Asian American History Quiz

Which year is commonly recognized as the beginning of large-scale Asian immigration to the United States during the Gold Rush?

Which law suspended the immigration of Chinese laborers to the United States?

Which ethnic group was the first large Asian immigrant community in the United States?

During World War II, approximately how many Japanese Americans were forcibly incarcerated?

Which executive order authorized the internment of Japanese Americans?

Which U.S. state has the largest Asian American population?

Which legislation abolished the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1943?

Which immigration law greatly increased Asian immigration by ending national-origin quotas?

Angel Island Immigration Station primarily processed immigrants arriving from:

Which Asian American activist helped organize the United Farm Workers alongside César Chávez?

Who became the first Asian American woman elected to the U.S. Congress?

Which event officially recognizes the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders each May?

Which court case upheld the constitutionality of Japanese American incarceration during World War II?

The "model minority" stereotype most commonly refers to:

Which Asian American civil rights activist formed a close friendship with Malcolm X?

The transcontinental railroad was largely built in the West with the help of thousands of:

Which apology and compensation law was passed in 1988 for Japanese American incarceration?

Which Asian American community grew significantly in the U.S. after the Vietnam War?

Which U.S. territory has a large Chamorro population and is closely connected to Asian American and Pacific Islander history?

Which Asian immigrant group was heavily recruited to work on Hawaiian sugar plantations in the late 1800s?