Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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  1. 4. Japanese American Actor, Activist and Author. You may also know him as Lt. Sulu
  2. 6. Chien-Shiung Wu was a pioneering Chinese American experimental physicist known as the "First Lady of ____________".
  3. 10. Patsy Mink represented ______ in congress from 1965-1986 and then again from 1990-2002. She was a major author and supporter of Title IX.
  4. 11. Maggie Gee was one of the first Chinese American pilots and flew as part of this Women only Airforce sector.
  5. 13. First Asian woman to co-anchor a nightly news broadcast.
  6. 15. Iraqi War Veteran and the first disabled woman and 2nd Asian American Woman to be elected to congress
  7. 17. Popular strategic board game that is claimed to have originated in India over 1500 years ago.
  8. 20. The ___________ railroad was finished on May 10, 1869 by a majority of Chinese immigrant workers
  9. 22. Chinese American Author of "The Joy Luck Club"
  10. 23. Cultural Dance of the indigenous people of New Zealand.
  11. 26. A type of cookie that originated in Japan, not China and used to be savory, versus the current sweet flavoring
  12. 27. In 1882, the U.S. Congress and President Chester passed the Chinese _____ act of 1882, which banned Chinese labor immigration for 10 years and declared Chinese immigrants ineligible for naturalization
  13. 29. The "People vs _____" case: The 1854 California Supreme Court ruled a Chinese man's testimony inadmissible because Chinese people were seen as an inferior race with no right to participate in U.S. Government.
  14. 30. His acting and style of fighting became a cultural turning point for how Asian people were portrayed in film.
  15. 32. South Asian country with the largest human population with 1.43 billion people
  16. 34. Celebrated Chinese American cellist
  17. 35. President ________ signed a bill in 1990 expanding AAPI Week to a full month
  18. 36. In 1994, Jerry Yang and his fellow doctorate classmate dropped out and created "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web", which was later renamed to __________.
  19. 37. In Hawaii, this fruit symbolizes hospitality, friendship and welcome
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  1. 1. You may know this Samoan American actor by his wrestling alter ego "The Rock"
  2. 2. Traditional storytelling dance that originated in Hawaii
  3. 3. India is the birthplace of four major religions, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and ______.
  4. 5. There are ______ different limbs of yoga
  5. 7. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee was a Chinese-American ________ who led campaigns for women's voting rights.
  6. 8. American Filipino actress best known for starring in High School Musical
  7. 9. Wataru "Wat" Misaka was a _______ player of Japanese descent who broke the color barrier in his sport by becoming the first nonwhite player to play in the league
  8. 12. First Chinese American and First Asian American elected to the U.S.Senate
  9. 14. The first ______ immigrants arrived in the United States on May 7, 1843
  10. 16. Spiritual physical practice that originated in India and is over 5,000 years old
  11. 18. In 1942, President Franklin Dr. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which forced Japanese people in to these kinds of camps for the duration of WWII.
  12. 19. Japanese style of poetry
  13. 21. Duke Kahanamoku helped popularize this sport when he won in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics
  14. 24. This Chinese American actress is considered the first Chinese American movie star and she starred in over 60 films during her career
  15. 25. Fashion line created by Kimora Lee Simmons, a former model and reality tv star
  16. 28. President _____ signed a joint resolution to proclaim the "7 day period beginning on May 4, 1979" as AAPI Heritage Week
  17. 31. Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian born woman in Space and served as an astronaut on both of this shuttles missions to space
  18. 33. Indian American architect who created the USB
  19. 38. Traditional necklace originating in Hawaii that are often constructed with flowers or shells