,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ccb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjai,mr4 
,correa 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 
,l[5?al1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4 
,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,cisn]os1 ,ms4 ,port]1 ,mr4
 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,r\da1 & ,mr4 ,bey]7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,re=m  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !       
accompli%m5ts & ! contributions (       
,vietnamese ,am]icans4  ,:]eas1 9 !     
aft]ma? ( ! ,vietnam ,w>1 approximately 
#hjj1jjj ,vietnamese refugees flee+     
p]secution resettl$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  
,:]eas an e/imat$ #a4g million          
,vietnamese ,am]icans curr5tly reside 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 mak+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
home to ! l>ge/ numb] ( individuals (   
,vietnamese desc5t outside ( ,vietnam & 
,vietnamese ,am]icans ! f\r? l>ge/      
,asian ,am]ican population 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 ,:]eas ,vietnamese ,am]icans h  
e/abli%$ /rong communities across !     
c\ntry1 includ+ 9 ! ,/ates ( ,cali=nia1 

,florida1 ,georgia1 ,l\isiana1          
,massa*usetts1 ,m9nesota1 ,new ,york1   
,p5nsylvania1 ,texas1 ,virg9ia1 &       
,wa%+ton2 ,:]eas fir/- & second-g5]ation
 ,vietnamese ,am]icans h ov]come        
trem5d\s socioeconomic *all5ges1 includ+
 discrim9ation1 language & cultural     
b>ri]s1 & pov]ty1 to em]ge z significant
 contributors to ,am]ican society2      
,:]eas ,vietnamese ,am]icans contribute 
to ,am]ican society ?r\gh _! "w 9       
bus9ess1 education1 sci5ce & te*nology1 
eng9e]+1 ma!matics1 lit]ature & ! arts1 
ga/ronomy1 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 & public      
s]vice at e level ( gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas    
,vietnamese ,am]icans support !         
advancem5t ( religi\s fre$om1 democracy1
 & human rights ar\nd ! _w2 & ,:]eas    
,vietnamese ,am]icans contribute to !   
ri* cultural & religi\s div]sity ( !    
,nation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is !    
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives to     
recognize ! accompli%m5ts & significant 
contributions ( ,vietnamese ,am]icans 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4