and indentured servitude
This act in 1882 banned Chinese workers from entering America. It also denied U.S. citizenship to Chinese immigrants. It only ended because of the labor shortage during World War II.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
During the Asian American Movement, Asian Americans used this term to describe their movement, getting inspiration from the Balck Civil Rights Movement.
"yellow power"
The highest-ranking Asian American in U.S. government.
Kamala Harris
This Asian American was the first woman of color in Congress. In 1964, she was elected the Democratic Representative for Hawaii. She helped with issues on education, environment, welfare, and civil rights. She represented for 24 years.
Patsy Takemoto Mink
This big event on the West Coast caused thousands of Chinese people to migrate to America in the late 1800s.
The Gold Rush
The Page Act in 1875 prohibited two things. Name at least one.
The hiring of laborers from “Oriental countries” who had been brought to the U.S. against their will or for “immoral purposes”; Asian women from being brought in for prostitution.
This mostly Filipino committee protested alongside Mexican workers and went on strike against grape growers.
Agriculture Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC)
This American state has the highest Asian population.
Hawaii
This Indian actress and producer won Miss World in 2000. She is one of the India’s highest paid actresses. She played in Love Again, The Matrix Resurrections, We Can Be Heros, and Bay Watch. This woman also got married Nick Jones in 2018.
Priyanka Chopra
This major port of entry opened in 1910 on the West Coast of America. Immigrants with improper documentation would stay here for long periods.
Angel Island
This court case was when an Asian family sued the San Francisco Department of Education when their daughter could not attend a school because of her race.
Tape v. Hurley
in the 1960s, students from these two universities participated in strikes to protest for more classes on Asian culture and history.
SF State University and the UC Berkeley
In the years of 2020 and 2021, Asian hate crimes increased to about this number(in the thousands)
10,905
This Hawaiian singer and actress is known for her debut and the voice for Moana. She has also played as Janis Sarkisan in the musical comedy, Mean Girls.
Auli'i Cravalho
This act allowed American soldiers to bring their Asian spouses back to America after World War II.
The War Brides Act
The Transcontinental Railroad used Chinese-Americans since they were willing to work for less money. This year, the workers went on strike for equal pay, but they were unsuccessful.
1867
This president designated May as AAPI month.
George H. W. Bush
The Lunar New Year is coming up. This animal will be the Chinese zodiac for the new year.
The Dragon
This white-passing biracial Canadian actor has a Chinese-Hawaiian father and a mother who is European. He was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in Toronto. He played in movies such as The Replacements, Toy Story 4, and more.
Keanu Reeves
This region of Asia is currently the leading region in Asia for the largest immigration population to the United States.
Southeast Asia
Name the two immigration laws that banned most and then all immigrants from Asia and the Pacific Islands.
Immigration Act of 1917 and the Immigration Act of 1924
In 1969, Shizuko "Minn" Matsuda and Kazu Iijima founded this organization in New York City. The two women were inspired by the Black Power movement and originally planned a Japanese American political and social action movement, but ultimately chose to make it a pan-Asian organization, inviting members of all Asian ethnic groups to join.
Asian Americans for Action; Triple A; AAA
Daily Double!
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This Asian-American is the CEO of Zoom.
Eric Yuan