AAPI History
May is nationally celebrated as this heritage month
What is AAPI Heritage Month?
This Japanese dish features raw fish on rice, often wrapped in seaweed.
What is sushi?
This Hindu festival of lights celebrates good over evil
What is Diwali?
This Disney film follows a Polynesian girl on an ocean quest.
What is Moana?
This Pacific island chain became the 50th U.S. state in 1959.
What is Hawai'i?
This Pacific Island nation became a U.S. territory after being ceded by Spain following the Spanish-American War in 1898.
What is Guam?
This Indian flatbread is often served with curries and stews.
What is naan?
The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is symbolized by these round pastries
What are mooncakes?
This 2018 rom-com was the first major Hollywood movie in 25 years with an all-Asian cast.
What is Crazy Rich Asians?
This Southeast Asian country is made up of over 7,000 islands and has Manila as its capital.
What is the Philippines?
This 1898 Supreme Court case established that U.S.-born children of Chinese immigrants are citizens under the 14th Amendment.
What is United States v. Wong Kim Ark?
This Korean royal court dish, now a street food, features thinly sliced marinated beef grilled or stir-fried.
What is bulgogi?
This Buddhist festival in Japan honors the spirits of ancestors.
What is Obon?
This Korean boy band’s hits include “Butter” and “Dynamite.”
Who is BTS?
Mount Everest straddles the border of China (Tibet) and this South Asian country.
What is Nepal?
Filipino sailors, known as Manila men, established settlements in this U.S. state as early as the 1700s.
What is Louisiana?
This fermented soybean product, known for its strong smell and sticky texture, is a traditional Japanese breakfast item often eaten with rice.
What is natto?
In Hawaiian culture, this traditional chant clears a path before entering sacred spaces.
What is an oli or pule?
This Native Hawaiian actor and activist, known for his role as Aquaman, has worked to promote indigenous Pacific Islander representation in Hollywood.
Who is Jason Mamoa?
The Māori are the Indigenous people of this island nation in the South Pacific.
What is New Zealand (Aotearoa)?
This Southeast Asian country saw tens of thousands of refugees (known as “boat people”) flee to the U.S. after the fall of Saigon in 1975.
What is Vietnam?
This Filipino dessert is made of shaved ice, evaporated milk, and jellies.
What is halo-halo?
Thaipusam, a Tamil festival, is marked by devotees performing this extreme act.
What is body piercing or carrying kavadis?
This Burmese American filmmaker, known for Driveways and In the Family, is praised for subtle portrayals of Asian American life.
Who is Andrew Ahn?
This Pacific nation, made up of 29 coral atolls and 5 islands, is one of the countries most threatened by rising sea levels.
What is Kiribati?