IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1083 
Recognizing the significance of ‘‘Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month’’ 
in May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions 
of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the 
history of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2022 
Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. BERA, Ms. BONAMICI, 
Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. 
SPEIER, Mr. LIEU, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 
Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. BOURDEAUX, Mr. CORREA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. 
LEE of California, Ms. MENG, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. BARRAGA´N, 
Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. CLARK
of Massachusetts, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. 
DELBENE, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. TRONE, 
Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. CASE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, and Ms. 
JAYAPAL) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the significance of ‘‘Asian/Pacific American Her-
itage Month’’ in May as an important time to celebrate 
the significant contributions of Asian Americans, Native 
Hawaiians, and Pacific 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, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Island-
ers who have enriched the history of the United States; 
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•HRES 1083 IH 
Whereas the history of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, 
and Pacific Islanders in the United States is inextricably 
tied to the story of the United States; 
Whereas the Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, 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 55.5 
percent between 2010 and 2020, and during that same 
time period, the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander 
population grew by 30.8 percent; 
Whereas there are approximately 24,000,000 residents of the 
United States who identify as Asian and approximately 
1,600,000 residents of the United States who identify as 
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, making up over 7 
percent of the total United States population; 
Whereas the month of May was selected for ‘‘Asian/Pacific 
American Heritage Month’’ because the first Japanese 
immigrants 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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•HRES 1083 IH 
Whereas 2022 marks several important milestones for the 
Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 
community, including— 
(1) the 140th anniversary of the passage of the Chi-
nese 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 re-
gion; 
(2) the 40th anniversary of the murder of Vincent 
Chin, a Chinese-American man beaten to death in Michi-
gan by two White men angered by layoffs in the auto in-
dustry; 
(3) the 30th anniversary of Public Law 102–450, 
which designated the month of May as ‘‘Asian/Pacific 
American Heritage Month’’; and 
(4) the 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, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Is-
landers have made significant contributions to the United 
States at all levels of the Federal Government and the 
United States Armed Forces, including— 
(1) Daniel K. Inouye, a Medal of Honor and Presi-
dential Medal of Freedom recipient who, as President pro 
tempore of the Senate, was the highest ranking Asian- 
American government official in the history of the United 
States; 
(2) Dalip Singh Saund, the first Asian-American 
Congressman; 
(3) Patsy T. Mink, the first woman of color and 
Asian-American woman to be elected to Congress; 
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•HRES 1083 IH 
(4) Hiram L. Fong, the first Asian-American Sen-
ator; 
(5) Daniel K. Akaka, the first Senator of Native 
Hawaiian ancestry; 
(6) Norman Y. Mineta, the first Asian-American 
member of a Presidential Cabinet; 
(7) Elaine L. Chao, the first Asian-American woman 
member of a Presidential Cabinet; and 
(8) Kamala Devi Harris, the first Asian-American 
Vice President of the United States; 
Whereas the 117th Congress includes a record 21 Members 
of Asian or Pacific Islander descent; 
Whereas, in 2022, the Congressional Asian Pacific American 
Caucus, a bicameral caucus of Members of Congress ad-
vocating on behalf of Asian Americans, Native Hawai-
ians, and Pacific Islanders, is composed of 76 members; 
Whereas, in 2022, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and 
Pacific Islanders are serving in State and Territorial leg-
islatures across the United States in record numbers, in-
cluding in— 
(1) the States of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Cali-
fornia, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illi-
nois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New 
Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North 
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Ten-
nessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, 
Wisconsin, and Wyoming; and 
(2) the territories of American Samoa, Guam, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; 
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