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- 4. Japanese American Actor, Activist and Author. You may also know him as Lt. Sulu
- 6. Chien-Shiung Wu was a pioneering Chinese American experimental physicist known as the "First Lady of ____________".
- 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.
- 11. Maggie Gee was one of the first Chinese American pilots and flew as part of this Women only Airforce sector.
- 13. First Asian woman to co-anchor a nightly news broadcast.
- 15. Iraqi War Veteran and the first disabled woman and 2nd Asian American Woman to be elected to congress
- 17. Popular strategic board game that is claimed to have originated in India over 1500 years ago.
- 20. The ___________ railroad was finished on May 10, 1869 by a majority of Chinese immigrant workers
- 22. Chinese American Author of "The Joy Luck Club"
- 23. Cultural Dance of the indigenous people of New Zealand.
- 26. A type of cookie that originated in Japan, not China and used to be savory, versus the current sweet flavoring
- 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
- 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.
- 30. His acting and style of fighting became a cultural turning point for how Asian people were portrayed in film.
- 32. South Asian country with the largest human population with 1.43 billion people
- 34. Celebrated Chinese American cellist
- 35. President ________ signed a bill in 1990 expanding AAPI Week to a full month
- 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 __________.
- 37. In Hawaii, this fruit symbolizes hospitality, friendship and welcome
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- 1. You may know this Samoan American actor by his wrestling alter ego "The Rock"
- 2. Traditional storytelling dance that originated in Hawaii
- 3. India is the birthplace of four major religions, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and ______.
- 5. There are ______ different limbs of yoga
- 7. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee was a Chinese-American ________ who led campaigns for women's voting rights.
- 8. American Filipino actress best known for starring in High School Musical
- 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
- 12. First Chinese American and First Asian American elected to the U.S.Senate
- 14. The first ______ immigrants arrived in the United States on May 7, 1843
- 16. Spiritual physical practice that originated in India and is over 5,000 years old
- 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.
- 19. Japanese style of poetry
- 21. Duke Kahanamoku helped popularize this sport when he won in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics
- 24. This Chinese American actress is considered the first Chinese American movie star and she starred in over 60 films during her career
- 25. Fashion line created by Kimora Lee Simmons, a former model and reality tv star
- 28. President _____ signed a joint resolution to proclaim the "7 day period beginning on May 4, 1979" as AAPI Heritage Week
- 31. Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian born woman in Space and served as an astronaut on both of this shuttles missions to space
- 33. Indian American architect who created the USB
- 38. Traditional necklace originating in Hawaii that are often constructed with flowers or shells