Asian American Old West

Little House on the Prairie is a...

• Home in Wyoming

• Restaurant Franchise

• Book series obout homesteaders

• Cartoon about elves

Nearly 15,000 Chinese men built this.

• Central Pacific Line of the Transcontinental Railroad

• Vancouver's World's Fair

• The Golden Gate Bridge

• The Statue of Liberty

In 1870, what percent of the Idaho Territory population was of Chinese descent?

• 5%

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

iIn 1882, Congress passed the...

• Brown v. Board of Education Act

• Voting Rights Act for Asian Americans

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Treaty of Versailles

The Chinese Exclusion Act prevented Chinese workers from...

• Establishing a Unioin

• Running for Office

• Traditional Festivals

• Immigrating to the US

These Japanese & Chinese products were advertised in Deadwood, South Dakota in the late 1800s.

• Silk, fireworks, shoes

• Hammers, rice, paper

• Medicine, construction supplies, apples

• Candy, vehicles, rugs

Chinese Americans operated these in mining towns in the 19th century, and earned way more than the standard pay of $1.50 a day.

• Butcher Shops

• Flea Markets

• Laundries

• Newspaper Stands

He is an academic and historian who examines and shares the journey of Chinese Americans in the West.

• Fee Long Wong

• Liping Zhu

• Linda Sue Park

• Hi Kee

The children's book, Prairie Lotus, a story of an Asian American girl growing up in the Dakotas in the late 1800s is written by...

• Fee Long Wong

• Liping Zhu

• Linda Sue Park

• Hi Kee

She is the main character in Prairie Lotus.

• Hanna

• Georgia

• Kristin

• Sue