,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #aa1        
#bjai,mr4 ,gomez 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4         
,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4        
,khanna1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,ms4 
,norton1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu
 of ,california1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mrs4  
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1  
,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mr4    
,takano1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,mr4 ,san        
,nicolas1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1   
,mr4 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,woodall1 ,mrs4 ,lee of 
,nevada1 and ,ms4 ,jayapal7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,reform  ,,resolution  ,supporting 
the goals and ideals of ,korean         
,american ,day4  ,whereas the influence 
of ,korean ,americans may be observed in
 all facets of ,american life1 from     
politics to industry1 entrepreneurship  
to volunteerism1 the arts1 and          
education2 ,whereas1 on ,january #ac1   

#aijc1 #ajb courageous ,korean          
immigrants arrived in the ,united       
,states initiating the first large wave 
of ,korean immigration to ,america2     
,whereas these pioneer ,korean          
immigrants faced tremendous social and  
economic obstacles as well as language  
barriers in ,america1 the land of       
opportunity2 ,whereas in pursuit of the 
,american dream1 ,korean immigrants     
initially served as farmworkers1 wage   
laborers1 and section hands throughout  
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas first     
generation ,korean immigrants           
established a new home in a new land    
through resilience1 tenacious effort1   
and immense sacrifice1 which became the 
bedrock for their children and future   
generations of ,korean ,americans2      
,whereas the centennial year of #bjjc   
marked an important milestone in the    
history of ,korean immigration2 ,whereas
 the ,house passed ,house ,resolution   
#dhg to commemorate ,korean ,american   
,day in the #ajith ,congress2 ,whereas  

the ,senate passed ,senate ,resolution  
#bhc to commemorate ,korean ,american   
,day in the #ajith ,congress2 ,whereas  
,korean ,americans1 like other groups of
 immigrants that came to the ,united    
,states before them1 seeking a better   
life and opportunity1 have thrived in   
their new homeland due to strong work   
ethic1 family bonds1 and community      
spirit2 ,whereas ,korean ,americans have
 made significant contributions to the  
economic vitality of the ,united ,states
 and the global marketplace2 ,whereas   
,korean ,americans have made history by 
winning elections throughout the country
 from local1 to ,state1 and to ,federal 
levels of political office2 ,whereas    
,korean ,americans have invigorated     
businesses1 not-for-profit and other    
nongovernmental organizations1          
government1 technology1 medicine1       
athletics1 arts and entertainment1      
journalism1 churches1 academic          
communities1 and countless facets of    
,american life2 ,whereas ,korean        

,americans have built and strengthened  
the alliance between the ,united ,states
 and the ,republic of ,korea1 fostering 
peace on the ,korean ,peninsula2        
,whereas ,korean ,americans have made   
enormous contributions to the military  
strength of the ,united ,states and     
served with distinction in the ,armed   
,forces during ,world ,war ,i1 ,world   
,war ,,ii1 the ,vietnam ,war1 the       
conflict in ,korea1 and subsequent      
military conflicts across the globe2 and
 ,whereas the ,centennial ,committees of
 ,korean ,immigration and ,korean       
,americans have designated ,january     
#acth of each year as ,korean ,american 
,day to commemorate the first step of   
the long and prosperous journey of      
,korean ,americans in the ,united       
,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
supports the goals and ideals of ,korean
 ,american ,day2  7#b7 urges all        
,americans to observe ,korean ,american 
,day so as to have a greater            

appreciation of the invaluable          
contributions ,korean ,americans have   
made to the ,united ,states2 and  7#c7  
honors and recognizes the #aafth        
anniversary of the arrival of the first 
,korean immigrants to the ,united       
,states4