Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI)

History of AANHPI

Connie Chung

Jason Momoa

Dalip Singh Saund

Misc

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What does AANHPI mean?

A. Asian American, Native Pacific Islander

B Asian American Not Pacific Islander

C. Asian American, Notice Peaceful Islands

A. Asian American, Native Pacific Islander

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Connie Chung's name is:

A.Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich

B. Constance Mi -Hwa Chung Povich

C. Constance Wei-Hwa Chung Povich

A.Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich

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Jason was born:

A. Joseph Jason Stuart Momoa

B. Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa

C. Josephe Jason Wilson Momoa

B. Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa

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Dalip Singh Saund was born

A. September 21, 1889

B. September 20, 1889

C. September 22, 1889

B. September 20, 1889

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Best Asian Groups

A. BTS

B. BlackPink

C. Both of them

C. Both

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The largest AANHPI Community according to the US Census in 2022:

A. Filipino

B.Vietnamese

C. Indian

D. None of the above

C. Indian

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Connie Chung lives in

A. Maryland

B.Colorado

C. Montana

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Jason Momoa was born in :

A. Hawaii

B Iowa

C. California

A. Hawaii

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Dalip Singh Saund is famous for

A. First Sikh to have gone to University in the US

B He is the first Asian, first Indian American, and first Sikh elected to the United States Congress.

C, First Asian Senator from New York.

B. first Asian, first Indian American, and first Sikh elected to the United States Congress, serving in the House of Representatives from 1957 to 1963.

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What asian groups are celebrated during AANPI month?

A. Refers to “Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.”

B.Asians Who Live in NewYork and Hawaii

C. None of the above.

Collectively refers to “Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.”

The term “Asian American” was coined by student activists in 1968 and has since evolved to encapsulate individuals living in the United States with roots in Central or East Asia, Southeast Asia, or South Asia.
“Native Hawaiian” refers to the indigenous people of Hawai‘i.
‍“Pacific Islander” refers to individuals with origins in any of the original peoples of Polynesia, Micronesia, or Melanesia, including, for example, Samoan, Chamorro, Tongan, Fijian, and Marshallese.

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Why is AANHPI celebrated in May?

A. It is a beautiful month

B. Arrival of the first Japanese Immigrant

C. Arrival of the first Japanese Immigrant May 7, 1843, and Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad May 10, 1869

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Connie Chung was born where and when?

A. Maryland, August 20, 1946

B. Washington DC, August 20, 1946

C. Virginia, August 20, 1946

B Washington DC, August 20, 1946

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Jason Momoa was born?

A. August 1, 1979

B. August 1, 1978

C. August 2, 1979

A. August 1, 1979

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Mr Dalip Singh Saund graduated with a Doctorate from

A. Howard University degree in Mathematics in1922

B. the University of California and graduated in 1922, receiving M.A. and Ph.D. degrees

C. He did not graduate with a degree.

B. the University of California and graduated in 1922, receiving M.A. and Ph.D. degrees

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You can learn more about the AANPHI from

A. Television

B. Some history books

C. The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.The Pew Research Center’s Being Asian in America, TAAF’s AAPI History Hub, and AAPI Data

C.The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.The Pew Research Center’s Being Asian in America, TAAF’s AAPI History Hub, and AAPI Data

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Are these Artist AANPHI decent?

A. Bruno Mars

B. H. E. R.

C. All of the Above

A. Pop, R&B, Funk (Filipino American & Puerto Rican-Jewish raised in Hawaii

B. Filipino American & Black

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Connie Chung Graduated from?

A. American University 1969

B. Maryland University 1969

C. Georgetown University 1967

B. Maryland University 1969

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Jason Momoa's first job was

A. Game of Thrones

B. Baywatch Hawaii

C. North Shore

B. Baywatch Hawaii

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Dalip Singh Saund did not get a teaching job after he graduated with a PhD in mathematics from the USA.

A. Because he was a farmer

B. He could not get a teaching job because he was not a U.S. citizen

C. He just wanted to help his people.

B. He could not get a teaching job because he was not a U.S. citizen.

Asian Indians: Barred from citizenship by the 1923 Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind. They did not gain the right to naturalize until the Luce-Celler Act was signed into law on July 3, 1946, which also granted a small annual immigration quota.
Filipinos: Prior to 1946, Filipinos were classified as "U.S. noncitizen nationals". They were not eligible to become U.S. citizens until the Luce-Celler Act of 1946 made them eligible, enacted just before the U.S. recognized Philippine independence on July 4, 1946.

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The First AANHPI holiday was?

A. Was 5 days

B. Was 7days

C. Was One Month

B. This law amended the original language of the bill and directed the President to issue a proclamation for the “7-day period beginning on May 4, 1979, as ‘Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week.’

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Name 6 Pacific Islands?

(New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia), and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island).

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Connie Chung worked for

A. CBS, NBC, CNN

B .ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN

C. All of the Above

B. She began as a copy person in her hometown of Washington, D.C., then rose to positions at CBS, ABC, NBC, and CNN

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Momoa is a UNEP advocate. What is UNEP

A. United Nations Environment Programme

B. United Nations Energy Programme

C. United Nations Elimination Program

A. United Nations Environment Programme

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Dalip Singh Saund was ?

A citizen at the age of 50.

B. Justice of Peace

C. None of the above

Both A and B

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Native Hawaiians were not formally included in this designated heritage month until

A. 2020

B. 2021

C. 2019

B. Native Hawaiians were not formally included in this designated heritage month until the Biden administration updated the federal designation to "AANHPI" in 2021