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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 78199-78200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22122]



                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 25, 2024 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 10816 of September 20, 2024

                
Asian American and Native American Pacific 
                Islander- Serving Institutions Week, 2024

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Our Nation's nearly 200 Asian American and Native 
                American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions 
                (AANAPISIs) open doors of opportunity for millions of 
                Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 
                (AA and NHPI) students. AANAPISIs provide a pathway to 
                the middle class and a better life for their students, 
                many of whom often come from low-income neighborhoods 
                and may be the first in their families to attend 
                college. During AANAPISI Week, we celebrate these 
                critical institutions for the resources and support 
                they provide to students, and we recommit to advancing 
                their mission and success.

                AANAPISIs play a critical role in the lives of so many 
                of our Nation's AA and NHPI students. In addition to a 
                quality education, these institutions meet AA and NHPI 
                students where they are and foster inclusive learning 
                environments--providing tutoring, career development, 
                counseling, culturally and linguistically responsive 
                services, and more. AANAPISIs confer more than half of 
                all associate degrees and more than a third of 
                baccalaureate degrees that AA and NHPI students earn.

                My Administration is committed to strengthening our 
                AANAPISIs so that more AA and NHPI students can reach 
                their full potential. My American Rescue Plan delivered 
                $5 billion to AANAPISIs. The Department of Education 
                has invested in increasing the number of diverse and 
                talented teachers by funding programs at Minority 
                Serving Institutions that serve large percentages of AA 
                and NHPI populations. Across my Administration, Federal 
                agencies are working to expand the capacity of 
                AANAPISIs and strengthen their programs. And I re-
                established the White House Initiative on Asian 
                Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and 
                released a National Strategy to Advance Equity, 
                Justice, and Opportunity for AA and NHPI Communities. 
                These actions work to ensure AA and NHPI communities 
                have the resources they need to thrive.

                My Administration is also working to make college more 
                affordable for all students. We provided a $900 
                increase to the maximum Pell Grant award--the largest 
                increase in over a decade, canceled debt for hundreds 
                of thousands of borrowers through the Public Service 
                Loan Forgiveness program, and taken steps to help 
                borrowers manage their payments through income-driven 
                repayment. And earlier this year, I laid out my 
                Administration's new plans that would cancel student 
                debt for more than 30 million Americans when combined 
                with everything we have done so far.

                I have always believed that the American Dream is big 
                enough for everyone--and every generation has benefited 
                by opening the doors of opportunity a bit wider for 
                those behind them. During AANAPISI Week, may we 
                celebrate the nearly 200 institutions across our Nation 
                that ensure generations of AA and NHPI students can 
                pursue the limits of their talents and ambitions. May 
                we recognize that diversity will always be one of our 
                Nation's greatest strengths. And may we celebrate all 
                our Nation's AA and NHPI students.

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                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, by virtue of the 
                authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws 
                of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 23 
                through September 29, 2024, as Asian American and 
                Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions 
                Week. I call on public officials, educators, and all 
                the people of the United States to observe this week 
                with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities 
                that acknowledge the many ways these institutions and 
                their graduates contribute to our country.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twentieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                ninth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2024-22122
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