,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #abcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,november #bd1  
#bjbj,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california 7for
 herself1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4
 ,cox of ,california1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,ms4
 ,haaland1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4          
,ruppersberger1 and ,mr4 ,takano7       
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,,resolution    
,recognizing the #hjth birthday of      
,bruce ,jun ,fan ,lee and the immense   
and positive impact that his legacy     
continues to have in creating a bridge  
between cultures1 championing values of 
self-respect1 self-discipline1 and      
tolerance in our ,nation1 and pioneering
 and cultivating new and innovative     
genres of martial arts1 representation  
in media1 and guiding philosophies in   
the ,united ,states and around the      
world4  ,whereas ,bruce ,jun ,fan ,lee  
was born in the hour of the ,dragon1    
between #f a4m4 and #h a4m41 in the year

 of the ,dragon on ,november #bg1 #aidj1
 at the ,jackson ,street ,hospital in   
,san ,francisco1 ,california's          
,chinatown2 ,whereas ,bruce returned to 
his family's homeland at a young age and
 experienced firsthand the occupation of
 ,hong ,kong by the ,japanese during    
,world ,war ,,ii and the subsequent     
hostility and war that shook the        
continent2 ,whereas ,bruce was motivated
 to learn and master the martial art    
style of ,wing ,chun ,gung ,fu in order 
to gain self-confidence and overcome    
repeated instances of taunting1 racism1 
and gang activity during his youth2     
,whereas ,bruce's athletic prowess1 and 
his traits of self-discipline and       
determination1 yielded him success in   
youthful competitions1 including the    
#aieh ,crown ,colony ,cha ,cha          
,championship in ,hong ,kong and the    
#aieh ,hong ,kong ,inter-,school ,boxing
 ,championship2 ,whereas1 in ,april of  
#aiei1 with only #ajj to his name1      
,bruce boarded an ,american ,president  

,lines steamship and began his voyage   
back to ,san ,francisco in the lower    
decks of the ship1 demonstrating        
unbelievable courage and belief in      
,america's ability to prosper through   
hard work2 ,whereas ,bruce understood   
the value of education and returned to  
the ,united ,states to fulfill the      
requirements for the equivalent of high 
school graduation at ,edison ,technical 
,school in ,seattle1 ,washington1 in    
#aifj1 while bussing tables and washing 
dishes to support himself1 subsequently 
enrolling at the ,university of         
,washington2 ,whereas ,bruce continued  
his education at the ,university of     
,washington where he majored in         
philosophy having been inspired by his  
passion for ,gung ,fu to delve into the 
philosophical underpinnings of the arts2
 ,whereas ,bruce subsequently lectured  
on ,eastern philosophy at local high    
schools and wrote many essays during    
those years that relate philosophical   
principles to martial arts techniques2  

,whereas ,bruce taught the art of ,gung 
,fu to support and pay for his          
education1 establishing the ,jun ,fan   
,gung ,fu ,institute in a friend's      
basement before expanding to a bigger   
location in #aifc2 ,whereas one of the  
many ways ,bruce lived out his belief in
 inclusivity was through his interracial
 marriage to ,seattle local1 ,linda     
,emery1 in #aifd1 and by later fathering
 two biracial children in a family he   
supported and cared for until his death2
 ,whereas1 in late #aifd1 ,bruce's      
willingness to teach martial arts to    
non-,chinese individuals to bridge the  
cultures angered many in the field1 and 
he was forced to defend himself and his 
freedom to teach2 ,whereas ,bruce       
ultimately prevailed in his teachings   
and paved the way for a spectacular and 
revolutionary discovery of blending     
physical fitness1 ,gung ,fu1 and street 
combat into what is now called ,jeet    
,kune ,do2 ,whereas the artistry and    
beauty of ,jeet ,kune ,do led ,bruce to 

,hollywood1 where he became an authentic
 face for ,chinese ,americans and an    
inspiration to youth across the world2  
,whereas despite rampant racism1        
,bruce's strong1 intelligent1 and       
powerful persona was a means for        
optimism and hope for immigrants1 people
 of color1 and fans alike2 ,whereas     
during the years of #aifg-aiga1 ,bruce  
read and wrote extensively on his       
thoughts about physical combat1 the     
psychology of fighting1 the             
philosophical roots of martial arts1 and
 the motivation1 self-actualization and 
liberation of the individual--teachings 
that are the foundation of ,jeet ,kune  
,do and of his legacy that continue to  
be studied internationally to this day2 
,whereas after suffering a back injury  
in #aigj and being told he would never  
do martial arts again1 ,bruce           
established his own program of          
self-motivation and physical therapy to 
work himself back into peak physical and
 mental condition2 ,whereas1 in the     

summer of #aiga1 due to hardships in    
overcoming stereotypes against racial   
minorities in ,hollywood1 ,bruce decided
 to continue to pursue his dream of     
being an actor and supporting his family
 by going back to ,hong ,kong1 where he 
had gained immense fame from his        
previous work on shows like ,the ,green 
,hornet2 ,whereas ,bruce became a hero  
in ,hong ,kong and represented the      
success the ,chinese community in       
,america could achieve while honoring   
both ,chinese and ,american culture2    
,whereas1 in #aigb1 ,bruce created his  
own production company1 ,concord        
,productions1 which applied the         
,hollywood studio model for film        
production for the first time in ,hong  
,kong2 ,whereas through ,concord        
,productions1 he began writing1         
directing1 producing1 acting in1 and    
choreographing his own films2 ,whereas1 
in #aigc1 due to his relationships and  
successes in both the ,united ,states   
and ,hong ,kong1 ,bruce became a        

household name through the making of    
,enter the ,dragon1 the first film ever 
to bridge the ,hong ,kong and ,united   
,states film industries1 while          
overcoming language barriers and        
production difficulties1 and providing a
 viable and hugely successful link      
between the two cultures2 ,whereas1 on  
,july #bj1 #aigc1 ,bruce experienced a  
fatal swelling of the brain after taking
 a pain medication for a minor headache 
and did not live to see the opening of  
his film1 ,enter the ,dragon1 or        
experience the enduring success of his  
films in the nearly #ej years since his 
death2 ,whereas the popularity of       
,bruce's films sparked national and     
international interest in the study of  
the martial arts and the genre of the   
martial arts action film1 creating a    
proliferation of films and schools and  
inspiring many youths to become more    
physically fit and philosophically      
minded in their daily lives2 ,whereas   
,bruce ,lee has been remembered today in

 many ways1 having been named one of    
,time magazine's #ajj most important    
people of the #bjth century1 given a    
star on the ,hollywood walk of fame1 and
 honored on postage stamps in #h        
countries around the world2 ,whereas    
even after ,bruce ,lee's death1 the     
,bruce ,lee ,foundation1 a nonprofit    
#eja7;c77#c7 tax exempt organization    
formed by his wife1 ,linda1 and         
daughter1 ,shannon1 enriches lives1     
opens minds1 and breaks down barriers   
through the active proliferation of     
,bruce's legacy of undaunted optimism in
 the face of adversity1 unwavering      
humanism1 mental and physical           
perseverance1 and inspirational presence
 of mind toward the betterment of our   
global community2 and ,whereas the      
,bruce ,lee ,foundation also applies the
 legacy of ,bruce ,lee to the present   
day global community1 showing how       
relevant ,bruce ,lee1 his teachings1 his
 thoughts1 and his example still are    
today through their educational programs

 for children1 social initiatives1 and  
exhibits geared toward looking at how   
taking action and working to fulfill our
 human potential can change and mold our
 lives for the better3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it ,that the ,house of               
,representatives-- 7#a7 honors the life 
and impact of ,bruce ,jun ,fan ,lee1 an 
,american success story whose legacy of 
persistence and honor resonates and     
inspires millions of citizens today2 and
  7#b7 recognizes the profound          
importance of ,bruce ,lee's teachings as
 a catalyst for popular culture and     
,chinese-,american history in the       
,united ,states4