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Honors Club AAPI History Month Quiz
Honors Club AAPI History Month Quiz
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1
In the 18th century, which Asian/Pacific Islander group was the first to settle in the United States?
Hawaiians
Samoans
Chinese
Filipinos
2
Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-American woman to do what?
Win a Nobel Peace Prize
Fly to space
Drive a racecar
Invent a medicine
3
Who is the Asian American celebrity who gained much success over her songs, such as "Driver's License" and "Good 4 U"?
Vanessa Hudgens
Hayley Kiyoko
Olivia Rodrigo
H. E. R.
4
Gary Lock was the first Asian American governor of a mainland state. What state was he from?
California
Colorado
Montana
Washington
5
What major event sparked the first wave of Chinese immigration to the United States?
The Harlem Renaissance
The Second Great Awakening
The Industrial Revolution
California's Gold Rush
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What year did Hawaii become a state?
1961
1975
1959
1933
7
Eric Yuan (Chinese American) is the founder of which app?
Facetime
Zoom
Google Meets / Hangouts
WebEx
8
This Korean American became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics at 17 yo
Kristi Yamaguchi
Chloe Kim
HoYeon Jung
Michelle Wie
9
The famous Olympian, Michelle Kwan, won medals in which event?
Swimming
Figure skating
High jump
Snowboarding
10
Who was the first Japanese player to play in Major League Baseball?
Ken Takahashi
Hideo Nomo
Masanori Murakami
Shohei Ohtani
11
What war resulted in Hmong refugees immigrating to the US?
Korean War
WWII
Vietnam War
WWI
12
In 1981, Maya Lin rose to fame when the 21 year old Yale architecture student designed
The Monument to Unnamed Chinese Railway Workers in Toronto, Canada
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The Chapel of Our Lady of La Vang at the National Shrine in Washington, DC
The Chinese Celestial Dragon mural in Chinatown, Los Angeles
13
The movie series, To All the Boys I've loved Before, is based off a book by which author?
Jenny Han
John Steinbeck
Linda Sue Park
Amy Tan
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Why were "Chinatowns" originally created in the United States?
They werved as internment camps for the Chinese during WWII
Because the Chinese faced legal exclusion and hostility from the public
To make it easier to tax the Chinese during the Gold Rush
None of the above
15
How many islands does the Phillipines have?
7550
6502
8020
7641
16
Which law or govenment action unfairly targeted Asians in America?
Foreign Miner's Tax
Chinese Exclusion Act
All of the above
Executive Order 9066
17
The film Crazy Rich Asians is primarily set where?
Hong Kong
Beijing
New York City
Singapore
18
Why was May selected to celebrate Asain American and Pacific Islander History Month? (Select 2 answers)
The first Japanese immigration to the US was on May 7, 1843
The transcontinental railroad was built by Chinese Americans on May 10 1869
May is the best month
Japanese Americans were forced to live in internment camps in May 1942
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Gerald Tsai was the first Asian American to become what?
Congressman
Fortune 500 CEO
Astronaut
Cabinet member
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Which state in the Unted States has the largest Asian population?
Hawaii
Texas
New York
California