IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 645 
Recognizing the significance of ‘‘Chicano Heritage Month’’ in August as 
an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Mexican 
Americans to the history of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 4, 2023 
Mr. CORREA (for himself, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. RUIZ, 
Ms. CROCKETT, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. NORTON, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Ms. CARAVEO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. SALI-
NAS, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. CAR-
SON, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. CARTER of 
Louisiana, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. POR-
TER, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. IVEY, Mr. VASQUEZ, Mr. CROW, Mr. SHER-
MAN, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 
Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. TITUS, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. 
VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. LIEU, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. LOF-
GREN, Mr. COSTA, Mr. PETERS, Mr. BERA, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KILDEE, 
Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. WATERS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. SOTO, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. 
BUDZINSKI, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, and Ms. CHU) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Accountability 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the significance of ‘‘Chicano Heritage Month’’ 
in August as an important time to celebrate the signifi-
cant contributions of Mexican Americans to the history 
of the United States. 
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Whereas the term Chicano/Chicana was previously used to in-
sinuate inferiority but was later transformed into a term 
of empowerment, used to embrace and uplift the Mexi-
can-American identity; 
Whereas the Chicano/Chicana Movement, or El Movimiento, 
in the 1960s advocated for the social and political em-
powerment of Mexican Americans; 
Whereas Chicano/Chicanas have contributed toward signifi-
cant technological and scientific advancements in the 
United States; 
Whereas physicist Albert Vinicio Ba´ez coinvented the x-ray 
reflection microscope in 1948; 
Whereas Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic female astronaut 
and the second female director of the Johnson Space 
Center; 
Whereas prominent Chicano/Chicana leaders spearheaded the 
fight for labor rights and education reform; 
Whereas, in 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that exclusion of 
eligible jurors due to their ancestry of national origin vio-
lated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amend-
ment in the case of Hernandez v. Texas, which was ‘‘the 
first and only Mexican-American civil-rights case heard 
and decided by the United States Supreme Court during 
the post-World War II period’’; 
Whereas, in 1946, the Supreme Court issued another land-
mark ruling in Mendez v. Westminster School District of 
Orange County that declared school segregation of Mexi-
can Americans illegal; 
Whereas John J. Herrera, an experienced Houston trial law-
yer and 21st president of the League of United Latin 
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American Citizens, was the attorney who won both of 
those landmark Supreme Court cases; 
Whereas Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez are prominent 
figures in the labor movement and advocates for work-
ers’, immigrants’, and women’s rights; 
Whereas Ruben Salazar, a significant civil rights advocate, 
was the first Mexican-American columnist for the Los 
Angeles Times, and the first journalist to shed light on 
the Chicano/Chicana community through mainstream 
media; 
Whereas Sal Castro, a high school social studies teacher, ini-
tiated and facilitated the East Los Angeles Walkouts, 
which advocated for the teaching of Mexican-American 
heritage in schools, by highlighting the racial inequalities 
in the Chicano/Chicana community and instilling cultural 
pride into his pupils; 
Whereas Sal Castro’s then-student, Paula Crisostomo, is 
credited as the first student to walk out in protest of the 
unequal education that Latino students received, and led 
her peers in five East Los Angeles high schools in walk-
ing out of classes in the first mass protest against racism 
ever undertaken by Mexican Americans; 
Whereas Chicano/Chicana entertainers and artists have 
shaped American culture in the United States; 
Whereas Emigdio Vasquez, from Orange, California, was 
known as the ‘‘Godfather of Hispanic artists’’, and paint-
ed over 30 public murals in central Orange County, most 
notable are his art contributions to Santa Ana City Hall; 
Whereas Selena Quintanilla Pe´rez, also known as Selena, was 
called the ‘‘Queen of Tejano music’’ and contributed tre-
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mendously to American music and fashion in the late 
20th century; 
Whereas, as of 2019, approximately 37,000,000 Chicano/ 
Chicana immigrants reside within the United States and 
comprise about 61.4 percent of the United States Latino 
population; 
Whereas the Chicano/Chicana population makes up 12 per-
cent of the United States while facing a disproportionate 
amount of representation within the public and private 
sectors; 
Whereas the city of Santa Ana, California, has a majority 
Chicano/Chicana population; 
Whereas, in 2021, the city of Santa Ana, California, was the 
first major city in the United States to declare August 
as ‘‘Chicano Heritage Month’’; 
Whereas the Chicano/Chicana community values family rela-
tionships, which encourages a sense of comradery and 
companionship within each household and serves as a 
means of embracing Mexican lineage and ensuring prin-
cipal traditions from Chicano/Chicana culture are in-
stilled in the younger generation; 
Whereas systemic prejudices targeting the Chicano/Chicana 
population are becoming especially apparent as domestic 
terrorism attacks surge, as seen in the 2019 shooting in 
El Paso, Texas; 
Whereas the elimination of Chicano/Chicana discrimination 
requires the awareness and acknowledgement of the com-
munity’s struggle and the culmination of decades-worth 
of marginalization; and 
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