,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ief  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbj,ms4  
,judy ,chu of ,california 7for herself1 
,ms4 ,meng1 and ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of      
,california7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,agriculture  ,,resolution
  ,recognizing the ,united ,chinese     
,americans' nationwide food drive and   
the contributions of ,chinese ,americans
 to the ,united ,states4  ,whereas the  
,chinese-,american community is         
inextricably tied to the history of the 
,united ,states and augments the rich   
cultural diversity of our ,nation2      
,whereas1 on ,may #aj1 #ahfi1 the       
,transcontinental ,railroad was         
completed with significant contributions
 from nearly #ab1jjj ,chinese immigrants
 who comprised more than #hj percent of 
the workforce of the ,central ,pacific  
,railroad ,company2 ,whereas1 on ,april 
#ag1 #ahhb1 the ,house of               
,representatives passed a ,chinese      

,exclusion bill1 which was enacted into 
law1 and which adversely affected       
,chinese persons in the ,united ,states 
by prohibiting ,chinese workers from    
entering the ,united ,states for #aj    
years and prohibiting courts from       
naturalizing ,chinese individuals until 
the legislation was repealed in #aidc2  
,whereas1 since ,january #bjbj1 there   
has been a dramatic increase in reports 
of anti-,asian hate crimes and incidents
 related to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1   
with nearly #a1ijj incidents reported in
 recent months2 ,whereas despite facing 
discrimination1 ,chinese ,americans have
 continued to make significant          
contributions to the vibrant culture and
 economic growth of the ,united ,states 
across all major industries1 including  
agriculture1 food services1 health1     
manufacturing1 science1 and other       
professional fields2 ,whereas           
,chinese-,american first responders1    
scientists1 researchers1 health care    
providers1 and other frontline workers  

are among the unsung heroes in the      
,nation's fight against ,,covid-#ai2    
,whereas ,chinese ,americans have joined
 together to support local communities  
by donating personal protective         
equipment to hospitals and caregivers   
and supporting charitable organizations 
fighting against the ,,covid-#ai        
pandemic in the ,united ,states2        
,whereas there are an estimated #ej1jjj 
,chinese-,american restaurants in the   
,united ,states1 providing hundreds of  
thousands of ,american jobs in the food 
and beverage industry where employees   
are working to assist those suffering   
from food insecurity and to deliver     
meals to frontline workers2 and         
,whereas1 on ,may #aj1 #bjbj1 the       
not-for-profit organization ,united     
,chinese ,americans 7,,uca7 will be     
partnering with the ,united             
,states-,china ,restaurants ,association
 and other ,chinese-,american           
organizations1 as well as the ,salvation
 ,army and restaurants across the       

,nation1 to launch a nationwide ,food of
 ,love ,day to donate meals to people   
and institutions hit hardest by the     
,,covid-#ai pandemic3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it ,that the ,house of               
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
significance of the ,chinese-,american  
community as an integral component of   
the rich diversity and strength of the  
,united ,states2  7#b7 recognizes the   
,united ,chinese ,americans' nationwide 
,food of ,love ,day meal drive2 and     
7#c7 honors the ,chinese-,american      
community for its community service and 
philanthropic efforts during the        
,,covid-#ai public health crisis4