,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #abi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1  
#bjac ,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,heller1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mrs4 ,murray1   
,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4        
,begich1 and ,mr4 ,cardin7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,committee  
discharged2 considered and agreed to    
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
significance of ,may #bjac as           
,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 ,states4     
,whereas the ,united ,states joins      
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
 ,states2 ,whereas the history of ,asian
 ,americans and ,pacific ,islanders in  

the ,united ,states is inextricably tied
 to the story of the ,united ,states2   
,whereas the ,asian-,american and       
,pacific ,islander community is an      
inherently diverse population comprised 
of more than #de distinct ethnicities   
and more than #ajj language dialects2   
,whereas1 according to the ,bureau of   
the ,census1 the ,asian-,american       
population grew faster than any other   
racial or ethnic group in the ,united   
,states during the last decade1 surging 
nearly #df percent between #bjjj and    
#bjaj1 which is a growth rate #d times  
faster than that of the total population
 of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the   
#bjaj decennial census estimated that   
there are approximately #ag1cjj1jjj     
residents of the ,united ,states who    
identify as ,asian and approximately    
#a1bjj1jjj residents of the ,united     
,states who identify themselves as      
,native ,hawaiian or other ,pacific     
,islander1 making up approximately #e4e 
percent and #j4d percent1 respectively1 

of the total population of the ,united  
,states2 ,whereas the month of ,may was 
selected for ,asian_/,pacific ,american 
,heritage ,month because the first      
immigrants from ,japan arrived in the   
,united ,states on ,may #g1 #ahdc1 and  
the first transcontinental railroad was 
completed on ,may #aj1 #ahfi1 with      
substantial contributions from          
immigrants from ,china2 ,whereas #bjac  
marks #gj years since the repeal of the 
,act of ,may #e1 #ahib 7#bg ,stat4 #be1 
chapter #fj7 7commonly known as the     
,geary ,act or the ,chinese ,exclusion  
,act71 and #be years since the passage  
of the ,civil ,liberties ,act of #aihh  
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #aihi;b et seq47   
that granted reparations to ,japanese   
,americans interned during ,world ,war  
,,ii1 both cases in which ,congress     
acted to address discriminatory laws    
that targeted people of ,asian descent2 
,whereas section #ajb of title #cf1     
,united ,states ,code1 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 programs1 ceremonies1 
and activities2 ,whereas1 in #bjac1 the 
,congressional ,asian ,pacific ,american
 ,caucus1 a bicameral caucus of ,members
 of ,congress advocating on behalf of   
,asian ,americans and ,pacific          
,islanders1 is composed of #dj ,members1
 including #ac ,members of ,asian or    
,pacific ,islander descent2 ,whereas1 in
 #bjac1 ,asian ,americans and ,pacific  
,islanders are serving in ,state        
legislatures across the ,united ,states 
in record numbers1 including in the     
,states of ,alaska1 ,arizona1           
,california1 ,connecticut1 ,colorado1   
,georgia1 ,hawaii1 ,idaho1 ,maryland1   
,massachusetts1 ,new ,york1             
,pennsylvania1 ,texas1 ,utah1 ,vermont1 
,virginia1 and ,washington2 ,whereas the
 number of ,federal judges who are      
,asian ,americans or ,pacific ,islanders

 more than doubled between #bjji and    
#bjac1 reflecting a commitment to       
diversity in the ,federal judiciary that
 has resulted in the confirmations of   
high caliber ,asian-,american and       
,pacific ,islander judicial nominees2   
,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 ,states2 and ,whereas       
celebrating ,asian_/,pacific ,american  
,heritage ,month provides the people of 
the ,united ,states with an opportunity 
to recognize the achievements1          
contributions1 and history of ,asian    
,americans and ,pacific ,islanders1 and 
to appreciate the challenges faced by   
,asian ,americans and ,pacific          
,islanders3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,senate--  7#a7 recognizes the
 significance of ,may #bjac as          
,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 ,states2 and 
7#b7 recognizes that the                
,asian-,american and ,pacific ,islander 
community enhances the rich diversity of
 and strengthens the ,united ,states4