AAPI History
This U.S. President officially signed a law in 1992 to designate May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Who is George H. W. Bush?
The dish “pho” originates from this Southeast Asian country.
What is Vietnam?
This Vice President made history as the first South Asian American and African American woman in the role.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This Disney movie features a Southeast Asian warrior named Raya.
What is Raya and the Last Dragon?
This discriminatory act, passed in 1882, was the first U.S. law to ban immigration based on nationality.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
This island nation is home to the traditional dance called hula.
What is Hawaii?
This Filipino American singer rose to fame after winning American Idol in 2011.
Who is Jessica Sanchez?
The film Crazy Rich Asians is set primarily in this country.
What is Singapore?
During World War II, over 120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated to these.
What are internment camps?
Diwali, the festival of lights, is primarily celebrated by people from this country.
What is India?
This Chinese American physicist worked on the Manhattan Project and later became a champion for women in STEM.
Who is Chien-Shiung Wu?
This actor starred in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Who is Simu Liu?
Dalip Singh Saund was the first Asian American elected to the U.S. Congress. He was from this country.
What is India?
Samoan, Tongan, and Fijian cultures belong to this larger regional group
What is Polynesia?
This Japanese American actor played Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek and is now an outspoken activist.
Who is George Takei?
Everything Everywhere All At Once swept the 2023 Oscars and starred this Malaysian actress
Who is Michelle Yeoh?
This 1965 act dramatically changed immigration patterns and allowed more Asians to immigrate to the U.S.
What is the Immigration and Nationality Act?
The martial art Taekwondo originated in this East Asian country.
What is South Korea?
This Indian American CEO led Google and Alphabet starting in 2015.
Who is Sundar Pichai?
This Korean drama became Netflix’s most-watched show in 2021.
What is Squid Game?