IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1316 
Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2010 
Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. CHU, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SCHIFF, 
Ms. EDDIE
BERNICE
JOHNSON
of Texas, Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. FILNER, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, 
Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. WATSON, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 
SERRANO, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
ORTIZ, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. ROYBAL-AL-
LARD, Mr. WU, Mr. FARR, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. 
BALDWIN, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. RUSH, Mr. ROTHMAN of New 
Jersey, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. ELLISON, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. BACA, Mr. CAO, 
Mr. KAGEN, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. 
WOOLSEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. CROW-
LEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. CLAY, Mr. JACKSON 
of Illinois, Mr. NADLER of New York, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. GEORGE 
MILLER of California, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, and Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. 
Whereas the United States joins together each May to pay 
tribute to the contributions of generations of Asians and 
Pacific Islanders who have enriched the Nation’s history; 
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•HRES 1316 IH 
Whereas the history of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the 
United States is inextricably tied to the story of the Na-
tion; 
Whereas the month of May was selected for Asian/Pacific 
American Heritage Month due to the following two his-
torical events, first, May 7, 1843, when the first Japa-
nese immigrants arrived in the United States, and sec-
ond, May 10, 1869, when, with substantial contributions 
from Chinese immigrants, the first transcontinental rail-
road was completed; 
Whereas today, according to the United States Census Bu-
reau, the Asian American and Pacific Islander commu-
nity is one of the fastest growing and most diverse popu-
lations in the United States, comprised of over 45 dis-
tinct ethnicities and over 28 language groups in the com-
munity; 
Whereas the United States Census Bureau estimates that 
there are 15,200,000 United States residents who iden-
tify themselves as Asian alone or in combination with one 
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; 
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•HRES 1316 IH 
Whereas President Barack Obama has a deep understanding 
of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community; 
Whereas President Obama has made significant outreach ef-
forts to the Asian American and Pacific Islander commu-
nity through the reestablishment of the White House Ini-
tiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to co-
ordinate multiagency efforts to ensure more accurate 
data collection 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 President Obama has demonstrated a commitment 
to judicial diversity through the nomination of high cal-
iber 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; 
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 
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