Significant Figures
Name one author of Asian-American/Pacific Islander descent that we have read at Payton.
Amy Tan, Gene Luen Yang, Cathy Park Hong, Helen Zia, Jhumpa Lahiri, etc.
This movie was renowned for having an all-Asian cast (Constance Wu, Gemma Chan, Henry Golding, and Awkwafina, to name a few) and was released in 2018.
What is the name of the well-known Thai dish with stir-fried noodles, shrimp, peanuts, scrambled egg, and bean sprouts?
Pad Thai
What month is the mid-autumn festival celebrated in?
Hint: AAC had an enrichment dedicated to this holiday!
September
What percent of the world population is Asian (rounded to the nearest ten percent)?
59.76%
This Japanese-American activist advocated for reparations and a government apology for the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, and is known for her close relationship to Malcolm X. What is her name?
Yuri Kochiyama
Simone Ashley plays the female lead—Kate Sharma—in season two of this regency Netflix Original
Bridgerton
What is the name of the grilled meat dish served on a skewer that originated from the Middle East?
Kebab
What is the festival of light and marks the beginning of spring?
Holi
This Chinese basketball player was drafted as the number one pick of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets
Yao Ming
This gender non-conforming and transfeminine author, performance artist, and media personality wrote the book Beyond the Gender Binary. What is their name?
Hint: Their last name is the same as the AAC sponsor's!
Alok Vaid-Menon
This horror and drama Korean film, released in 2019, about wealth disparity won 4 awards at the 92nd Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. What is the name of this movie?
Parasite
Ais kacang is a Malaysian dessert comparable to Korean bingsu, Filipino halo halo, and Vietnamese che. Name one of its ingredients.
Shaved ice, red beans, jelly (usually grass jelly or agar agar), sweet syrup
What is Chinese traditional clothing called?
Qipao, maoshan
This Filipino fast food chain is known around the world for its signature Chickenjoy meal and “Yumburger”
Jollibee
Who is the Chinese American who was not able to enter back into the US after his trip from China, and whose Supreme Court case changed the requirements of being an American citizen?
Wong Kim Ark
This 2001 Studio Ghibli film is about a young girl who crosses the threshold of the spirit world. Her parents are turned into pigs and she starts working at a bathhouse to save her and her family.
Spirited Away
Poi is made from fermented root of the taro which has been baked and pounded to a paste. It can also be made by mashing overripe bananas with coconut milk into a smooth paste. Other than Hawai'i, which of the Polynesian Islands is this dish commonly eaten in?
Samoa
What is the name of the holiday that signifies the end of the fasting of Ramadan?
Eid-ul-Fitr
This Japanese American chess grandmaster has won the U.S. Chess Championship five times and is currently one of the most popular individual streamers of the game.
Hikaru Nakamura
This Vietnamese-American woman created a viral video in 2021 demanding increased coverage of hate crimes against Asian-Americans and is responsible for drafting the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights Act. What is her name?
Amanda Nguyen
This romantic-comedy, starring Kumail Nanjiani, is about a Pakistani comedian who tries to balance the expectations of his Muslim family with his newfound relationship—all of which is threatened by his girlfriend’s sudden coma
The Big Sick
Laing is a spicy dish involves shredded taro leaves, pork or shrimp, onion, ginger, garlic, and chilis bundled in taro leaves and steamed in coconut milk. What nation is this meal native to?
Philippines
Black Day and White Day are holidays that celebrate people in relationships as well as singles respectively in February. To which is the country of origin?
Korea
These two Asian countries fought to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.
China and Kazakhstan