,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ahi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,*u 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,honda1 
,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas1
 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1   
,mr4 ,faleomavaega1 ,mr4 ,bec]ra1 ,mr4  
,b]a ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,ms4    
,matsui1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,takano1    
,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 
,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1 
,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,%]man1   
,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4
 ,pet]s ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,smi? 
( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,swalwell 
( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,ms4     
,l9da ,t4 ,sn*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4      
,l(gr51 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney (    
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,loretta ,san*ez (     
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1
 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 & ,ms4 ,hanabusa7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,,resolution           

,recogniz+ ! significance (             
,asian_/,pacific ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon?
 9 ,may z an important "t to celebrate !
 significant contributions ( ,asian     
,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s to !       
,nation's hi/ory4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$      
,/ates jo9s toge!r ea* ,may to pay      
tribute to ! contributions ( g5]ations (
 ,asian ,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s :o 
h enri*$ ! ,nation's hi/ory2 ,:]eas !   
hi/ory ( ,asian ,am]icans & ,pacific    
,isl&]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is            
inextricably ti$ to ! /ory ( ! ,nation2 
,:]eas ! ,asian ,am]ican & ,pacific     
,isl&] community is an inh]5tly div]se  
population1 compris$ ( ov] #de di/9ct   
e?nicities & ov] #ajj language dialects2
 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c5sus ,bureau  
f\nd t ! ,asian ,am]ican population grew
 fa/] ?an any o!r racial or e?nic gr\p  
ov] ! la/ decade1 surg+ ne>ly #df p]c5t 
betwe5 #bjjj & #bjaj1 a gr[? rate #d    
times fa/] ?an ! total ,unit$ ,/ates    
population2 ,:]eas ! #bjaj ,c5sus       
e/imat$ t !re are n[ #ag1cjj1jjj ,unit$ 

,/ates resid5ts :o id5tify z ,asian1 &  
#a1bjj1jjj ,unit$ ,/ates resid5ts :o    
id5tify !mselves z ,native ,hawaiian &  
,o!r ,pacific ,isl&]1 mak+ up ne>ly #f  
p]c5t ( ! total ,unit$ ,/ates           
population2 ,:]eas ! mon? ( ,may 0      
select$ = ,asian_/,pacific ,am]ican     
,h]itage ,mon? due to ! foll[+ two      
hi/orical ev5ts1 fir/1 ,may #g1 #ahdc1  
:5 ! fir/ ,japanese immigrants arriv$ 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & second1 ,may #aj1    
#ahfi1 :51 ) sub/antial contributions f 
,*9ese immigrants1 ! fir/ transcont95tal
 railroad 0 complet$2 ,:]eas #bjac m>ks 
#gj ye>s s9ce ! repeal ( ! ,*9ese       
,exclusion ,act & #be ye>s s9ce !       
passage ( ! ,civil ,lib]ties ,act (     
#aihh :i* grant$ rep>ations to ,japanese
 ,am]icans int]n$ dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 bo?
 cases 9 :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,congress  
act$ to address discrim9atory laws t    
t>get$ ^? ( ,asian desc5t2 ,:]eas       
section #ajb ( title #cf1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 (ficially designates ,may z      
,asian_/,pacific ,am]ican ,h]itage      

,mon?1 & reque/s ! ,presid5t to issue   
ea* ye> a proclamation call+ on ! p ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ?is mon? )      
appropriate programs1 c]emonies1 &      
activities2 ,:]eas ! ,congressional     
,asian ,pacific ,am]ican ,caucus1 a     
bicam]al caucus ( ,memb]s ( ,congress   
advocat+ on behalf ( ,asian ,am]icans & 
,pacific ,isl&]s1 is compos$ ( #da      
,memb]s ?is ye>1 includ+ #ac ,memb]s (  
,asian or ,pacific ,isl&] desc5t2 ,:]eas
 ! #aac? ,congress has welcom$ a numb] (
 hi/oric fir/s ?is ye>1 includ+ ,mazie  
,hirono ( ,hawaii1 ! fir/ ,asian        
,am]ican woman & fir/ ,buddhi/ to ev]   
s]ve 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate1 ,rep4    
,tammy ,duckwor?1 ! fir/ ,?ai ,am]ican  
woman1 fir/ w\nd$ female combat ,vet]an1
 & fir/ ,asian ,am]ican f ,ill9ois to   
s]ve 9 ,congress1 ,rep4 ,tulsi ,gabb>d1 
! fir/ ,h9du ,am]ican & fir/ ,pacific   
,isl&] woman to s]ve 9 ,congress1 ,rep4 
,grace ,m5g1 ! fir/ ,asian ,am]ican     
,memb] ( ,congress elect$ to repres5t ! 
,/ate ( ,new ,york1 & ,rep4 ,m>k        

,takano1 ! fir/ op5ly gay p]son ( color 
to ev] s]ve 9 ,congress2 ,:]eas today1  
,asian ,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s are 
s]v+ 9 ,/ate legislatures across !      
,nation1 9 ,/ates z div]se z ,alaska1   
,arizona1 ,cali=nia1 ,connecticut1      
,colorado1 ,georgia1 ,hawaii1 ,idaho1   
,m>yl&1 ,massa*usetts1 ,new ,york1      
,p5nsylvania1 ,texas1 ,utah1 ,v]mont1   
,virg9ia1 & ,wa%+ton2 ,:]eas ! numb] (  
,asian ,am]ican & ,pacific ,isl&]       
,article ,,iii judges has m ?an d\bl$   
ov] ! pa/ #d ye>s1 reflect+ a commitm5t 
to div]sity 9 ! ,f$]al judici>y t has   
result$ 9 ! confirmations ( high calib] 
,asian ,am]ican & ,pacific ,isl&]       
judicial nom9ees2 ,:]eas !re /ill rema9s
 mu* to be done to ensure t ,asian      
,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s h access to
 res\rces1 a voice 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,gov]nm5t1 & cont9ue to advance 9 !     
,nation's political l&scape2 & ,:]eas   
celebrat+ ,asian_/,pacific ,am]ican     
,h]itage ,mon? provides ! p ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ) an opportunity to recognize !  

a*ievem5ts1 contributions1 hi/ory1 &    
address ! *all5ges fac$ by ,asian       
,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 recognizes !    
significance ( ,asian_/,pacific ,am]ican
 ,h]itage ,mon? z an important "t to    
celebrate ! significant contributions ( 
,asian ,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s to !
 ,nation's hi/ory2 &  7#b7 recognizes t 
,asian ,am]ican & ,pacific ,isl&]       
communities enhance ! ri* div]sity ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates & /r5g!n ! ,nation4