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or more other races, 1,000,000 United States residents 
who identify themselves as Native Hawaiian and other 
Pacific Islander alone or in combination with one or more 
other races, and projects that by 2050, there will be 
40,600,000 United States residents identifying as Asian 
alone or in combination with one or more other races, to 
comprise 9 percent of the United States population; 
Whereas section 102 of title 36, United States Code, officially 
designates May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage 
Month, and requests the President to issue each year a 
proclamation calling on the people of the United States 
to observe this month with appropriate programs, cere-
monies, and activities; 
Whereas significant outreach efforts to the Asian American 
and Pacific Islander community have been made through 
the reestablishment of the White House Initiative on 
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to coordinate 
multiagency efforts to ensure more accurate data collec-
tion and access to services for this community; 
Whereas the Presidential Cabinet includes a record three 
Asian Americans, including Energy Secretary Steven 
Chu, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, and Veterans Af-
fairs Secretary Eric Shinseki; 
Whereas there has been a commitment to judicial diversity 
through the nomination of high caliber Asian Americans 
and other minority jurists at all levels of the Federal 
bench; 
Whereas the civic engagement of Asian Americans and Pa-
cific Islanders and community-based organizations has 
increased throughout the years;
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Whereas the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, a 
bipartisan, bicameral caucus of Members of Congress ad-
vocating on behalf of Asian Americans and Pacific Is-
landers, has reached a record 30 Members this year; 
Whereas today, Asian American and Pacific Islander leaders 
serve in local and State legislatures across the Nation, in 
States as diverse as California, New York, Texas, Con-
necticut, Maryland, Ohio, and Iowa; 
Whereas, even with these exceptional milestones crossed by 
the community, there remains much to be done to ensure 
that linguistically and culturally isolated Asian Americans 
and Pacific Islanders have access to resources and a voice 
in the United States Government; 
Whereas learning from injustices faced by Asian American 
and Pacific Islander communities throughout United 
States history, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, the 
Japanese American internment, unpunished hate crimes 
such as the murder of Vincent Chin, and other events, 
can help perfect the Nation; 
Whereas Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, such as civil 
rights activist Yuri Kochiyama, Medal of Honor recipient 
Herbert Pililaau, the first Asian American Congressman 
Dalip Singh Saund, the first Asian American Congress-
woman Patsy Mink, the first Asian American member of 
a presidential cabinet Norman Y. Mineta, and others 
have made significant strides in the political and military 
realms; and 
Whereas celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month 
provides the people of the United States with an oppor-
tunity to recognize the achievements, contributions, his-
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tory, and address the challenges faced by Asian Ameri-
cans and Pacific Islanders: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes that Asian American and Pacific Is-
lander communities enhance the rich diversity of the 
United States; and 
(2) celebrates the contributions of Asian Americans 
and Pacific Islanders to the United States. 
Attest: 
Clerk.