[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 1995)]
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                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 86 / Friday, May 5, 1995 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President  
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                Proclamation 6795 of May 3, 1995

                
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Like so many people of this Nation, Americans of Asian 
                and Pacific ancestry enjoy dual heritage-the great 
                cultures of the lands of their forebearers and the rich 
                traditions of liberty and equality cherished by the 
                United States. Bringing new values and customs to these 
                shores, Asian and Pacific Americans have immeasurably 
                enriched the quality and character of this country. In 
                every field of endeavor, in public and private sector 
                alike, they have endowed our Nation with unparalleled 
                energy and vision.

                We owe a debt of gratitude to these Americans, both for 
                the gift of their talents and for helping us build 
                bridges of understanding to their ancestral lands in 
                the Pacific Community--bridges that help our economies 
                to grow and that widen the path to peace.

                Today, our Nation stands at the dawn of a new era of 
                hope and opportunity. We depend as never before on the 
                active involvement of every one of our people to meet 
                the challenges of our changing world. With the strength 
                of our diversity and a continued commitment to the 
                ideal of freedom, all Americans will share in the 
                blessings of the bright future that awaits us.

                To honor the achievements of Asian/Pacific Americans 
                and to recognize their many contributions to our 
                Nation, the Congress, by Public Law 102-450, has 
                designated the month of May as ``Asian/Pacific American 
                Heritage Month.''

                 NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of 
                the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 
                1995, as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. I call 
                upon the people of the United States to observe this 
                occasion with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and 
                activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                third day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen 
                hundred and ninety-five, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and 
                nineteenth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)<Clinton1>><Clinton2>

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