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Federal Register 

Vol. 87, No. 87 

Thursday, May 5, 2022 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 10377 of April 29, 2022 

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2022 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

During Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage 

Month, our Nation recognizes the innumerable contributions, vibrant cultures, and rich heritage of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific 

Islanders (AA and NHPIs). As some of the fastest-growing racial and ethnic 

groups in the Nation, AA and NHPI communities represent a multitude 

of ethnicities, languages, and experiences that enrich America and strengthen 

our Union. 

AA and NHPIs have long played an essential role in writing the American 

story. From serving our country in uniform, advocating for civil rights, 

starting new businesses, and winning Olympic medals, the contributions 

of the AA and NHPI community touch the lives of Americans every day. 

AA and NHPIs serve with distinction at the highest levels of Federal, State, 

and local government. I am proud to have Vice President Kamala Harris, 

the first person of South Asian descent to serve as Vice President, and 

Katherine Tai, the first Asian American United States Trade Representative, 

in my Administration. 

As we celebrate AA and NHPI communities, we must also redouble our 

commitment to combating the surge of anti-Asian hate crimes. The First 

Lady and I shared the Nation’s outrage as we witnessed these crimes increase 

by 339 percent last year compared to the year before in cities across America. 

Many other incidents of anti-Asian bias, xenophobia, and harassment that 

surfaced throughout the COVID–19 pandemic were not even reported. We 

cannot allow these horrific acts to continue threatening the safety of AA 

and NHPI Americans—especially women, girls, and the elderly. These acts 

are wrong; they are un-American; and they must stop. 

In my first week in office, I directed all executive departments and agencies 

to combat xenophobia, hate, and discrimination against AA and NHPI communities. I also signed into law last May the COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act 

to provide law enforcement with resources to identify, investigate, and report 

hate crimes and ensure that hate crimes information is more accessible 

to AA and NHPI communities. 

As we work to ensure that hatred has no safe harbor in America’s future, 

we must confront shameful chapters in our history. That is why, for example, 

I signed into law the Amache National Historic Site Act—to memorialize 

the 10,000 Japanese Americans who were unjustly imprisoned at Amache 

during World War II. And we will continue to root out racial injustices 

of our past and advance equity for all Americans as we move forward. 

Toward that aim, my Administration is making long-overdue investments 

in AA and NHPI communities. I reestablished and expanded the President’s 

Advisory Commission and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, 

Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. The American Rescue Plan helped 

reduce poverty among AA and NHPI families by approximately 26 percent. 

We have increased access to capital, training, and counseling for AA and 

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to ensure that healthcare resources are available to AA and NHPI communities. And we are rebuilding our immigration system so everyone is treated 

fairly and humanely—including AA and NHPI communities. 

This month, we celebrate our fellow Americans from AA and NHPI communities and pay tribute to all they have done to help fulfill the promise 

of America for all. Together, let us recommit ourselves to building a country 

in which every American—regardless of who they are, where they come 

from, or what they look like—has an equal opportunity to thrive. 

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 May 2022 as Asian 

American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. I call 

upon all Americans to learn more about the history of AA and NHPIs, 

and to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth 

day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of 

the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and 

forty-sixth. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09756 

Filed 5–4–22; 8:45 am] 

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