Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

April is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.

• True

• False

This month is a time for the United States to give recognition to the many things Asian & Pacific Islander people did for our world.

• True

• False

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are a very diverse (many varieties or differences) group of people. They come from about how many different countries?

• 100

• 25

• 50

• 75

Which countries do Asian American and Pacific Islanders come from?

• Idonesia

• China and Japan

• Tahiti and Philippines

• India

• Pakistan

People from the island of Hawaii, Guam, and Samoa...

• speak over 100 languages

• live a successful life wherever they go

• love to go fishing and hiking

• eventually come to the United States

Which of the following Asian American and Pacific Islander customs and traditions have contributed so much to American culture.

• cuisine (food)

• literature (books)

• art

• music

• games

In the 1800s, early immigrants (people who moved from their country to another country) laid close to 10,000 miles of train tracks for the Transcontinental Railroad.

• True

• False

To celebrate their help with the train tracks, Barack Obama made Asian-Pacific American Heritage Week in 2018.

• True

• False

In 1992, George W. Bush made a law to extend the week to a month to celebrate the past, present, and future accomplishments of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

• True

• False

Now, throughout the month of May, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders celebrate their heritage through festivals and other celebrations.

• True

• False