,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ccb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #cj1         
#bjai,mr4 ,correa 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,murphy1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4         
,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,mr4 ,khanna1  
,mr4 ,rouda1 and ,mr4 ,beyer7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,reform  ,,resolution  ,recognizing
 the accomplishments and the            
contributions of ,vietnamese ,americans4
  ,whereas1 in the aftermath of the     
,vietnam ,war1 approximately #hjj1jjj   
,vietnamese refugees fleeing persecution
 resettled in the ,united ,states2      
,whereas an estimated #a4g million      
,vietnamese ,americans currently reside 
in the ,united ,states1 making the      
,united ,states home to the largest     
number of individuals of ,vietnamese    
descent outside of ,vietnam and         
,vietnamese ,americans the fourth       
largest ,asian ,american population in  

the ,united ,states2 ,whereas           
,vietnamese ,americans have established 
strong communities across the country1  
including in the ,states of ,california1
 ,florida1 ,georgia1 ,louisiana1        
,massachusetts1 ,minnesota1 ,new ,york1 
,pennsylvania1 ,texas1 ,virginia1 and   
,washington2 ,whereas first- and        
second-generation ,vietnamese ,americans
 have overcome tremendous socioeconomic 
challenges1 including discrimination1   
language and cultural barriers1 and     
poverty1 to emerge as significant       
contributors to ,american society2      
,whereas ,vietnamese ,americans         
contribute to ,american society through 
their work in business1 education1      
science and technology1 engineering1    
mathematics1 literature and the arts1   
gastronomy1 the ,armed ,forces1 and     
public service at every level of        
government2 ,whereas ,vietnamese        
,americans support the advancement of   
religious freedom1 democracy1 and human 
rights around the world2 and ,whereas   

,vietnamese ,americans contribute to the
 rich cultural and religious diversity  
of the ,nation3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that it is the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives to recognize the       
accomplishments and significant         
contributions of ,vietnamese ,americans 
in the ,united ,states4