AANHPI 101
What does AANHPI stand for?
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander
The fastest growing minority group in the US?
AANHPI!
Samoan wrestler, actor, author, and producer.
Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson
This film won seven Oscars in 2023, including for best picture and best screenplay.
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.
AANHPI communities consist of approximately how many ethnic groups?
A) 50 B) 35 C) 20 D) 80
A) 50
AANHPI communities consist of approximately 50 ethnic groups speaking over 100 languages!
This state has the largest AANHPI community.
California is home to more than 5.9 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 31.3 percent of the total AANHPI population.
The first Asian American Vice President of the US.
Kamala Harris
This country has over 7,000 islands.
The Republic of the Philippines is made up of 7,641 islands, of these islands, only 2,000 are inhabited.
AANHPI heritage month was originally a week long and was established by this president in 1978.
President Jimmy Carter, and it was eventually extended to a month and signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1992.
Which AANHPI ethnicities are least represented in the federal legislature?
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders
She is a Chinese-American author famous for the novel The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
A "little big of heart" is the translation for these small Chinese breakfast and lunch dishes.
Dim Sum
What U.S. act allowed Japanese, Chinese, and other Asian immigrants to become U.S. citizens starting in the mid-20th century?
Immigration and Nationality Act
Large communities of Asian Americans in the U.S. are often centered in these types of areas.
Urban or metropolitan areas
Half Asian (Chinese and Thai) golfer, second for most PGA major tournament victories.
Tiger Woods
When and what sparked the first wave of Asian immigration to the United States? (Decade)
California Gold Rush in the 1850s.
Why is AANHPI celebrated in May?
May 7, 1843, marks the arrival of the first Japanese immigrant to the United States and May 10, 1869, the transcontinental railroad, which roughly 20,000 Chinese immigrants worked on, was completed.
Which AANHPI ethnicity is the largest in the United States?
Chinese Americans numbering almost 4.2 million, and making up 22.2 percent of the total AANHPI population
Mindy Kaling
The country where Ankor Wat, a 12th century Hindu temple and the largest religious monument in the world, is located.
Cambodia