,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #d1 #bjai,ms4   
,lee ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,engel1
 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 & ,mr4 ,deut*7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! significance 
( ,national ,c>ibbean ,am]ican ,h]itage 
,mon?4  ,:]eas p ( ,c>ibbean h]itage are
 f\nd 9 e ,/ate ( ! ,union2 ,:]eas ov]  
#b4g million p ) ,c>ibbean h]itage live 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas emigration f !
 ,c>ibbean region to ! ,am]ican colonies
 began z e>ly z #afai ) ! arrival (     
ind5tur$ work]s 9 ,jame/[n1 ,virg9ia2   
,:]eas1 dur+ ! #ag?1 #ah?1 & #ai?       
c5turies1 a significant numb] ( slaves f
 ! ,c>ibbean region 7 br\ght to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 s9ce #ahbj1 millions ( 
p h emigrat$ f ! ,c>ibbean region to !  
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 l ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 ! c\ntries ( ! ,c>ibbean fac$   
ob/acles ( slav]y & colonialism &       
/ruggl$ = indep5d5ce2 ,:]eas1 also l !  

,unit$ ,/ates1 ! p ( ! ,c>ibbean region 
h div]se racial1 e?nic1 cultural1 &     
religi\s backgr\nds2 ,:]eas ! indep5d5ce
 movem5ts ?r\gh\t ! ,c>ibbean dur+ !    
#aifjs & ! consequ5tial e/abli%m5t (    
indep5d5t democratic c\ntries 9 !       
,c>ibbean /r5g!n$ ties betwe5 ! region &
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,alex&]        
,hamilton1 a ,f\nd+ ,fa!r ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates & ! fir/ ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1
 0 born 9 ! ,c>ibbean2 ,:]eas _m        
influ5tial ,c>ibbean ,am]icans h        
contribut$ to ! ri* hi/ory ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 includ+ ,jean ,bapti/e ,po9te du
 ,sable1 ! pione] settl] ( ,*icago2     
,claude ,mc,kay1 a poet ( ! ,h>lem      
,r5aissance2 ,james ,weldon ,johnson1 ! 
writ] ( ! ,black ,national ,an!m2 ,celia
 ,cruz1 ! _w-r5[n$ que5 ( salsa music2 &
 ,%irley ,*i%olm1 ! fir/                
,african-,am]ican ,congresswoman & fir/ 
,african-,am]ican woman c&idate =       
,presid5t2 ,:]eas ! _m influ5tial       
,c>ibbean ,am]icans 9 ! hi/ory ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates also include ,col9 ,p[ell1

 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican ,secret>y (   
,/ate2 ,eric ,hold]1 ! fir/             
,african-,am]ican ,attorney ,g5]al2     
,audre ,lorde1 influ5tial fem9i/1 writ]1
 & civil rights activi/2 ,jean-,mi*el   
,basquiat1 widely respect$              
,brooklyn-bas$ pa9t] & social           
comm5tator2 ,sidney ,poiti]1 ! fir/     
,african-,am]ican actor to receive !    
,academy ,aw>d = be/ actor 9 a lead+    
role2 ,h>ry ,belafonte1 a musician1     
actor1 & activi/2 ,al ,rok]1 a          
meteorologi/ & television p]sonality2 & 
,rob]to ,clem5te1 ! fir/ ,lat9o induct$ 
into ! ,baseball ,hall ( ,fame2 ,:]eas  
,c>ibbean ,am]icans h play$ an active   
role 9 ! civil rights movem5t & o!r     
social & political movem5ts 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 ,:]eas ,c>ibbean ,am]icans h    
contribut$ to e aspect ( our society1   
includ+ greatly to ! f9e arts1          
education1 bus9ess1 lit]ature1          
j\rnalism1 sports1 fa%ion1 politics1    
gov]nm5t1 ! milit>y1 music1 sci5ce1     
m$ic9e1 te*nology1 & o!r fields 9 !     

,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,c>ibbean         
,am]icans %>e _! culture ?r\gh fe/ivals1
 c>nivals1 music1 dance1 film1 &        
lit]ature1 :i* enri* ! cultural l&scape 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! c\ntries ( !
 ,c>ibbean are important economic p>tn]s
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! c\ntries ( 
! ,c>ibbean repres5t ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
?ird bord]2 ,:]eas ! p ( ! ,c>ibbean    
region %>e ! hopes & aspirations ( ! p (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = peace & prosp]ity    
?r\gh\t ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e & ! re/ ( ! 
_w2 & ,:]eas1 s9ce ! passage ( ,h4 ,con4
 ,res4 #ga 9 ! #aji? ,congress by bo? ! 
,s5ate & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 a   
proclamation has be5 issu$ annually by !
 ,presid5t decl>+ ,june ,national       
,c>ibbean ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon?3 ,n[1 
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports ! goals 
& ideals ( ,c>ibbean ,am]ican ,h]itage  
,mon?2  7#b7 enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates to obs]ve ,c>ibbean ,am]ican     
,h]itage ,mon? ) appropriate c]emonies1 
celebrations1 & activities2 &  7#c7     

affirms t--  7,a7 ! contributions (     
,c>ibbean ,am]icans are a significant "p
 ( ! hi/ory1 progress1 & h]itage ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 ! e?nic & racial 
div]sity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates enri*es &    
/r5g!ns ! ,nation4