,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #cj1 #bjae ,ms4
 ,hirono submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !  
economic1 cultural1 & political         
contributions ( ! ,s\!a/-,asian ,am]ican
 community on ! #dj? anniv]s>ies ( !    
beg9n+ ( ,khm] ,r\ge control ov]        
,cambodia & ! beg9n+ ( ! ,cambodian     
,g5ocide & ! end ( ! ,vietnam ,w> & !   
,secret ,w> 9 ! ,k+dom ( ,laos4  ,:]eas 
,april #ag1 #bjae1 m>ks ! #dj? anniv]s>y
 ( ! beg9n+ ( ,khm] ,r\ge control ov]   
,cambodia & ! beg9n+ ( ! ,cambodian     
,g5ocide2 ,:]eas ,april #cj1 #bjae1 m>ks
 ! #dj? anniv]s>y ( ! end ( ! ,vietnam  
,w>2 ,:]eas ,decemb] #b1 #bjae1 m>ks !  
#dj? anniv]s>y ( ! end ( ! ,secret ,w> 9
 :i* ,communi/s decl>$ victory ov] !    
,k+dom ( ,laos & e/abli%$ a ,communi/   
regime 9 t c\ntry2 ,:]eas ^? hi/oric    
ev5ts l$ to ! =c$ migration to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 aft] #aige1 ( ov] #a1jjj1jjj    

refugees f ,cambodia1 ! ,k+dom ( ,laos1 
& ,vietnam2 ,:]eas ov] #fjj1jjj         
,vietnamese refugees 7 resettl$ 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 _m ( :om _h work$ ) !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t z translators & 
civil s]vants dur+ ! ,vietnam ,w> & 7   
p>ol$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates aft] !       
enactm5t ( ! ,indo*9a ,migration &      
,refugee ,assi/ance ,act ( #aige        
7,public ,law #id-bc71 & 9 ! #aiijs1 ov]
 #cj1jjj survivors ( ,communi/          
re$ucation camps & #aej1jjj family      
memb]s ( ^? survivors 7 resettl$ 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas approximately     
#bej1jjj refugees f ! ,k+dom ( ,laos 7  
resettl$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 _m ( :om    
assi/$ ! w> ef=t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ 
! ,secret ,w> 9 ,laos1 includ+ #ce1jjj  
individuals :o s]v$ z ,special ,gu]rilla
 ,unit fight]s 9 ! surrogate army = !   
,unit$ ,/ates & o!rs :o s]v$ z civil    
s]vants2 ,:]eas at lea/ #aae1jjj        
,cambodian refugees 7 resettl$ 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates aft] "o ( ! wor/ g5ocides 
( ! #bj? c5tury1 dur+ :i* ab\t #bj p]c5t

 ( ! ,cambodian population p]i%$2 ,:]eas
 ! exodus ( refugees f ,s\!a/ ,asia     
prompt$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates to enact !      
,refugee ,act ( #aihj 7,public ,law     
#if-bab7 & e/abli% ! ,(fice ( ,refugee  
,resettlem5t1 :i* e/abli%$ ! fir/ =mal  
refugee resettlem5t sy/em 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,(fice ( ,refugee      
,resettlem5t recogniz$ ! critical       
importance ( ,s\!a/ ,asian ,am]ican     
,mutual ,assi/ance ,associations        
7,m,a,as7 ) ! e/abli%m5t 9 #aihj ( a    
special grant program t lay ! gr\ndwork 
= a /rong network ( ,s\!a/-,asian       
,am]ican community-bas$ organizations 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 z ( ,april     
#bjae1 ov] #b1ejj1jjj ,s\!a/-,asian     
,am]icans trace _! h]itage to ,cambodia1
 ! ,k+dom ( ,laos1 & ,vietnam2 ,:]eas   
,s\!a/-,asian ,am]icans include a broad 
div]sity ( e?nic gr\ps1 includ+-- 7#a7  
,*am1 ,khm]1 & ,khm] ,loeu f ,cambodia2 
7#b7 ,hmong1 ,iu-,mi51 ,khmu1 ,taidam1 &
 ,lao ,!ung f ! ,k+dom ( ,laos2 &  7#c7 
e?nic ,khm]1 ,montagn>ds1 & ,vietnamese 

f ,vietnam2 &  ,:]eas ,s\!a/-,asian     
,am]icans-- 7#a7 h blaz$ trails to own  
small bus9esses1 lead community-bas$    
organizations1 s]ve 9 public (fice1 &   
nurture em]g+ lead]s2  7#b7 c>ry on a   
ri* cultural tradition ( music & dance1 
& pione] hybrid art =ms su* z spok5 ^w  
poetry & hip-hop2  7#c7 cont9ue to face 
significant *all5ges to full economic & 
social emp[]m5t1 su* z l[ rates ( high  
s*ool completion1 high rates ( pov]ty1 &
 disproportionate rates ( arre/ &       
inc>c]ation2 &  7#d7 rema9 resili5t1    
root$ bo? 9 ,s\!a/-,asian h]itage & 9 ! 
society ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ris+ t[>d a
 hopeful1 equitable future3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 recognizes !   
significance ( ! #dj? anniv]s>ies (--   
7,a7 ! beg9n+ ( ! ,khm] ,r\ge rule 9    
,cambodia & ! ,cambodian ,g5ocide2  7,b7
 ! end ( ! ,vietnam ,w> & ! ,secret ,w> 
9 ,laos2  7,c7 ! humanit>ian response ( 
! p & ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to    
receive ov] #a1jjj1jjj refugees f ,s\!a/
 ,asia2 &  7,d7 ! beg9n+ ( !            

,s\!a/-,asian ,am]ican community 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 recognizes !     
ongo+ contributions ( ! ,s\!a/-,asian   
,am]ican community to ! economic1       
cultural1 & political vitality ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates4