,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #abi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #f1 #bjac ,ms4   
,hirono 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,hell]1 ,mrs4   
,box]1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4  
,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,begi*1 & ,mr4 ,c>d97      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! significance 
( ,may #bjac z ,asian_/,pacific ,am]ican
 ,h]itage ,mon? z an important "t to    
celebrate ! significant contributions ( 
,asian ,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s to !
 hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas !    
,unit$ ,/ates jo9s toge!r ea* ,may to   
pay tribute to ! contributions (        
g5]ations ( ,asian ,am]icans & ,pacific 
,isl&]s :o h enri*$ ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! hi/ory ( ,asian        
,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates is inextricably ti$ to ! /ory ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,asian-,am]ican
 & ,pacific ,isl&] community is an      
inh]5tly div]se population compris$ ( m 
?an #de di/9ct e?nicities & m ?an #ajj  

language dialects2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! 
,bureau ( ! ,c5sus1 ! ,asian-,am]ican   
population grew fa/] ?an any o!r racial 
or e?nic gr\p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ !  
la/ decade1 surg+ ne>ly #df p]c5t betwe5
 #bjjj & #bjaj1 :i* is a gr[? rate #d   
times fa/] ?an t ( ! total population ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! #bjaj dec5nial
 c5sus e/imat$ t !re are approximately  
#ag1cjj1jjj resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
:o id5tify z ,asian & approximately     
#a1bjj1jjj resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o
 id5tify !mselves z ,native ,hawaiian or
 o!r ,pacific ,isl&]1 mak+ up ne>ly #f  
p]c5t ( ! total population ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! mon? ( ,may 0 select$ =
 ,asian_/,pacific ,am]ican ,h]itage     
,mon? because ! fir/ immigrants f ,japan
 arriv$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates on ,may #g1   
#ahdc1 & ! fir/ transcont95tal railroad 
0 complet$ on ,may #aj1 #ahfi1 )        
sub/antial contributions f immigrants f 
,*9a2 ,:]eas #bjac m>ks #gj ye>s s9ce ! 
repeal ( ! ,act ( ,may #e1 #ahib 7#bg   
,/at4 #be1 *apt] #fj7 7commonly kn[n z !

 ,ge>y ,act or ! ,*9ese ,exclusion      
,act71 & #be ye>s s9ce ! passage ( !    
,civil ,lib]ties ,act ( #aihh 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #aihi;b et seq47 t      
grant$ rep>ations to ,japanese ,am]icans
 int]n$ dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 bo? cases 9  
:i* ,congress act$ to address           
discrim9atory laws t t>get$ p ( ,asian  
desc5t2 ,:]eas section #ajb ( title #cf1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 (ficially         
designates ,may z ,asian_/,pacific      
,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon? & reque/s !     
,presid5t to issue an annual            
proclamation call+ on ! p ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates to obs]ve ! mon? ) appropriate   
programs1 c]emonies1 & activities2      
,:]eas1 9 #bjac1 ! ,congressional ,asian
 ,pacific ,am]ican ,caucus1 a bicam]al  
caucus ( ,memb]s ( ,congress advocat+ on
 behalf ( ,asian ,am]icans & ,pacific   
,isl&]s1 is compos$ ( #dj ,memb]s1      
includ+ #ac ,memb]s ( ,asian or ,pacific
 ,isl&] desc5t2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjac1 ,asian 
,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s are s]v+ 9 
,/ate legislatures across ! ,unit$      

,/ates 9 record numb]s1 includ+ 9 !     
,/ates ( ,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] ( ,f$]al judges :o are ,asian    
,am]icans or ,pacific ,isl&]s m ?an     
d\bl$ betwe5 #bjji & #bjac1 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 rema9s mu* to be done to ensure t  
,asian ,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s h   
access to res\rces & a voice 9 !        
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & cont9ue to
 advance 9 ! political l&scape ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas celebrat+       
,asian_/,pacific ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon?
 provides ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) an    
opportunity to recognize ! a*ievem5ts1  
contributions1 & hi/ory ( ,asian        
,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s1 & to      
appreciate ! *all5ges fac$ by ,asian    

,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7        
recognizes ! significance ( ,may #bjac z
 ,asian_/,pacific ,am]ican ,h]itage     
,mon? z an important "t to celebrate !  
significant contributions ( ,asian      
,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s to ! hi/ory
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 recognizes t
 ! ,asian-,am]ican & ,pacific ,isl&]    
community enhances ! ri* div]sity ( &   
/r5g!ns ! ,unit$ ,/ates4