Across
- 3. Traditional Japanese form of short poetry
- 5. First Asian American elected to U.S. Congress
- 10. Vietnamese New Year festival
- 11. Purple yam used in many Filipino desserts
- 12. First Hmong American Olympic gold medalist
- 13. Hawaiian garland of flowers worn during celebrations
- 14. Spicy fermented dish traditional in Korean cuisine
- 16. Ring-shaped coral reef or island common in the Pacific
- 17. Japanese school of Buddhism emphasizing meditation
- 18. Challenged Japanese American internment
- 20. First woman of color in U.S. Congress
Down
- 1. Leader of India’s nonviolent independence movement, also known as “Mahatma”
- 2. Japanese American civil rights activist and ally to Malcolm X
- 4. Traditional garment worn by women in South Asia
- 6. Vietnamese noodle soup with herbs and meat
- 7. One of the major languages spoken in the Philippines
- 8. Native Hawaiian Olympic swimmer and surfing legend
- 9. Term used to describe people of South Asian descent
- 10. Polynesian-style carved figure or symbolic idol
- 15. First Asian American astronaut
- 19. WWII veteran and longtime U.S. senator from Hawaii who also has an airport named after him