Test Your Knowledge
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Which treaty between the United States and China granted citizens of
both countries the right of free immigration, residence, and travel?
a. The Treaty of Paris
b. The Immigration Act of 1924
c. The Burlingame-Seward Treaty
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Who was the first Asian Pacific American to win an Olympic gold medal
for the United States?
a. Greg Louganis
b. Sammy Lee
c. Kristi Yamaguchi
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Who was the first Asian Pacific American elected to the U.S. Senate?
a. Daniel K. Inouye
b. Fred Korematsu
c. Patsy Mink
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How many Asian Pacific Americans have been awarded the Medal of Honor?
a. four
b. thirteen
c. thirty-two
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Which historical site was nicknamed the “Ellis Island of the West”?
a. Manzanaar
b. Angel Island
c. Manila Village
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Correct! Anson Burlingame,
U.S. Minister to China and
Chinese diplomats.
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Correct! Dr. Samuel Lee,
a Korean American born in
Fresno, California, won the
Olympic Gold Medal in the 10-
meter platform diving event,
becoming the first Asian
American to earn a gold medal.
He earned another gold medal
for the same event at the 1952
Olympic Games in Helsinki.
Dr. Lee went on to coach gold
medalist Bob Webster (1960, 1964)
and silver medalist Greg Louganis (1976).
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Correct! The son of Japanese immigrants, Dan Inouye was born and raised in Honolulu. During
WWII he served in the famed
"Go for Broke" regiment of soldiers
of Japanese ancestry. On May 27, 1947, he was honorably discharged with the rank of Captain, and returned home with a Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second highest award for military valor, along with a Bronze Star, Purple Heart with cluster, and 12 other medals and citations.
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Correct!
They
are:
JOSE B. NISPEROS, Private
JOSE CALUGAS, Sergeant
RUDOLPH B. DAVILA, Staff Sergeant
BARNEY F. HAJIRO, Private
MIKIO HASEMOTO, Private
JOE HAYASHI, Private
SHIZUYA HAYASHI, Private
DANIEL K. INOUYE, Second Lieutenant
YEIKI KOBASHIGAWA, Technical Sergeant
ROBERT T. KURODA, Staff Sergeant
KAORU MOTO, Private First Class
SADAO S. MUNEMORI, Private First Class
KIYOSHI K. MURANAGA, Private First Class
MASATO NAKAE, Private
SHINYEI NAKAMINE, Private
WILLIAM K. NAKAMURA, Private First Class
JOE M. NISHIMOTO, Private First Class
ALLAN M. OHATA, Sergeant
JAMES K. OKUBO, Technician Fifth Grade
YUKIO OKUTSU, Technical Sergeant
FRANK H. ONO, Private First Class
KAZUO OTANI, Staff Sergeant
GEORGE T. SAKATO, Private
TED T. TANOUYE, Technical Sergeant
FRANCIS B. WAI, Captain
HIROSHI H. MIYAMURA, Corporal
LEROY A. MENDONCA, Sergeant
HERBERT K. PILILAAU, Private First Class
TERRY TERUO KAWAMURA, Corporal
ELMELINDO R. SMITH, Platoon Sergeant
RODNEY J. T. YANO, Sergeant First Class
For more information, go to U.S. Army
Asian/Pacific Recipients of the
Medal of Honor
JOSE B. NISPEROS, Private
JOSE CALUGAS, Sergeant
RUDOLPH B. DAVILA, Staff Sergeant
BARNEY F. HAJIRO, Private
MIKIO HASEMOTO, Private
JOE HAYASHI, Private
SHIZUYA HAYASHI, Private
DANIEL K. INOUYE, Second Lieutenant
YEIKI KOBASHIGAWA, Technical Sergeant
ROBERT T. KURODA, Staff Sergeant
KAORU MOTO, Private First Class
SADAO S. MUNEMORI, Private First Class
KIYOSHI K. MURANAGA, Private First Class
MASATO NAKAE, Private
SHINYEI NAKAMINE, Private
WILLIAM K. NAKAMURA, Private First Class
JOE M. NISHIMOTO, Private First Class
ALLAN M. OHATA, Sergeant
JAMES K. OKUBO, Technician Fifth Grade
YUKIO OKUTSU, Technical Sergeant
FRANK H. ONO, Private First Class
KAZUO OTANI, Staff Sergeant
GEORGE T. SAKATO, Private
TED T. TANOUYE, Technical Sergeant
FRANCIS B. WAI, Captain
HIROSHI H. MIYAMURA, Corporal
LEROY A. MENDONCA, Sergeant
HERBERT K. PILILAAU, Private First Class
TERRY TERUO KAWAMURA, Corporal
ELMELINDO R. SMITH, Platoon Sergeant
RODNEY J. T. YANO, Sergeant First Class
For more information, go to U.S. Army
Asian/Pacific Recipients of the
Medal of Honor
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Correct! Angel Island, in the San Francisco Bay, was the location for the Angel Island Immigration Station. Put into operation in 1910, it was billed as the "Ellis Island of the West." To the immigration service it was known as "The Guardian of the Western Gate" and was designed control the flow of Chinese into the country. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 provided tough entry restrictions, so many immigrants waited on the island for as long as two years while they exhausted appeals. Photo courtesy of California State Parks.
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