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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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