,,iii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #fec ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #bf1 #bjbb ,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,warren1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,recognizing the significance of ,asian_/,pacific ,american ,heritage ,month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of ,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 and ,pacific ,islanders to the history of the ,united ,states4 ,whereas the people of the ,united ,states join together each ,may to pay tribute to the contributions of generations of ,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 and ,pacific ,islanders who have enriched the history of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the history of ,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 and ,pacific ,islanders in the ,united ,states is inextricably tied to the story of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,asian-,american1 ,native ,hawaiian1 and ,pacific ,islander community is an inherently diverse population1 composed of more than #de distinct ethnicities and more than #ajj language dialects2 ,whereas1 according to the ,bureau of the ,census1 the ,asian-,american population grew faster than any other racial or ethnic group over the last decade1 surging nearly #ee4e percent between #bjaj and #bjbj1 and during that same time period1 the ,native ,hawaiian and ,pacific ,islander population grew by #cj4h percent2 ,whereas there are approximately #bd1jjj1jjj residents of the ,united ,states who identify as ,asian and approximately #a1fjj1jjj residents of the ,united ,states who identify as ,native ,hawaiian or other ,pacific ,islander1 making up nearly #g percent of the total population of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the month of ,may was selected for ,asian_/,pacific ,american ,heritage ,month because the first ,japanese immigrants arrived in the ,united ,states on ,may #g1 #ahdc1 and the first transcontinental railroad was completed on ,may #aj1 #ahfi1 with substantial contributions from ,chinese immigrants2 ,whereas section #ajb of title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code1 officially designates ,may as ,asian_/,pacific ,american ,heritage ,month and requests the ,president to issue an annual proclamation calling on the people of the ,united ,states to observe the month with appropriate programs1 ceremonies1 and activities2 ,whereas #bjbb marks several important milestones for the ,asian-,american and ,pacific ,islander community1 including-- 7#a7 the #adjth anniversary of the enactment of the ,chinese ,exclusion ,act of #ahhb1 which barred the entry of ,chinese immigrants to the ,united ,states for more than #ej years and spurred a series of anti-immigrant policies targeting immigration from the ,asia-,pacific region2 7#b7 the #djth anniversary of the murder of ,vincent ,chin1 a ,chinese-,american man who was beaten to death in ,michigan by #b ,white men angered by layoffs in the auto industry2 7#c7 the #cjth anniversary of the enactment of the ,act entitled ,an ,act to designate ,may of each year as ,asian_/,pacific ,american ,heritage ,month1 approved ,october #bc1 #aiib 7#cf ,u4,s4,c4 #ajb72 and 7#d7 the #aeth anniversary of the establishment of the ,asian ,american and ,native ,american ,pacific ,islander-,serving ,institutions program1 which was authorized under the ,college ,cost ,reduction and ,access ,act 7,public ,law #aaj-hd2 #aba ,stat4 #ghd72 ,whereas ,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 and ,pacific ,islanders have made significant contributions to the ,united ,states at all levels of the ,federal ,government and in the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces1 including-- 7#a7 ,daniel ,k4 ,inouye1 a ,medal of ,honor and ,presidential ,medal of ,freedom recipient who1 as ,president pro tempore of the ,senate1 was the then-highest-ranking ,asian-,american government official in the history of the ,united ,states2 7#b7 ,dalip ,singh ,saund1 the first ,asian-,american ,congressman2 7#c7 ,patsy ,t4 ,mink1 the first woman of color and ,asian-,american woman to be elected to ,congress2 7#d7 ,hiram ,l4 ,fong1 the first ,asian-,american ,senator2 7#e7 ,daniel ,k4 ,akaka1 the first ,senator of ,native ,hawaiian ancestry2 7#f7 ,norman ,y4 ,mineta1 the first ,asian-,american member of a ,presidential cabinet2 7#g7 ,elaine ,l4 ,chao1 the first ,asian-,american woman member of a ,presidential cabinet2 and 7#h7 ,kamala ,d4 ,harris1 the first woman and the first ,asian ,american to hold the ,office of the ,vice ,president2 ,whereas the #aagth ,congress includes a record #ba ,members of ,asian or ,pacific ,islander descent2 ,whereas1 in #bjbb1 the ,congressional ,asian ,pacific ,american ,caucus1 a bicameral caucus of ,members of ,congress advocating on behalf of ,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 and ,pacific ,islanders1 is composed of #gf ,members1 and other caucuses working on ,asian-,american1 ,native ,hawaiian1 and ,pacific ,islander issues may be established2 ,whereas1 in #bjbb1 ,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 and ,pacific ,islanders are serving in ,state and ,territorial legislatures across the ,united ,states in record numbers1 including in-- 7#a7 the ,states of ,alaska1 ,arizona1 ,arkansas1 ,california1 ,connecticut1 ,florida1 ,georgia1 ,hawaii1 ,idaho1 ,illinois1 ,iowa1 ,kansas1 ,kentucky1 ,maryland1 ,massachusetts1 ,michigan1 ,minnesota1 ,missouri1 ,nebraska1 ,nevada1 ,new ,hampshire1 ,new ,jersey1 ,new ,mexico1 ,new ,york1 ,north ,carolina1 ,ohio1 ,oklahoma1 ,oregon1 ,pennsylvania1 ,tennessee1 ,texas1 ,utah1 ,vermont1 ,virginia1 ,washington1 ,wisconsin1 and ,wyoming2 and 7#b7 the ,territories of ,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 and the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands2 ,whereas1 in #bjbb1 ,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 and ,pacific ,islanders honorably serve throughout the ,federal judiciary2 ,whereas ,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 and ,pacific ,islanders represent more than #f percent of ,federal employees1 including hundreds of staffers of ,asian or ,pacific ,islander descent who serve as staff in the ,senate and the ,house of ,representatives2 ,whereas1 according to the ,center for the ,study of ,hate and ,extremism1 there was a #cci percent increase in anti-,asian hate crimes in #bjba1 and the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation recorded a #gc percent increase in such crimes in #bjbj2 ,whereas1 since ,march #bjbj1 there has been a dramatic increase in reports of anti-,asian hate crimes and incidents related to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 including approximately #aa1jjj hate incidents1 including shunning1 verbal and online harassment1 physical assault1 and civil rights violations1 that were reported to ,stop ,,aapi ,hate from the start of the pandemic through ,december #ca1 #bjba1 and countless other incidents that have not been reported2 ,whereas1 according to a survey conducted during ,september and ,october of #bjba by ,stop ,,aapi ,hate1 #a in #e ,asian ,americans 7#ba4b percent7 and ,pacific ,islanders 7#bj4j percent7 reported experiencing a hate incident in the past year2 ,whereas discrimination against ,asian ,americans1 especially in moments of crisis1 is not a new phenomenon1 and violence against ,asian ,americans has occurred throughout ,united ,states history1 including-- 7#a7 the enactment of the ,page ,act of #ahge1 which restricted entry of ,chinese1 ,japanese1 and other ,asian women to the ,united ,states and effectively prohibited the immigration of ,chinese women1 preventing the formation of ,chinese families in the ,united ,states and limiting the number of native-born ,chinese citizens2 7#b7 the enactment of the ,chinese ,exclusion ,act of #ahhb1 which was the first law to explicitly exclude an entire ethnic group from immigrating to the ,united ,states2 7#c7 the issuance of ,executive ,order #ijff in #aidb1 which authorized the forced relocation and incarceration of approximately #abj1jjj individuals of ,japanese ancestry during ,world ,war ,,ii1 the majority of whom were ,united ,states citizens2 7#d7 the murder of ,vincent ,chin2 7#e7 the ,cleveland ,elementary ,school shooting on ,january #ag1 #aihi1 in which a gunman used an ,,ak-#dg to kill #e children1 #d of whom were of ,southeast ,asian descent2 7#f7 the rise in discrimination and violence against ,muslim1 ,sikh1 and ,south ,asian ,americans following the ,september #aa1 #bjja1 attacks on the ,world ,trade ,center and the ,pentagon2 7#g7 the mass shooting at a ,sikh temple in ,oak ,creek1 ,wisconsin1 on ,august #e1 #bjab1 in which a ,white supremacist fatally shot #f people and wounded #d others2 7#h7 the shooting of #i people near ,atlanta1 ,georgia1 on ,march #af1 #bjba1 at #c separate ,asian-owned businesses1 in which #h people were killed1 including #f ,asian women2 and 7#i7 the shooting of #f people in ,laguna ,woods1 ,california1 on ,may #ae1 #bjbb1 in which members of the ,irvine ,taiwanese ,presbyterian ,church were targeted2 ,whereas1 in response to the uptick in anti-,asian hate crimes throughout the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 ,congress passed the ,,covid-#ai ,hate ,crimes ,act 7,public ,law #aag-ac2 #ace ,stat4 #bfe71 which was signed into law by ,president ,joseph ,r4 ,biden on ,may #bj1 #bjba2 ,whereas the ,,covid-#ai pandemic has deeply impacted the ,asian-,american and ,pacific ,islander community2 ,whereas ,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 and ,pacific ,islanders have been disproportionately impacted by the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and ,native ,hawaiians and ,pacific ,islanders have faced among the highest infection and mortality rates out of any racial group in several ,states2 ,whereas more than #b1jjj1jjj ,asian-,american1 ,native ,hawaiian1 and ,pacific ,islander first responders1 health care providers1 and frontline workers are among the unsung heroes in the ,nation's fight against ,,covid-#ai2 ,whereas there remains much to be done to ensure that ,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 and ,pacific ,islanders have access to resources and a voice in the ,government of the ,united ,states and continue to advance in the political landscape of the ,united ,states2 and ,whereas celebrating ,asian_/,pacific ,american ,heritage ,month provides the people of the ,united ,states with an opportunity to recognize the achievements1 contributions1 and history of1 and to understand the challenges faced by ,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 and ,pacific ,islanders3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the significance of ,asian_/,pacific ,american ,heritage ,month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of ,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 and ,pacific ,islanders to the history of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 recognizes that ,asian-,american1 ,native ,hawaiian1 and ,pacific ,islander communities enhance the rich diversity of and strengthen the ,united ,states4