,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#h1 #bjae ,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself1    
,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,reid1 ,mr4       
,schumer1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,kaine1   
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,ms4    
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,mr4 ,franken1 
,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 and ,mr4  
,kirk7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating ,october     
#bjae as ,filipino ,american ,history   
,month4  ,whereas the earliest          
documented ,filipino presence in the    
continental ,united ,states was ,october
 #ah1 #aehg1 when the first ,luzones    
,indios arrived in ,morro ,bay1         
,california1 on board the ,nuestra      
,senora de ,esperanza1 a ,manila-built  
galleon ship2 ,whereas the ,filipino    
,american ,national ,historical ,society
 recognizes #agfc as the year in which  
the first permanent ,filipino settlement

 in the ,united ,states was established 
in ,st4 ,malo1 ,louisiana2 ,whereas the 
recognition of the first permanent      
,filipino settlement in the ,united     
,states adds a new perspective to       
,united ,states history by bringing     
attention to the economic1 cultural1    
social1 and other notable contributions 
made by ,filipino ,americans to the     
development of the ,united ,states2     
,whereas1 with a population of          
approximately #c1daf1hdj individuals1   
the ,filipino ,american community is the
 second largest ,asian ,american and    
,pacific ,islander group in the ,united 
,states2 ,whereas from the ,civil ,war  
to the ,iraq and ,afghanistan conflicts1
 ,filipino ,american servicemen and     
servicewomen have a longstanding history
 of serving in the ,armed ,forces2      
,whereas #bej1jjj ,filipinos fought     
under the ,united ,states flag during   
,world ,war ,,ii to protect and defend  
the ,united ,states in the ,pacific     
theater2 ,whereas ,filipino ,americans  

continue to demonstrate a commendable   
sense of patriotism and honor2 ,whereas 
#i ,filipino ,americans have received   
the ,congressional ,medal of ,honor1 the
 highest award for valor in action      
against an enemy force that can be      
bestowed on an individual serving in the
 ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas the late      
,thelma ,garcia ,buchholdt1 born in     
,claveria1 ,cagayan1 on the island of   
,luzon in the ,philippines--  7#a7 moved
 with her family to ,alaska in #aife2   
7#b7 was elected to the ,house of       
,representatives of ,alaska in #aigd2   
7#c7 was the first ,filipino woman      
elected to a ,state legislature2 and    
7#d7 authored a comprehensive history   
book entitled ,filipinos in ,alaska3    
#aghh-aieh2  ,whereas ,filipino         
,american farmworkers and labor leaders 
such as ,philip ,vera ,cruz and ,larry  
,itliong played an integral role in the 
multiethnic ,united ,farm ,workers      
movement alongside ,cesar ,chavez1      
,dolores ,huerta1 and other ,latino     

workers2 ,whereas ,filipino ,americans  
play an integral role in the ,united    
,states healthcare system as nurses1    
doctors1 and other medical              
professionals2 ,whereas ,filipino       
,americans have contributed greatly to  
music1 dance1 literature1 education1    
business1 journalism1 sports1 fashion1  
politics1 government1 science1          
technology1 the fine arts1 and other    
fields that enrich the landscape of the 
,united ,states2 ,whereas1 as mandated  
in the mission statement of the         
,filipino ,american ,national           
,historical ,society1 efforts should    
continue to promote the study of        
,filipino ,american history and culture 
because the roles of ,filipino          
,americans and other people of color    
have largely been overlooked in the     
writing1 teaching1 and learning of      
,united ,states history2 ,whereas it is 
imperative for ,filipino ,american youth
 to have positive role models to instill
 in ,filipino ,american youth--  7#a7   

the significance of education1          
complemented by the richness of         
,filipino ,american ethnicity2 and  7#b7
 the value of the ,filipino ,american   
legacy2 and  ,whereas ,filipino         
,american ,history ,month is celebrated 
during the month of ,october #bjae3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,october #bjae
 as ,filipino ,american ,history ,month2
  7#b7 recognizes the celebration of    
,filipino ,american ,history ,month as--
 7,a7 a study of the advancement of     
,filipino ,americans2  7,b7 a time to   
reflect on and remember the many notable
 contributions that ,filipino ,americans
 have made to the ,united ,states2 and  
7,c7 a time to renew efforts toward the 
research and examination of history and 
culture so as to provide an opportunity 
for all people of the ,united ,states-- 
7i7 to learn more about ,filipino       
,americans2 and  7ii7 to appreciate the 
historic contributions of ,filipino     
,americans to the ,united ,states2 and  

7#c7 urges the people of the ,united    
,states to observe ,filipino ,american  
,history ,month with appropriate        
programs and activities4