What does Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month recognize or celebrate?
The contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.
How many islands make up Micronesia?
more than 2,000
How many countries make up Asia?
48
Which Asian country has the highest population?
China: 1,439,323,776 (as of 2020)
Which of the three pacific islander groups is the largest race?
Polynesia
True or False: The Chinese completed the first Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869?
True
When was Hawai'i overthrown and by whom?
January 17, 1893 - Sanford Ballard Dole (with a group of sugar planters)
When was Pearl Harbor bombed and by who?
December 7, 1941 - Japanese/Japan
How many islands make up Polynesia?
over 10,000
What are the 3 "-nesian" groups of the Pacific?
Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia
Name at least 5 ethnicities from Polynesia.
Samoan, Hawaiian, Tongan, Fijian, Maori, and Tahitian.
True or False: AAPI Heritage Month stands for Asians Allowing Polynesians Inside Heritage Month.
False
How many islands make up Melanesia?
about 2,000
When is Asian Pacific Heritage Month?
May
True or False: May 7, 1843 was when the first Japanese immigrant arrived in the U.S.
True