,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #bd1     
#bjai,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california     
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,,resolution     
,expressing support for the recognition 
of ,september #bb1 #bjai1 to ,september 
#bh1 #bjai1 as ,asian ,american and     
,native ,american ,pacific              
,islander-,serving ,institutions week4  
,whereas ,asian ,american and ,native   
,american ,pacific ,islander-,serving   
,institutions are degree-granting       
institutions that have a full-time      
equivalent undergraduate enrollment of  
not less than #aj percent ,asian        
,american students or ,native ,american 
,pacific ,islander students2 ,whereas   
the purpose of the ,asian ,american and 
,native ,american ,pacific              
,islander-,serving ,institutions        
,program is to improve the availability 
and quality of postsecondary education  

programs to serve ,asian ,americans and 
,pacific ,islanders and low-income      
students2 ,whereas the ,asian ,american 
and ,native ,american ,pacific          
,islander-,serving ,institutions        
,program was originally authorized on   
,september #bg1 #bjjg1 by the ,college  
,cost ,reduction and ,access ,act of    
#bjjg2 ,whereas #acc eligible ,asian    
,american and ,native ,american ,pacific
 ,islander-,serving ,institutions       
operate in the ,united ,states1         
including the ,united ,states           
territories2 ,whereas eligible ,asian   
,american and ,native ,american ,pacific
 ,islander-,serving ,institutions       
comprise less than #d percent of all    
institutions of higher education1 yet   
enroll over one-third of all ,asian     
,american and ,pacific ,islander        
undergraduate students2 ,whereas ,asian 
,american and ,native ,american ,pacific
 ,islander-,serving ,institutions enroll
 approximately #dj percent of ,asian    
,american and ,pacific ,islander        

students in higher education and employ 
many of the ,nation's ,asian ,american  
and ,pacific ,islander faculty and      
staff2 ,whereas ,asian ,american and    
,native ,american ,pacific              
,islander-,serving ,institutions award  
almost half of the associate's degrees  
and approximately one quarter of the    
bachelor's degrees attained by ,asian   
,american and ,pacific ,islander college
 students2 ,whereas many ,asian         
,american and ,native ,american ,pacific
 ,islander-,serving ,institutions have  
active ,asian ,american ,studies        
programs that play a vital role in      
preserving the heritage1 culture1       
history1 and experiences of ,asian      
,americans and ,pacific ,islanders2     
,whereas ,asian ,american and ,native   
,american ,pacific ,islander-,serving   
,institutions create culturally relevant
 academic programming1 programs1 and    
services to support low-income and first
 generation students and increase the   
graduation rates of ,asian ,americans   

and ,pacific ,islanders2 ,whereas       
celebrating the vast contributions of   
,asian ,american and ,native ,american  
,pacific ,islander-,serving             
,institutions strengthens the culture of
 the ,united ,states2 and ,whereas the  
achievements and goals of ,asian        
,american and ,native ,american ,pacific
 ,islander-,serving ,institutions       
deserve national recognition3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
achievements and goals of ,asian        
,american and ,native ,american ,pacific
 ,islander-,serving ,institutions in    
their work to provide quality           
educational opportunities to ,asian     
,americans and ,pacific ,islanders and  
other students who attend their         
institutions2  7#b7 encourages          
institutions of higher education that   
are eligible for designation as an      
,asian ,american and ,native ,american  
,pacific ,islander-,serving ,institution
 to obtain such designation and         

establish programs to serve the unique  
needs of ,asian ,american and ,pacific  
,islander students and families2 and    
7#c7 calls on the people of the ,united 
,states and interested groups to observe
 ,asian ,american and ,native ,american 
,pacific ,islander-,serving             
,institutions week with appropriate     
ceremonies1 activities1 and programs to 
demonstrate support for ,asian ,american
 and ,native ,american ,pacific         
,islander-,serving ,institutions4