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APIDA

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the American president who signed Executive Order 9066 which incarcerated people of Japanese descent in isolation camps?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Harry Truman

2.

What does the Obon Festival NOT include?

a)

bon odori (dances)

b)

chochin (paper) lanterns

c)

honoring deceased ancestors

d)

visiting the Buddhist temples

3.

Which company below was founded by an APIDA leader?

a)

Door Dash

b)

McDonald's

c)

Levi's

d)

In n Out

4.

Lea Salonga was the singing voice of this Disney princess:

a)

Cinderella

b)

Jasmine

c)

Brave

d)

Mulan

5.

Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-American women to do what?

a)

Invent a medicine

b)

Drive a racecar

c)

Fly to space

d)

Win a Nobel Peace Prize

6.

In the 1700s, which APIDA group was the first to settle in the U.S?

a)

Chinese

b)

Loatians

c)

Filipinos

d)

Hawaiians

7.

Gerald Tsai was the first Asian American to become what?

a)

Fortune 500 CEO

b)

Congressman

c)

Astronaut

d)

Cabinet member

8.

Cesar Chavez joined this person to demand farm workers' rights.

His name may not be as well-known a name as Chavez, but his role among Filipino-American workers was as critical in the 1965-70 Delano grape strike. Who was he?

a)

Larry Itliong

b)

Julio Hernandez

c)

Jose M. Leonidas

d)

Philip Vera Cruz

9.

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

a)

more than 10 countries

b)

more than 20 countries

c)

more than 50 countries

d)

more than 75 countries

10.

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

a)

smallest

b)

2nd largest

c)

largest

d)

average size

11.

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.

a)

Patsy Mink

b)

Tammy Duckworth

c)

Mazie Hirono

d)

Pat Saiki

12.

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.

a)

1755

b)

1830

c)

1885

d)

1900

13.

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

a)

Patsy Mink

b)

Young Kim

c)

Bee Nguyen

d)

Stephanie Chang

14.

At 16, she would cement her place in women’s suffrage history, helping to lead a New York City march.

But while she fought for women’s voting rights, she herself would not be eligible to cast a ballot for decades after the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920. That’s because the Exclusion Act prohibited Chinese immigrants from obtaining any rights of American citizenship.

a)

Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee

b)

Hazel Lee

c)

Susan Ahn Cuddy

d)

Sallie See Moi Choi

15.

With the release of this Disney movie, Domee Shi is the first woman to solo-direct a Pixar film in the studio’s 36-year history.

a)

Turning Red

b)

Luca

c)

Toy Story 4

d)

Brave

16.

JoAnne S. Bass became the first Asian-American to hold the senior enlisted position in the U.S. Air Force in _________.

a)

1980

b)

2000

c)

2010

d)

2020

17.

This queen advocated for a free Hawaiʻi until her death in 1917 at the age of 79. She is also famous for saying:

“Never cease to act because you fear you may fail.”

a)

Queen Liliuokalani

b)

Queen Kamehameha I

c)

Queen Nahienaena

d)

Queen Kamehameha III

18.

Where does bánh xèo originate?

a)

Nepal

b)

Malaysia

c)

Vietnam

d)

Lebanon

19.

Where is the qípáo (旗袍) worn?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Laos

d)

Indonesia

20.

APIDA communities consist of approximately ____ ethnic groups speaking over 100 languages, with connections to Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean, Hawaiian, and other Asian and Pacific Islander ancestries.

a)

10

b)

20

c)

40

d)

50

21.

Bowen Yang became the first cast member of full Asian descent on Saturday Night Live in _______.

a)

1975

b)

1989

c)

2000

d)

2019

22.

Which of the following south Asian countries are islands

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Pakistan

c)

Nepal

d)

Bhutan

e)

Maldives

23.

Where does kimchi originate?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Korea

d)

Indonesia

24.

Where does moon cake (月饼) originate?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Korea

d)

Taiwan

25.

Asian-American women won the right to vote in the U.S. in

a)

1920

b)

1952

c)

1926

d)

1931

e)

1947

26.

Where does samosa originate?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Pakistan

d)

Bangladesh

27.

Where does onigiri originate?

a)

China

b)

Philippines

c)

Japan

d)

South Korea

28.

Where does spam musubi originate?

a)

Hawai’i

b)

Laos

c)

Japan

d)

Sri Lanka

29.

Where is the balintawak worn?

a)

Iraq

b)

Philippines

c)

Lebanon

d)

Singapore

30.

Where is the áo dài worn?

a)

China

b)

Vietnam

c)

Armenia

d)

Syria

31.

How many total dialects are there in China?

a)

7

b)

302

c)

60

d)

203

32.

Where is the kebaya worn?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Vietnam

c)

China

d)

Nepal

33.

Which country/countries celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and Lunar New Year?

a)

China

b)

Vietnam

c)

Korea

d)

Philippines

34.

Which number is considered unlucky in many East and South East Asian countries?

a)

15

b)

13

c)

4

d)

9

35.

How many regions of Asia are there?

a)

6

b)

200

c)

12

d)

2

36.

Asian Americans make up approximately _____ percent of the US population.

a)

3.2

b)

5.6

c)

7.1

d)

9.8


37.

There are major intra-racial disparities when it comes to college graduation rates of Asian Americans in the US.

a)

True


b)

False

38.

Chinese Americans stand out as the largest Asian ethnic group in the U.S with a population of 3.8 million. Which is the second largest group?

a)

Vietnamese Americans

b)

Fillpino Americans

c)

Indian Americans

d)

Korean Americans


39.

How many countries do you think there are in Asia?

a)

1

b)

15

c)

48

d)

500

40.

How many languages do you think are spoken in Asia?

a)

2

b)

20

c)

2300