AAPI Heritage Month Trivia

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What was Kalpana Chawla the first Indian-American woman to do?

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Fly to space

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In the 1700s, which Asian/Pacific Islander group was the first to settle in the U.S?

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Filipinos

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Gerald Tsai was the first Asian American to become what?

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Fortune 500 CEO

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Who joined Cesar Chavez to demand farm workers' rights during the 1965-70 Delano grape strike?

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Larry Itliong

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A record 22 million Asian Americans trace their roots to more than ___ countries in East and Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

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more than 20 countries

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Asian Americans are projected to be the nation’s ______ immigrant group by 2050.

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largest

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In early California, thousands of _____ immigrants were employed by the railroads to do the toughest work; circa 1890.

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Chinese

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Who made history in 2020 as one of the first Korean American women to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives?

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Young Kim

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The first woman of color and the first Asian-American woman elected to the House of Representatives, she served 12 terms in Congress and said she felt a responsibility not just to her constituents but also to women across the country.

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Patsy Mink

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The Tape v. Hurley case happened in ______. California's Supreme Court ruled that the state entitles "all children" access to public education. The case centered on Mamie Tape (8 yrs old) an American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants whose family sued the San Francisco Board of Education for denying her admission because of her race.

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1885