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100
Located in Seattle, it’s the only community-based museum in the US dedicated EXCLUSIVELY to the history of pan Asian Pacific Americans
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
100
This architect and sculptor has an eponymous museum here in Long Island City
Isamu Noguchi
100
He caused LINSANITY in the Garden
Jeremy Lin
100
Jerry Yang, a Taiwanese-American billionaire, co-founded this search engine company
Yahoo!
100
This 1882 Act is the first in American history to place broad restrictions on certain immigrant groups
The Chinese Exclusion Act
200
It’s the oldest continuously running restaurant in Manhattan’s Chinatown (it also created the the baogel, a hybrid between a bagel and a cha siu bao)
Nom Wah Tea Parlor
200
This architect was only 21 years old when she won the competition for the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial
Maya Lin
200
This speed skater won 8 Olympic medals (and Dancing with the Stars!)
Apolo Ohno
200
After losing a presidential run, this entrepreneur is trying to be New York’s next mayor
Andrew Yang
200
What did Executive Order 9066 do?
It authorized the evacuation of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to relocation centers, i.e. it put Japanese Americans in concentration camps
300
This city became a popular destination for Chinese immigrants hoping to strike it rich during the California Gold Rush
San Francisco
300
This architect, with partner Tod Williams, was tapped to design the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago
Billie Tsien
300
This rockin’ ex-wrestler is half Samoan and all muscle
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
300
Indra Nooyi is one of the world’s 100 most powerful women, according to Forbes, and became the fifth CEO in this multinational soft drink company’s history
PepsiCo
300
She made history as the US's second Indian American Governor, the youngest governor in the country, and the first female governor of South Carolina
Nikki Haley
400
This place is home to the largest Vietnamese population outside Vietnam
Orange County, CA
400
He designed both the Louvre Pyramid and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC
I.M. Pei
400
This 1992 Olympic figure skating champion made a fitness video with the California Raisins
Kristi Yamaguchi
400
This entrepreneur changed the world with his Zoom technology
Eric Yuan
400
His murder ignited national outrage and a new movement for Asian American rights in 1982
Vincent Chin
500
Iolani Palace, the only official royal palace in the United States, is located in this city
Honolulu
500
This Japanese architect won the Pritzker Prize in 1995 and is known for his use of materials like glass and concrete
Tadao Ando
500
Last year, this Asian American athlete shook the golfing world by winning the US PGA Championship in only his second start in a Major and barely a year after turning professional
Collin Morikawa
500
He’s the co-founder of Alibaba, but more importantly, he owns the Brooklyn Nets
Joseph Tsai
500
What was the result of Wong Kim Ark's landmark court case?
It granted birthright citizenship to all persons born in the US regardless of race or nationality