IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 338 
Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in 
May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions 
of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2017 
Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Ms. MENG, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 
TED LIEU of California, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SABLAN, 
Ms. GABBARD, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. VARGAS, 
Ms. LEE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. HANABUSA, and Mrs. DAVIS of California) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Herit-
age Month in May as an important time to celebrate 
the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pa-
cific Islanders to the history of the United States. 
Whereas the people of the United States join together each 
May to pay tribute to the contributions of generations of 
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have enriched 
the history of the United States; 
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Whereas the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Island-
ers in the United States is inextricably tied to the story 
of the United States; 
Whereas the Asian American and Pacific Islander community 
is an inherently diverse population, comprised of over 45 
distinct ethnicities and over 100 language dialects; 
Whereas according to the United States Census Bureau, the 
Asian American population grew faster than any other 
racial or ethnic group over the last decade, surging nearly 
46 percent between 2000 and 2010, a growth rate 4 
times faster than the total United States population; 
Whereas there are approximately 21 million residents of the 
United States who identify themselves as Asian and ap-
proximately 1.5 million residents of the United States 
who identify themselves as Native Hawaiian or other Pa-
cific Islander, making up nearly 6 percent of the total 
United States population; 
Whereas the month of May was selected for Asian/Pacific 
American Heritage Month because the first Japanese im-
migrants arrived in the United States on May 7, 1843, 
and the first transcontinental railroad was completed on 
May 10, 1869, with substantial contributions from Chi-
nese immigrants; 
Whereas section 102 of title 36, United States Code, officially 
designates May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage 
Month and requests the President to issue an annual 
proclamation calling on the people of the United States 
to observe the month with appropriate programs, cere-
monies, and activities; 
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Whereas 2017 marks several important milestones for the 
Asian American and Pacific Islander community, includ-
ing the— 
(1) 135th anniversary of the passage of the Chinese 
Exclusion Act of 1882, which barred the entry of Chinese 
immigrants to the United States for more than half a 
century and spurred a series of anti-immigrant policies 
targeting immigration from the Asia-Pacific region; 
(2) 75th anniversary of the signing of Executive 
Order 9066, which authorized the incarceration of over 
120,000 people of Japanese ancestry during World War 
II; 
(3) 35th anniversary of the murder of Vincent Chin, 
a Chinese American man beaten to death in Michigan by 
two White men angered by layoffs in the auto industry; 
(4) 25th anniversary of Public Law 102–450, which 
designated the month of May as ‘‘Asian/Pacific American 
Heritage Month’’; and 
(5) 10th anniversary of the creation of the Asian 
American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving 
Institutions program, which was authorized under the 
College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007; 
Whereas Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, such as 
Daniel K. Inouye, a Medal of Honor and Presidential 
Medal of Freedom recipient who, as President Pro Tem-
pore of the Senate, was the highest-ranking Asian Amer-
ican government official in United States history, Dalip 
Singh Saund, the first Asian American Congressman, 
Patsy T. Mink, the first woman of color and Asian Amer-
ican woman to be elected to Congress, Hiram L. Fong, 
the first Asian American Senator, Daniel K. Akaka, the 
first Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry, Norman Y. 
Mineta, the first Asian American member of a Presi-
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dential cabinet, and others have made significant con-
tributions in both our government and military; 
Whereas the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, a 
bicameral caucus of Members of Congress advocating on 
behalf of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, is com-
posed of 50 Members this year, including 17 Members of 
Asian or Pacific Islander descent; 
Whereas in 2017, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are 
serving in State and Territorial legislatures across the 
United States in record numbers, including in the States 
of Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Ha-
waii, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Min-
nesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North 
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, 
Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Vir-
ginia, and in the Territories of American Samoa, Guam, 
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; 
Whereas the number of Asian American and Pacific Islander 
Article III judges more than tripled between 2009 and 
2017, reflecting a commitment to diversity in the Federal 
judiciary that has resulted in the confirmations of high 
caliber Asian American and Pacific Islander judicial 
nominees; 
Whereas there remains much to be done to ensure that Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders have access to resources 
and a voice in the Government of the United States and 
continue to advance in the political landscape of the 
United States; 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 to understand the challenges faced by Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the significance of Asian/Pacific 
American Heritage Month as an important time to 
celebrate the significant contributions of Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the 
United States; and 
(2) recognizes that Asian American and Pacific 
Islander communities enhance the rich diversity of 
and strengthen the United States. 
Æ 
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