History
This son of Indian immigrants is an American neurosurgeon and chief medical correspondent for CNN.
Who is Dr. Sanjay Gupta?
You can find the oldest Chinatown in this North American city.
What is San Francisco?
These two actors earned Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor: Steven Yeun, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Noriyuki Pat Morita, Bruce Lee.
Who are Steven Yeun & Pat Morita?
This is the first person of South Asian descent to hold the Office of Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
In 1981, this young Chinese American Yale undergrad's design was selected for the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Who is Maya Lin?
In 1997, this NASA astronaut and mechanical engineer made history as the first woman of Indian origin to go into space.
Who is Kalpana Chawla?
According to the 2019 Census estimates, this city in California has the largest Asian population.
What is Los Angeles?
She is an American Journalist, of Japanese descent, who worked as an anchor for NBC News, Dateline NBC, and the Today show.
Who is Ann Curry?
In 2021, President Biden signed resolution 247 proclaiming that we celebrate the significant contributions of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander to this history of the US, during this time period.
What is the month of May?
This woman is a Hawaiian born American TV personality and dancer, who has been a judge on the tv show Dancing with the Stars.
Who is Carrie Ann Inaba?
This NASA Astronaut was the first Asian American and the first person of Japanese origin to fly in space.
Who is Ellison Onizuka?
More than 50% of all Pacific Islanders live in these two US states.
What is California and Hawaii?
He was a citizen of both Hong Kong and the United States and along with being one of the most influential martial arts in history and known for revolutionizing the film industry with movies such as Enter the Dragon, Fist of Fury, and Game of Death.
Who is Bruce Lee?
What was the goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
What is prohibit immigration of Chinese workers to the US?
This is the 2024 theme for Asian American, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month was introduced jointly by the White House Initiative on AANHPI and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific Center.
What is Bridging Histories, Shaping Our Future?
In 2004, this US Army helicopter pilot and Iraq War combat veteran is a retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel and Congresswoman representing Illinois (first in the House, then the Senate). She is the first Thai American woman and first woman with a disability elected to Congress.
Who is Ladda Tammy Duckworth?
The number of countries that make-up the AANHPI community.
What is 67?
This famous American Actor is the son of Japanese Amercian parents and best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the TV hit, Star Trek.
Who is George Takei?
This proposed resolution was passed to proclaim the Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month House: Joint Resolution 540, Senate Joint Resolution 72, Joint Resolution 1007, or Spatial Resolution 380.
What is Joint Resolution 1007?
This suite of resources is available to educators to present more accurate and inclusive immigration and migration narratives.
What is Become US?
In 1990, this Taiwanese American physician and virologist, was instrumental in treating and preventing HIV transmission, and due to his invaluable work related to AIDS/HIV, he was named Time magazine's person of the Year in 1996.
Who is Dr. David Ho?
The month of May was chosen for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Observance because of which of the following events happened on May 7, 1843.
What is the first Japanese immigrant traveled to US?
This novelist is the daughter of Chinese immigrants who authored the best-selling book, the Joy Luck Club.
Who is Amy Tan?
This initiative is sponsored by our Commander-in-Chief and based on D.C. and offers student volunteer internship opportunities during the Fall, Spring, and Summer to ideal candidates that possess knowledge of the initiatives work, familiar with Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander issues.
What is the White House Initiative American Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (WHIAANHPI) Internship Program?
This Philippines born female musician donated her black satin jacket featuring a quote from her hit 2017 single "Us".
Who is Ruby Ibarra?