Happy AANHPI month. Everyone, for those of you who dunno,
Asian-American,
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander month is a time to celebrate a vast
spectrum of heritages and their contributions to America.
My heritage is Korean Filipino American,
and I've always wondered which countries nationalities are included in the
AANHPI month family. Would you like to find out? Me too. Here,
hold on a second.
Well, as can you tell what this is? It's a map. In fact,
this is almost half of the globe.
These are the six regions that make up the Asian and Pacific Islander divisions
of the world. How cool is that?
Now we're going to put your knowledge and skills to the test as we figure out
what each region is and fact
I bet you didn't know about the countries that make it up.
Are you ready to guess princesses? Are you ready to guess?
Well, then let's do this. Let's find our three Pacific Islander regions.
First up, Polynesia. Do you know which one is Polynesia on the map? Go ahead.
Guess I'll wait a second. Okay, you ready?
Polynesia is here.
The word Polynesia means many islands and includes New Zealand,
the Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, the Midway Islands, Samoa American,
Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, the Cook Islands, French Polynesia,
and Easter Island.
Polynesia is the largest of their three Pacific Islander zones. As you can tell.
There are over a thousand islands spread over 800,000 square miles,
and most of them are volcanic,
meaning they were formed when lava erupted from the sea floor and built up over
thousands or even millions of years. Volcanoes are so cool.
Do you guys know which Disney Princess is inspired by the Polynesian region?
Moana.
Next up is Melanesia. Where do you think Melanesia is on the map?
I'll give you a second to guess. All right,
Time X, You ready?
Melanesia is right here.
Melanesia includes New Guinea, New Caledonia, the new Attu,
Fiji and Solomon Islands.
Menas were among the first people to develop agriculture about 10,000 years ago.
That means they learned how to cultivate plants and crops to help build their
societies. Okay, last Pacific Islander region,
it's called Micronesia. Now, based on what you know already,
which one do you think is Micronesia? Go ahead and guess.
Okay. Micronesia is here.
The word Micronesia means small islands and includes Guam, Palau,
Wake Islands, the Marshall Islands, and the federated states of Micronesia.
Micronesia has some of the best diving in the world known for their beautiful
coral reefs. In Palau, there's even a lake that has jellyfish that don't sting.
How cool is that? Okay.
Now we found our Pacific Islander regions. Time to find our Asia regions.
First one, can you guess where Eastern Asia is?
Remember on a compass you have north, south, east,
and west, so Eastern Asia is
here. The countries in this region are China, Hong Kong,
Japan, Korea, Macau, Mongolia, Parisel Islands,
and Taiwan. Can you guys remember which Disney princess is from China?
That's right. Mulan!
Did you know that Eastern Asia is home to the world's largest flower?
It's around three and a half feet wide.
This region is also home to the world's smallest mammal. The Bumblebee Bat!
All right. Only two regions left. Now,
which one do you think is South Central Asia?
The hint is in the name South Central right
here. Here we have Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Bhutan India, Iran, Kazakhstan,
Kurgastan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,
Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Woo.
Whew. That's a lot of countries.
This is the region that Princess Jasmine would be from, right? Jasmine,
did you know that South Central Asia is one of the birthplaces of higher
mathematics and modern medicine scientists, legal scholars, historians,
and poets of the medieval period from Central Asia for among the greatest in the
worlds. All right, so you guys get it. Pretty easy for this last region.
Can anyone guess what it's called? Well, it's to the,
and it's also to the east,
so it's known as southeastern Asia.
Woah! Look at this part of the map. Here in southeastern Asia,
we have Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Brunai, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,
and Vietnam.
And guess which Disney Princess character is inspired by the region of Southeast
Asia? It's Raya!
Southeastern
Asia is known for its amazing rainforest environments and has also hung to
hundreds of endangered and rare species of animals.
There are some animals that you can't find anywhere else on earth.
I love animals,
so I hope I get to visit and see some of their amazingly unique creatures in the
wild, like the Komodo Dragon. Oh,
wow.
We covered a lot of countries and regions today who knew that there were so many
cultures celebrated during the AANHPI month. It's awesome.
I hope you learned as much as I did today,
and thanks for watching here at the Disney Princess Club.
I'll see you next time. Bippity. Boppity. Bye!