,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #geg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bf1 #bjaf ,ms4  
,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia 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 !
 hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas ! p (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates jo9 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 population1 compris$ (  
ov] #de di/9ct e?nicities & ov] #ajj    
language dialects2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,c5sus ,bureau1 ! ,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 dec5nial c5sus e/imat$ t 
!re are n[ 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 ,unit$ ,/ates population2     
,:]eas ! mon? ( ,may 0 select$ =        
,asian_/,pacific ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon?
 because ! fir/ ,japanese immigrants    
arriv$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates on ,may #g1    
#ahdc1 & ! fir/ transcont95tal railroad 
0 complet$ on ,may #aj1 #ahfi1 )        
sub/antial contributions f ,*9ese       
immigrants2 ,:]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      
,:]eas #bjaf m>ks sev]al important      
mile/ones = ! ,asian ,am]ican & ,pacific
 ,isl&] community1 includ+ !--  7#a7    
#ade? anniv]s>y ( ! ,*9ese ,massacre (  
#ahga :5 a mob ( #ejj ,:ite m5 ent]$    
,los ,angeles' ,*9at[n & kill$ an       
e/imat$ #bj ,*9ese immigrants1 mak+ !   
ev5t "o ( ! l>ge/ mass lyn*+s 9 ,unit$  
,/ates hi/ory2  7#b7 #gj? anniv]s>y ( ! 
passage ( ! ,luce-,cell> ,act ( #aidf1  
legislation t all[$ ,filip9os & ,indians
 to immigrate to ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
naturalize to become ,unit$ ,/ates      
citiz5s2 &  7#c7 #fj? anniv]s>y ( !     
election ( ,dalip ,s+h ,saund to !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 !
 fir/ ,asian ,am]ican1 fir/ ,indian     
,am]ican1 & fir/ ,sikh ,am]ican elect$  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,congress2  ,:]eas   
,asian ,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s1 su*
 z ,daniel ,k4 ,in\ye1 a ,m$al ( ,honor 
& ,presid5tial ,m$al ( ,fre$om recipi5t 

:o1 z ,presid5t ,pro ,tempore ( !       
,s5ate1 0 ! highe/ rank+ ,asian ,am]ican
 gov]nm5t (ficial 9 ,unit$ ,/ates       
hi/ory1 ,dalip ,s+h ,saund1 ! fir/      
,asian ,am]ican ,congressman1 ,patsy ,t4
 ,m9k1 ! fir/ woman ( color & ,asian    
,am]ican woman to be elect$ to          
,congress1 ,hiram ,l4 ,fong1 ! fir/     
,asian ,am]ican ,s5ator1 ,daniel ,k4    
,akaka1 ! fir/ ,s5ator ( ,native        
,hawaiian ance/ry1 ,norman ,y4 ,m9eta1 !
 fir/ ,asian ,am]ican memb] ( a         
,presid5tial cab9et1 & o!rs h made      
significant contributions 9 bo? our     
gov]nm5t & milit>y2 ,:]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$
 ( #ea ,memb]s ?is ye>1 includ+ #ac     
,memb]s ( ,asian or ,pacific ,isl&]     
desc5t2 ,:]eas 9 #bjaf1 ,asian ,am]icans
 & ,pacific ,isl&]s are s]v+ 9 ,/ate &  
,t]ritorial legislatures across ! ,unit$
 ,/ates 9 record numb]s1 includ+ 9 !    

,/ates ( ,alaska1 ,arizona1 ,cali=nia1  
,colorado1 ,connecticut1 ,georgia1      
,hawaii1 ,idaho1 ,m>yl&1 ,massa*usetts1 
,mi*igan1 ,m9nesota1 ,new ,hamp%ire1    
,new ,j]sey1 ,new ,york1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 
,ohio1 ,oklahoma1 ,p5nsylvania1         
,t5nessee1 ,texas1 ,utah1 ,v]mont1      
,virg9ia1 ,wa%+ton1 ,we/ ,virg9ia1 & 9 !
 ,t]ritories ( ,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 &
 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana     
,isl&s2 ,:]eas ! numb] ( ,asian ,am]ican
 & ,pacific ,isl&] ,article ,,iii judges
 m ?an tripl$ betwe5 #bjji & #bjaf1     
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/ory1 & to 
und]/& ! *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 !
 hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7      
recognizes t ,asian ,am]ican & ,pacific 
,isl&] communities enhance ! ri*        
div]sity ( & /r5g!n ! ,unit$ ,/ates4