Thank you to everyone who entered the "7 Days, 7 Vloggers" Video Trivia Contest! The questions were tough and the competition was even tougher!
Before you check out the winners, feel free to peruse through the videos and see if you know the answer.
Question (tsud123): Philippine hero Dr. Jose Rizal stayed in this hotel while on his only visit the United States in 1888. This hotel has an exact replica of the Manila Hotel's ballroom, right down to the intricate ceiling patterns and chandeliers. A plaque commemorating Rizal's sacrifice for the Philippine revolution against Spain sits upon a wall on the outside. What is the name of this historic building and city is it in?
Answer: Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA
Question (infused08): Today's issues on who the United States should extend marriage and civil benefits to has been a long standing issue, especially for Pilipino Americans. What law, amended in 1926, prohibited marriages between white persons and members of the "Malay Race," or Filipinos?
Answer: Anti-miscegenation Laws
Question (ilikejoaquin): Which author became the first Pilipina-American legislator in the US and even has a day proclaimed to her in her state?
Answer: Thelma Buchholdt of Alaska. Nov.10
Question (NinjaDrops): In spirit of the election and American politics, which current member of the US House of Representatives has a maternal grandfather of Pilipino ancestry giving him the distinction of being the first person with Pilipino heritage to ever serve in the US Congress? Further more, what US state and district does he serve?
Answer: Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-VA, 3rd District
Question (NatztheFlip): This Pinay is quite possibly the first woman to be admitted into the Harvard Medical School and was a pioneer in Philippine pediatrics. Also the first woman to be conferred the rank of "National Scientist of the Philippines," her research included devising an incubator out of bamboo for rural communities that did not have electricity.
Answer: Fe del Mundo
Question (LionGali): Which recent policy change allowed natural-born Filipinos naturalized in the United States and their unmarried minor children to reclaim Filipino nationality and hold dual citizenship?
Answer: Philippine Republic Act No. 9225, or the Citizenship Retention and Re-Acquisition Act of 2003
Question (NDTitanLady): In the spirit of Pilipino American History Month, which Philippine Hero said the immortal words: "Ang hindi lumingon sa pinaggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan."... or roughly translated: "He who does not look back at where he came from will not reach his destination"?
Answer: Dr. Jose Rizal
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