,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #cj1         
#bjai,ms4 ,shalala 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,tlaib1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 
,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4      
,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan1 ,mr4  
,lewis1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1  
,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,crist1 and ,ms4       
,ocasio-,cortez7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the recognition of ,april as ,arab      
,american ,heritage ,month and          
celebrating the heritage and culture of 
,arab ,americans in the ,united ,states4
  ,whereas1 from ,april #a1 #bjai1      
through ,april #cj1 #bjai1 the ,united  
,states celebrates ,arab ,american      
,heritage ,month2 ,whereas for over a   
century1 ,arab ,americans have been     
making valuable contributions to every  
aspect of ,american society--in         
medicine1 law1 business1 technology1    

civic engagement1 government1 and       
culture2 ,whereas since migrating to    
,america1 people of ,arab descent have  
shared their rich culture and traditions
 with neighbors and friends1 while also 
setting fine examples of model citizens 
and public servants2 ,whereas ,arab     
,americans have brought with them to    
,america their resilient family values1 
strong work ethic1 dedication to        
education1 and diversity in faith and   
creed that have added strength to our   
democracy2 ,whereas writer ,ameen       
,rihani's #aiaa masterpiece1 ,the ,book 
of ,khalid1 the first ,arab-,american   
novel1 is an important record of ,arab  
immigration to the ,little ,syria       
community of ,lower ,manhattan and today
 is a powerful example of the potential 
of the ,united ,states to strengthen    
ties with the ,arab world2 ,whereas     
,arab-,american poet ,kahlil ,gibran's  
masterpiece1 ,the ,prophet1 was a       
transformative piece of literature1 with
 over #ajj translations1 making it one  

of the most translated books in history 
and discusses topics of the human       
condition in the most eloquent of ways  
by highlighting inclusion and           
understanding of all peoples2 ,whereas  
the first ,arabic speaker to come to    
,north ,america1 ,zammouri1 arrived as a
 slave from ,morocco in #aebh and was an
 important explorer of the present day  
,american ,southwest2 ,whereas world    
fairs were one of many ways that some   
,americans of ,arab descent came to     
visit the ,united ,states from the ,arab
 world and helped grow this country by  
creating businesses in the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas entertainer ,danny    
,thomas founded the ,st4 ,jude          
,children's ,research ,hospital in the  
#aiejs in ,memphis1 ,tennessee1 and     
today it is the leading institution in  
treating children with cancer as well as
 in researching new treatments2 ,whereas
 since opening1 ,st4 ,jude has been     
providing free treatment to all children
 regardless of their religious          

affiliation1 race1 or ethnicity--a      
shining example of philanthropy and     
inclusivity2 ,whereas the ,arab         
,american ,institute estimates that     
there are roughly #c1gjj1jjj ,arab      
,americans living in the ,united        
,states2 ,whereas1 according to ,census 
,bureau data1 ,arabic is one of the     
fastest growing languages in the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas there is a need for  
public education1 awareness1 and        
policies that are culturally competent  
when describing1 discussing1 or         
addressing the impacts of being ,arab   
,american in all aspects of ,american   
society1 including discourse and policy2
 and ,whereas the incredible            
contributions and heritage of ,arab     
,americans have helped us build a better
 ,nation3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
supports the designation of ,arab       
,american ,heritage ,month2  7#b7       
esteems the integral role of ,arab      
,americans in the economy1 culture1 and 

identity of the ,united ,states2 and    
7#c7 urges the people of the ,united    
,states to observe ,arab ,american      
,heritage ,month with appropriate       
programs and activities that celebrate  
the contributions of ,arab ,americans to
 the ,united ,states4