(4-5) Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2025

When is Asian American and Pacific Islander month celebrated?

• February

• March

• April

• May

The celebration of Asian Americans has always been a month long

• True

• False

Under which U.S. president did the commemoration of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage month begin? 

• Jimmy Carter

• Barack Obama

• George Washington

• Ronald Reagan

Who built the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Americans

• French

• Chinese

• Korean

How many Chinese immigrants worked on the Transcontinental Railroad?

• 1 million

• 20,000

• 50,000

• 100,000

What act was signed into law on November 25, 1990 by President Bush?

• Immigration Act of 1990

• Townshend Act

• The Pacific Railway Act

• Civil Rights Act

Why is May 7, 1843 an important date?

• It is the date when Japan was created 

• The first Asians documented in the Americas arrived

• The first Native Hawaiian arrived on the continental United States

• It is the date when the first Japanese immigrants came to the United States.

Asia is the most populated continent in the world.

• True

• False

When did Jimmy Carter sign AAPI Heritage month  into law?

• 1992

• 1977

• 1967

• 1877

What is one of the reasons that AAPI Heritage Month is in May?

• They wanted to pick a warm month. 

• Jimmy Carter was born in the month of May.

• Many Asians came to the United States in May and also when the Trans Atlantic Railroad was complete.

• May is popular for a lot of celebrations.