AAPI Heritage Month (FSS 2023)

The three largest Asian-origin ethnic groups in the US are ___, ___, and ___.

This activist and sculptor is best known for designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in D.C.

This Japanese American military unit is the most decorated unit in US military history.

Every Saturday and Sunday, there's a Southeast Asian market in this Philly park.

In 2019, she won multiple Grammies including Best R&B Album. She has also won an Oscar and three American Music Awards.

Best known for her roles in Grey's Anatomy and Killing Eve, she's won numerous Golden Globe and SAG awards.

In 1964, she became the first woman of color elected to Congress.

She is regarded as the first Asian American Hollywood movie star. She's also on the US quarter.

He first gained fame on Star Trek in the 1960s. Today, he is a fierce LGBTQ+ activist.

This Philly-based Civil Rights, anti-war, and LGBTQ+ activist was born in a Japanese American prison camp during WWII.

In 1923, he was denied US citizenship by the SCOTUS because he was "not white."

She is best known for her role as Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel)--Marvel's first Pakistani American superhero.

What percent of the US population identified as Asian, multiracial Asian, and Pacific Islander in 2020?

In 2018, she is the youngest woman to win a gold medal in snowboarding. She was 17 years old.

His 1898 SCOTUS victory cemented the right that a US-born person is a US citizen--birthright citizenship.

In the 1760s, they were the first Asians to settle in North America (in the region that is now Louisiana).

This Army officer and LGBTQ+ activist successfully fought to overturn "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in 2010.

She is a playwright, actor, and activist. Recently, she directed the FSS production of Clue.

He is best known for his work on The Daily Show and his Netflix show Patriot Act. He has won two Peabody Awards.

This Hmong American gymnast was the 2020 Olympic All-Around Gold Medalist.

He was a martial artist, director, actor, and icon during the 1960s and 1970s.

In 2016, he won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for The Sympathizer

He was a Japanese American WWII hero and US Senator from 1963 to 2012.

They are the youngest person to win an MMA world title at 19 years old.

She is a Lt. Colonial, Iraq War veteran, helicopter pilot, Illinois Senator, and Vice Chair of the DNC.

In 2001, she became the first Asian American rabbi.

She was a state Attorney General, US Senator, and now the first woman and POC Vice President

She was the first Indian American woman to go to space in 1997. She died in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

She became famous for her role in The Office; however, she is an award-winning writer and producer.

This figure skater is a two-time Olympic medalist, a five-time World Champion, and a nine-time U.S. champion

In 1965, they started the Delano Grape Strike and helped to form the United Farm Workers Union.

This Samoan and Black actor, producer, and former professional wrestler is a global icon.

Her American family was imprisoned during WWII, and she was a civil rights leader and friend of Malcolm X in the 1960s.

He was the first person of color to play professional basketball in 1947--the year Jackie Robinson integrated baseball.

In 2022, this friend of FSS announced her campaign for Philadelphia Mayor.