IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1157 
Expressing support for the recognition of September 28, 2020, to October 
2, 2020, as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander- 
Serving Institutions Week. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 
Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 
SABLAN, Ms. MENG, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. CASE, Ms. LEE of 
California, Mr. COX of California, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. BERA, and 
Mrs. LEE of Nevada) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the recognition of September 28, 
2020, to October 2, 2020, as Asian American and Native 
American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week. 
Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-Serving Institutions are degree-granting postsec-
ondary institutions that have a full-time equivalent un-
dergraduate enrollment of not less than 10 percent 
Asian-American and Pacific Islander students; 
Whereas the purpose of the Asian American and Native 
American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Program 
is to improve the availability and quality of postsecondary 
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education programs to serve Asian Americans and Pacific 
Islanders and low-income students; 
Whereas the Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-Serving Institutions Program was originally au-
thorized on September 27, 2007, by the College Cost Re-
duction and Access Act of 2007; 
Whereas, since 2007, 217 colleges and universities have been 
eligible to be designated as Asian American and Native 
American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions through-
out the United States, including the United States terri-
tories; 
Whereas, as of the 2020–2021 academic year, 39 Asian 
American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving 
Institutions are or have been funded in the United 
States, including the United States territories; 
Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-Serving Institutions are of critical importance, as 
they enroll and graduate large proportions of Asian- 
American and Pacific Islander college students, the ma-
jority of whom are overwhelmingly low-income and first- 
generation; 
Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-Serving Institutions comprise 5.1 percent of all in-
stitutions of higher education, yet enroll nearly 40 per-
cent of all Asian-American and Pacific Islander under-
graduate students; 
Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-Serving Institutions employ many of the Nation’s 
Asian-American and Pacific Islander faculty and staff; 
Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-Serving Institutions award almost half of the asso-
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ciate’s degrees and approximately one-third of the bach-
elor’s degrees attained by all Asian-American and Pacific 
Islander college students; 
Whereas over half of funded Asian American and Native 
American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions have an 
Asian-American and Pacific Islander enrollment of over 
20 percent; 
Whereas one-third of the funded Asian American and Native 
American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions have ac-
tive Asian American Studies programs that play a vital 
role in preserving the heritage, culture, history, and expe-
riences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; 
Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-Serving Institutions create culturally relevant aca-
demic programming, programs, research, and services to 
support low-income and first-generation students and in-
crease the graduation rates and educational experiences 
of Asian-American and Pacific Islander students; 
Whereas celebrating the vast contributions of Asian American 
and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institu-
tions strengthens the culture of the United States; and 
Whereas the achievements and goals of Asian American and 
Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions de-
serve national recognition: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the achievements and goals of 
Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-Serving Institutions in their work to provide 
quality educational opportunities to Asian Americans 
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and Pacific Islanders and other students who attend 
their institutions; 
(2) encourages institutions of higher education 
that are eligible for designation as an Asian Amer-
ican and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving 
Institution to obtain such designation and establish 
programs to serve the unique needs of Asian-Amer-
ican and Pacific Islander students and families; and 
(3) calls on the people of the United States and 
interested groups to observe Asian American and 
Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institu-
tions Week with appropriate ceremonies, activities, 
and programs to demonstrate support for Asian 
American and Native American Pacific Islander- 
Serving Institutions. 
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