,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjba,ms4   
,lee ( ,cali=nia 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 emigration f 
! ,c>ibbean 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
 7 br\ght to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas    
millions ( p h emigrat$ f ! ,c>ibbean to
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! curr5t       
population ( p f ! ,c>ibbean is e/imat$ 
at ov] #d4d million2 ,:]eas1 l ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 ! c\ntries ( ! ,c>ibbean fac$   
ob/acles ( slav]y & colonialism &       
/ruggl$ = indep5d5ce2 ,:]eas1 also l !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! p ( ! ,c>ibbean h      
div]se racial1 e?nic1 cultural1 &       

religi\s backgr\nds2 ,:]eas indep5d5ce  
movem5ts ?r\gh\t ! ,c>ibbean & !        
consequ5tial e/abli%m5t ( indep5d5t     
democratic c\ntries 9 ! ,c>ibbean       
/r5g!n$ ties betwe5 ! ,c>ibbean & !     
,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 ,sylvia   
,w9t]1 influ5tial fem9i/1 writ]1 & human
 rights activi/2 ,cicely ,tyson1 leg5d>y
 /> ( /age & scre52 ,john ,russworm1    
co-f\nd] ( ,fre$om's ,j\rnal1 ! fir/    
,black-own$ newspap]2 ,m]vyn ,dymally1  
fir/ ,african-,am]ican ,lieut5ant       
,gov]nor ( ,cali=nia & fir/ ,c>ibbean   
immigrant to s]ve 9 ,congress1 & ,%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   
,kamala ,h>ris1 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican
 ,vice ,presid5t2 ,col9 ,p[ell1 ! fir/  
,african-,am]ican ,secret>y ( ,/ate2    
,eric ,hold]1 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican  
,attorney ,g5]al2 ,malcolm ,gladwell1   
not$ au?or & social comm5tator2 ,e4     
,mi*ael ,!lwell1 di/+ui%$ academic1     
au?or1 & civil rights activi/2 ,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$ic9e1 eng9e]+1 te*nology1 & o!r fields
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,c>ibbean    
,am]icans %>e _! culture ?r\gh fe/ivals1
 c>nivals1 music1 dance1 film1 food1 &  
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 %>e
 ! hopes & aspirations ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates = peace & prosp]ity ?r\gh\t !    
,we/]n ,hemisph]e & ! re/ ( ! _w2 &     
,:]eas 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