Historical Context
This U.S law passed in 1882, was the first race based immigration ban.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
This term describes the invisible barriers to leadership and advancement for Aisan Americans in the workplace.
What is the Bamboo Ceiling
In response to a significant rise of Asian Hate Crimes during the COVID-19 Pandemic, this social movement began
What is Stop Asian Hate
The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in this year.
What is 1882
This was first woman, Asian American, elected VP.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This coalition of student groups formed in 1968 at San Franscisco State University
What is the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF)
The term used is often used to belittle the struggles of Asian Americans due to their perceived higher success
What is Model Minority
The term "Asian American" was created during the late 1960s by two students at this Public University
What is UC Berkeley
The Chinese Exclusion act was not overturned until this this year.
What is 1943
This was the first Chinese, Asian American elected to the US Senate.
Who is Hiram L. Fong
This court case upheld a Chinese-American girl's right to go to public school in California, but was later overturned by the Plessy V. Ferguson
What is Tape v. Hurley?
Official reports of these incidents doubled across the country and tripled in many major cities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
What were Asian Hate Crimes
The Third World Liberation Front Movement in the late 1960s resulted in the formation of this Academic Department at the San Francisco State University
What is the Ethnic Studies Department
A4's next event is on this date
Thursday September 18th
Their murder in 1982 led to the beginnings of an Asian American social Justice movement in the U.S.
Who is Vincent Chin
This act abolished racial immigration quotas.
What is the Immigration and Nationality Act
The first Asian American elected to the US Congress was from this US State
What is California (Dalip Saund)
Grace Lee Boggs was a Chinese American activist that founded this organization to engage more Asian Americans in politics
What is the Asian Political Alliance
Asian Americans make up this percent of tech leadership.
What is 15%
This Japanese American activist, who promoted solidarity with other minority groups, worked with Malcolm X.
Who is Yuri Kochiyama
This act overturned the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
What is the Magnuson Act of 1943
This is the current number of Asian Americans in the US Congress
What is 22
American Citizens for Justice, an activist group that was formed in response to the murder of Vincent Chin, was founded by this person
Who is Helen Zia
The longest student strike in U.S. history lasted this long.
What is 5 months
They coined the term “Bamboo Ceiling”.
Who is Jane Hyun