,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ief  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjbj,ms4    
,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 ,ms4   
,m5g1 & ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! ,unit$ ,*9ese
 ,am]icans' nationwide food drive & !   
contributions ( ,*9ese ,am]icans to !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas ! ,*9ese-,am]ican
 community is inextricably ti$ to !     
hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & augm5ts ! ri*
 cultural div]sity ( our ,nation2       
,:]eas1 on ,may #aj1 #ahfi1 !           
,transcont95tal ,railroad 0 complet$ )  
significant contributions f ne>ly       
#ab1jjj ,*9ese immigrants :o compris$ m 
?an #hj p]c5t ( ! work=ce ( ! ,c5tral   
,pacific ,railroad ,company2 ,:]eas1 on 
,april #ag1 #ahhb1 ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives pass$ a ,*9ese          
,exclusion bill1 :i* 0 enact$ into law1 
& :i* adv]sely affect$ ,*9ese p]sons 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates by prohibit+ ,*9ese      

work]s f ent]+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates = #aj    
ye>s & prohibit+ c\rts f naturaliz+     
,*9ese individuals until ! legislation 0
 repeal$ 9 #aidc2 ,:]eas1 s9ce ,janu>y  
#bjbj1 !re has be5 a dramatic increase 9
 reports ( anti-,asian hate crimes &    
incid5ts relat$ to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1
 ) ne>ly #a1ijj incid5ts report$ 9 rec5t
 mon?s2 ,:]eas despite fac+             
discrim9ation1 ,*9ese ,am]icans h       
cont9u$ to make significant             
contributions to ! vibrant culture &    
economic gr[? ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates across  
all major indu/ries1 includ+            
agriculture1 food s]vices1 heal?1       
manufactur+1 sci5ce1 & o!r pr(essional  
fields2 ,:]eas ,*9ese-,am]ican fir/     
respond]s1 sci5ti/s1 rese>*]s1 heal? c>e
 provid]s1 & o!r frontl9e work]s are    
among ! unsung h]oes 9 ! ,nation's fight
 aga9/ ,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas ,*9ese       
,am]icans h jo9$ toge!r to support local
 communities by donat+ p]sonal          
protective equipm5t to hospitals &      
c>egiv]s & support+ *>itable            

organizations fight+ aga9/ ! ,,covid-#ai
 p&emic 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !re   
are an e/imat$ #ej1jjj ,*9ese-,am]ican  
re/aurants 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 provid+   
hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( ,am]ican jobs 9 ! food
 & bev]age indu/ry :]e employees are    
work+ to assi/ ^? suff]+ f food         
insecurity & to deliv] meals to frontl9e
 work]s2 & ,:]eas1 on ,may #aj1 #bjbj1 !
 n-=-pr(it organization ,unit$ ,*9ese   
,am]icans 7,,uca7 w be p>tn]+ ) ! ,unit$
 ,/ates-,*9a ,re/aurants ,association & 
o!r ,*9ese-,am]ican organizations1 z    
well z ! ,salvation ,army & re/aurants  
across ! ,nation1 to laun* a nationwide 
,food ( ,love ,day to donate meals to p 
& in/itutions hit h>de/ by ! ,,covid-#ai
 p&emic3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !     
significance ( ! ,*9ese-,am]ican        
community z an integral compon5t ( ! ri*
 div]sity & /r5g? ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
7#b7 recognizes ! ,unit$ ,*9ese         
,am]icans' nationwide ,food ( ,love ,day
 meal drive2 &  7#c7 honors !           

,*9ese-,am]ican community = its         
community s]vice & philan?ropic ef=ts   
dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai public heal? crisis4