,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aa1 #bjbc,ms4   
,hirono 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4   
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,ms4
 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,mr4
 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,ms4 ,cortez     
,ma/o1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4
 ,fett]man1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1
 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4      
,m>key1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1     
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4      
,ros51 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,ms4  
,smi?1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4     
,wyd51 & ,mr4 ,w>n]7 submitt$ ! foll[+  
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution           
,recogniz+ ! significance ( ,asian      
,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific 
,isl&] ,h]itage ,mon? z an important "t 
to celebrate ! significant contributions
 ( ,asian ,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1
 & ,pacific ,isl&]s to ! hi/ory ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates jo9 toge!r ea* ,may to pay       

tribute to ! contributions ( g5]ations (
 ,asian ,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 &
 ,pacific ,isl&]s :o h enri*$ ! hi/ory (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! hi/ory (     
,asian ,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 & 
,pacific ,isl&]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is   
inextricably ti$ to ! /ory ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,asian ,am]ican1       
,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific ,isl&]    
community is an inh]5tly div]se         
population1 compos$ ( m ?an #de di/9ct  
e?nicities & m ?an #ajj language        
dialects2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,bureau (
 ! ,c5sus1 ! ,asian ,am]ican population 
grew fa/] ?an any o!r racial or e?nic   
gr\p ov] ! la/ decade1 surg+ ne>ly #ee4e
 p]c5t betwe5 #bjaj & #bjbj1 & dur+ t   
same "t p]iod1 ! ,native ,hawaiian &    
,pacific ,isl&] population grew by #cj4h
 p]c5t2 ,:]eas !re are approximately    
#bd1jjj1jjj resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
:o id5tify z ,asian & approximately     
#a1fjj1jjj resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o
 id5tify z ,native ,hawaiian or ,pacific
 ,isl&]1 mak+ up m ?an #g p]c5t ( !     

total population ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
,:]eas ! mon? ( ,may 0 select$ = ,asian 
,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific 
,isl&] ,h]itage ,mon? because ! fir/    
,japanese immigrants arriv$ 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates on ,may #g1 #ahdc1 & ! fir/      
transcont95tal railroad 0 complet$ on   
,may #aj1 #ahfi1 ) sub/antial           
contributions f ,*9ese immigrants2      
,:]eas section #ajb ( title #cf1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 (ficially designates ,may 
z ,asian_/,pacific ,am]ican ,h]itage    
,mon? & reque/s ! ,presid5t to issue an 
annual proclamation call+ on ! p ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ! mon? )        
appropriate programs1 c]emonies1 &      
activities2 ,:]eas #bjbc m>ks sev]al    
important mile/ones = ! ,asian ,am]ican 
& ,pacific ,isl&] community1 includ+--  
7#a7 ! #abe? anniv]s>y ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
v4 ,wong ,kim ,ark1 #afi ,u4,s4 #fdi    
7#ahih71 a decision ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t det]m9$ t ! #ad?     
,am5dm5t grants bir?right citiz5%ip to  
all p]sons born 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1      

reg>dless ( ! national orig9 ( _! p>5ts2
  7#b7 ! #hj? anniv]s>y ( ! ,act entitl$
 ,an ,act to repeal ! ,*9ese ,exclusion 
,acts1 to e/abli% quotas1 & = o!r       
purposes1 approv$ ,decemb] #ag1 #aidc   
7commonly kn[n z ! ,magnuson ,act (     
#aidc7 7#eg ,/at4 #fjj1 *apt] #cdd71 :i*
 =mally repeal$ ! ,act entitl$ ,an ,act 
to execute c]ta9 treaty /ipulations     
relat+ to ,*9ese1 approv$ ,may #f1 #ahhb
 7commonly kn[n z ! ,*9ese ,exclusion   
,act ( #ahhb7 7#bb ,/at4 #eh1 *apt]     
#abf72  7#c7 ! #ce? anniv]s>y ( !       
passage ( ! ,civil ,lib]ties ,act (     
#aihh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dbaa et seq471 :i*
 grant$ rep>ations to ,japanese         
,am]icans inc>c]at$ dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 &
  7#d7 ! #cj? anniv]s>y ( ! enactm5t (  
,public ,law #ajc-aej 7#ajg ,/at4       
#aeaj71 :i* ackn[l$g$ ! #ajj? anniv]s>y 
( ! ,janu>y #ag1 #ahic1 ov]?r[ ( !      
,k+dom ( ,hawaii & (f]$ an apology to   
,native ,hawaiians on behalf ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 ,:]eas ,asian ,am]icans1 ,native
 ,hawaiians1 & ,pacific ,isl&]s h made  

significant contributions to ! ,unit$   
,/ates at all levels ( ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t & 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 includ+--  
7#a7 ,daniel ,k4 ,in\ye1 a ,m$al (      
,honor & ,presid5tial ,m$al ( ,fre$om   
recipi5t :o1 z ,presid5t pro tempore ( !
 ,s5ate1 0 ! !n-highe/-rank+ ,asian     
,am]ican gov]nm5t (ficial 9 ! hi/ory ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 ,dalip ,s+h       
,saund1 ! fir/ ,asian ,am]ican elect$ to
 ,congress2  7#c7 ,patsy ,t4 ,m9k1 !    
fir/ woman ( color & ,asian-,am]ican    
woman elect$ to ,congress2  7#d7 ,hiram 
,l4 ,fong1 ! fir/ ,asian-,am]ican       
,s5ator2  7#e7 ,daniel ,k4 ,akaka1 !    
fir/ ,s5ator ( ,native ,hawaiian        
ance/ry2  7#f7 ,norman ,y4 ,m9eta1 !    
fir/ ,asian-,am]ican memb] ( a          
,presid5tial cab9et2  7#g7 ,ela9e ,l4   
,*ao1 ! fir/ ,asian-,am]ican woman memb]
 ( a ,presid5tial cab9et2 &  7#h7       
,kamala ,d4 ,h>ris1 ! fir/ woman & !    
fir/ ,asian ,am]ican to hold ! ,(fice ( 
! ,vice ,presid5t2 ,:]eas ! #aah?       
,congress includes #ba ,memb]s ( ,asian 

or ,pacific ,isl&] desc5t2 ,:]eas1 9    
#bjbc1 ! ,congressional ,asian ,pacific 
,am]ican ,caucus1 a bicam]al caucus (   
,memb]s ( ,congress advocat+ on behalf (
 ,asian ,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 &
 ,pacific ,isl&]s1 is compos$ ( #gb     
,memb]s1 & o!r congressional caucuses "w
 on ,asian ,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 
& ,pacific ,isl&] issues also2 ,:]eas1 9
 #bjbc1 ,asian ,am]icans1 ,native       
,hawaiians1 & ,pacific ,isl&]s are s]v+ 
9 ,/ate & ,t]ritorial legislatures      
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 record numb]s1 
includ+ 9-- 7#a7 ! ,/ates ( ,alaska1    
,arizona1 ,cali=nia1 ,connecticut1      
,georgia1 ,hawaii1 ,idaho1 ,ill9ois1    
,i[a1 ,kansas1 ,k5tucky1 ,ma9e1 ,m>yl&1 
,massa*usetts1 ,mi*igan1 ,m9nesota1     
,miss\ri1 ,nebraska1 ,nevada1 ,new      
,hamp%ire1 ,new ,j]sey1 ,new ,york1     
,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,ohio1 ,oklahoma1        
,oregon1 ,p5nsylvania1 ,rhode ,isl&1    
,t5nessee1 ,texas1 ,utah1 ,v]mont1      
,virg9ia1 ,wa%+ton1 ,we/ ,virg9ia1      
,wiscons91 & ,wyom+2 &  7#b7 !          

,t]ritories ( ,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 & 
! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana      
,isl&s2 ,:]eas ,asian ,am]icans1 ,native
 ,hawaiians1 & ,pacific ,isl&]s repres5t
 m ?an #f p]c5t ( ,f$]al judges & #g    
p]c5t ( ,f$]al employees1 includ+       
hundr$s ( /aff]s ( ,asian1 ,native      
,hawaiian1 or ,pacific ,isl&] desc5t :o 
s]ve z /aff 9 ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives2 ,:]eas1 s9ce ,m>*      
#bjbj1 !re has be5 a dramatic increase 9
 reports ( anti-,asian hate crimes &    
incid5ts1 includ+ ^? relat$ to !        
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 includ+-- 7#a7 a    
#cci-p]c5t increase 9 anti-,asian hate  
crimes 9 #bjba1 & a #abd-p]c5t increase 
9 #bjbj2  7#b7 accord+ to ,/op ,,aapi   
,hate1 ov] #aa1jjj hate incid5ts report$
 s9ce ! />t ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic ?r\gh
 ,m>* #bjbb1 & c\ntless o!rs t h n be5  
report$2  7#c7 on ,m>* #af1 #bjba1 !    
murd] ( #h p1 includ+ #f ,asian wom51 at
 #c sep>ate ,asian-own$ bus9esses 9 !   
,atlanta1 ,georgia1 region2 &  7#d7 on  
,may #ae1 #bjbb1 ! %oot+ ( #e p 9       

,laguna ,hills1 ,cali=nia1 9 :i* !      
,taiwanese congregation at ,g5eva       
,presbyt]ian ,*ur* 0 t>get$2 ,:]eas !   
incid5ce ( hate crimes aga9/ ,asian     
,am]icans cont9ues to be above levels   
obs]v$ be=e ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2 ,:]eas
 discrim9ation aga9/ ,asian ,am]icans1  
especially 9 mom5ts ( crisis1 is n a new
 ph5om5on1 & viol5ce aga9/ ,asian       
,am]icans has occurr$ ?r\gh\t ,unit$    
,/ates hi/ory1 includ+-- 7#a7 ! enactm5t
 ( ! ,act entitl$ ,an ,act supplem5t>y  
to ! ,acts 9 relation to ,immigration1  
approv$ ,m>* #c1 #ahge 7commonly ref]r$ 
to z ! ,page ,act ( #ahge7 7#ah ,/at4   
#dgg1 *apt] #ada71 :i* re/rict$ entry ( 
,*9ese1 ,japanese1 & o!r ,asian wom5 to 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & effectively prohibit$ 
! immigration ( ,*9ese wom51 prev5t+ !  
=mation ( ,*9ese families 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & limit+ ! numb] ( native-born   
,*9ese citiz5s2  7#b7 ! enactm5t ( !    
,act entitl$ ,an ,act to execute c]ta9  
treaty /ipulations relat+ to ,*9ese1    
approv$ ,may #f1 #ahhb 7commonly kn[n z 

! ,*9ese ,exclusion ,act ( #ahhb7 7#bb  
,/at4 #eh1 *apt] #abf71 :i* 0 ! fir/ law
 to explicitly exclude an entire e?nic  
gr\p f immigrat+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
7#c7 ! issuance ( ,executive ,ord] #ijff
 9 #aidb1 :i* au?oriz$ ! =c$ relocation 
& inc>c]ation ( approximately #abj1jjj  
individuals ( ,japanese ance/ry dur+ ,_w
 ,w> ,,ii1 ! majority ( :om 7 citiz5s ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7 ! murd] ( ,v9c5t 
,*92  7#e7 on ,janu>y #ag1 #aihi1 !     
,clevel& ,elem5t>y ,s*ool %oot+ 9 :i* a 
gunman us$ an ,,ak-#dg to kill #e       
*ildr51 #d ( :om 7 ( ,s\!a/ ,asian      
desc5t2  7#f7 ! rise 9 discrim9ation &  
viol5ce aga9/ ,muslim1 ,sikh1 ,arab1    
,middle ,ea/]n1 & ,s\? ,asian ,am]icans 
foll[+ ! attacks on ! ,_w ,trade ,c5t] &
 ! ,p5tagon on ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja2 &  
7#g7 on ,augu/ #e1 #bjab1 ! mass %oot+  
at a ,sikh temple 9 ,oak ,creek1        
,wiscons91 9 :i* a ,:ite supremaci/     
fatally %ot #f p & w\nd$ #d o!rs2       
,:]eas1 9 response to ! uptick 9        
anti-,asian hate crimes ?r\gh\t !       

,,covid-#ai p&emic1 ,congress pass$ !   
,,covid-#ai ,hate ,crimes ,act 7,public 
,law #aag-ac2 #ace ,/at4 #bfe71 :i* 0   
sign$ into law by ,presid5t ,joseph ,r4 
,bid5 on ,may #bj1 #bjba2 ,:]eas1 9     
celebration ( ! contributions ( ,asian  
,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific 
,isl&]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,congress    
pass$ ! ,commission ,to ,/udy !         
,pot5tial ,creation ( a ,national       
,museum ( ,asian ,pacific ,am]ican      
,hi/ory & ,culture ,act 7,public ,law   
#aag-adj2 #acf ,/at4 #abei7 to e/abli% a
 commission to /udy ! creation ( a      
,national ,museum ( ,asian ,pacific     
,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture1 :i* 0 sign$
 into law by ,presid5t ,bid5 on ,june   
#ac1 #bjbb2 ,:]eas1 z "p ( ! ,am]ican   
,wom5 ,qu>t]s ,program1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,m9t has issu$1 or w issue1             
commemorative qu>t]s honor+ !           
contributions (-- 7#a7 ,*9ese ,am]ican  
film /> ,anna ,may ,wong2  7#b7 ,native 
,hawaiian compos] & cultural advocate   
,edi? ,kanaka'ole2 &  7#c7              

,congresswoman ,patsy ,m9k2 ,:]eas !re  
rema9s mu* to be done to ensure t ,asian
 ,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 &       
,pacific ,isl&]s h access to res\rces & 
a voice 9 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & cont9ue  
to advance 9 ! political l&scape ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas celebrat+ ,asian
 ,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific
 ,isl&] ,h]itage ,mon? provides ! p ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ) an opportunity to       
recognize ! a*ievem5ts1 contributions1 &
 hi/ory (1 & to und]/& ! *all5ges fac$  
by1 ,asian ,am]icans1 ,native           
,hawaiians1 & ,pacific ,isl&]s3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7          
recognizes ! significance ( ,asian      
,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific 
,isl&] ,h]itage ,mon? z an important "t 
to celebrate ! significant contributions
 ( ,asian ,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1
 & ,pacific ,isl&]s to ! hi/ory ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 recognizes t     
,asian ,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 &   
,pacific ,isl&] communities enhance !   
ri* div]sity ( & /r5g!n ! ,unit$ ,/ates4