APIDA Heritage Celebration

What does APIDA stand for?

• African Pacific Islander Desi American

• Asian Pacific Indian Desi American

• Asian Pacific Islander Desi American

• Asian Pacific Indonesian Desi American

When did Congress pass a Congressional Resolution to commemorate Asian American Heritage Week?

• 1996

• 1978

• 2003

• 1984

Which month is celebrated as APIDA Heritage Month?

• May
• June
• July
• August

Who was the first Asian American woman elected to Congress?

• Patsy Mink
• Kamala Harris
• Mazie Hirono
• Nancy Pelosi

Who is the 1st Indian-American elected to Congress?

• Dalip Singh Saund

  (1957 to 1963)

• Ro Khanna

  (2017-Present)

• Tulsi Gabbard

  (2013-2021)

• Raja Krishnamoorthi

  (2017-Present)

Who is the first Asian American to win a Pulitzer Prize?

• Maxine Hong Kingston
• Chang-Rae Lee
• Jhumpa Lahiri
• Amy Tan

Who is Grace Lee Boggs?

• First Chinese-American woman millionaire

• Influential fashion designer

• Actress

• Civil rights, author, Social Activist

What did Dr. Peter Tsai invent?

• Thermometer

• N95 respirator

• Seat belts

• Doorbell

Steven Shih Chen helped create what social network platform?

• Myspace

• YouTube

• TikTok

• Google

What Indian-American comedian was Parks & Rec?

• Aziz Ansari

• Katt Williams

• Simu Liu

• Hasan Minhaj