,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #gbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #cj1 #bjbf,ms4 
,hirono 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,ms4 
,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1
 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1
 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4      
,s*atz1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4 ,w>nock1 ,ms4  
,baldw91 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,ms4 ,cortez      
,ma/o1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,fett]man1     
,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4     
,m>key1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,ms4  
,ros51 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51   
,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 &   
,mr4 ,wyd57 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,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 #gj 
di/9ct e?nicities & speak+ 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 gr[+ by 
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 m   
?an #be1jjj1jjj resid5ts ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates :o id5tify z ,asian &            
approximately #a1hjj1jjj resid5ts ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates :o id5tify z ,native      
,hawaiian & ,pacific ,isl&]1 mak+ up m  
?an #aj 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 #bjbf m>ks sev]al anniv]s>ies1   
includ+-- 7#a7 ! #bej? anniv]s>y ( !    
indep5d5ce & f\nd+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !
 recognition ( s]vice ( ,asian ,am]icans
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y s9ce !       
,revolution>y ,w>2  7#b7 ! #ej?         
anniv]s>y ( ,presid5tial ,proclamation  
#ddag1 dat$ ,febru>y #ai1 #aigf 7#da    
,f$4 ,reg4 #ggda71 9 :i* ,presid5t      

,g]ald ,=d =mally resc9d$ ,executive    
,ord] #ijff 7#g ,f$4 ,reg4 #adjg2 relat+
 to au?oriz+ ! ,secret>y ( ,w> to       
prescribe milit>y areas7 & condemn$ !   
inc>c]ation ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s &   
lawful p]man5t resid5ts ( ,japanese     
ance/ry dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii2  7#c7 ! #gj? 
anniv]s>y ( ! election to ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives ( ,dalip ,s+h ,saund1 ! 
fir/ ,asian ,am]ican1 fir/ ,indian      
,am]ican1 & fir/ ,sikh ,am]ican elect$  
to ,congress2  7#d7 ! #hj? anniv]s>y ( !
 passage ( ! am5dm5ts made by ! ,act (  
,july #b1 #aidf 7commonly kn[n z !      
,luce-,cell> ,act ( #aidf7 7,public ,law
 #gi-dhc2 #fj ,/at4 #daf1 *apt] #ecd71  
:i* all[$ ,filip9os & ,indians to       
immigrate to ! ,unit$ ,/ates & become   
naturaliz$ ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s2  7#e7 
! #hj? anniv]s>y ( ! passage ( ! ,fir/  
,supplem5tal ,surplus ,appropriation    
,rescission ,act1 #aidf 7,public ,law   
#gi-cja2 #fj ,/at4 #f1 *apt] #cj71 & !  
,second ,supplem5tal ,surplus           
,appropriation ,rescission ,act1 #aidf  

7,public ,law #gi-cia2 #fj ,/at4 #bba1  
*apt] #bga71 :i* /ripp$ milit>y b5efits 
f ,filip9o ,_w ,w> ,,ii vet]ans 9 !     
s]vice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces2   
7#f7 ! #aje? anniv]s>y ( ! fir/ premi]e 
( an ,am]ican film featur+ an ,asian    
,am]ican woman1 ,anna ,may ,wong1 9     
,bits ( ,life2 &  7#g7 ! #aj? anniv]s>y 
( ! passage ( ,public ,law #aad-aeg1 :i*
 remov$ all ref]5ces to ,ori5tal1 a     
d]ogatory & antiquat$ t]m us$ to        
describe ,asian ,am]icans1 f ,f$]al law2
 ,:]eas ,asian ,am]icans1 ,native       
,hawaiians1 & ,pacific ,isl&]s h made   
significant contributions to ! ,unit$   
,/ates at all levels ( ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t & 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 includ+--  
7#a7 ,dalip ,s+h ,saund1 ! fir/ ,asian  
,am]ican elect$ to ,congress2  7#b7     
,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#c7 ,hiram ,l4 ,fong1 ! fir/  

,asian ,am]ican ,s5ator2  7#d7 ,patsy   
,t4 ,m9k1 ! fir/ woman ( color & ,asian 
,am]ican woman elect$ to ,congress2     
7#e7 ,h]b]t ,y4,c4 ,*oy1 ! fir/ ,asian  
,am]ican to s]ve z a ,f$]al judge2  7#f7
 ,daniel ,k4 ,akaka1 ! fir/ ,s5ator (   
,native ,hawaiian ance/ry2 &  7#g7      
,norman ,y4 ,m9eta1 ! fir/ ,asian       
,am]ican memb] ( a ,presid5tial cab9et2 
,:]eas ! #aai? ,congress includes #be   
,memb]s ( ,asian & ,pacific ,isl&]      
desc5t2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbf1 !              
,congressional ,asian ,pacific ,am]ican 
,caucus is compos$ ( #hd ,memb]s1 & o!r 
congressional caucuses "w on ,asian     
,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific 
,isl&] issues also2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbf1    
,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 ,delaw>e1      
,florida1 ,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      
,mexico1 ,new ,york1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1     
,ohio1 ,oklahoma1 ,oregon1 ,p5nsylvania1
 ,rhode ,isl&1 ,t5nessee1 ,texas1 ,utah1
 ,v]mont1 ,virg9ia1 ,wa%+ton1 ,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 #h p]c5t
 ( ,f$]al judges & hundr$s ( ?\s&s (    
,f$]al employees1 includ+ hundr$s (     
/aff]s ( ,asian1 ,native ,hawaiian1 &   
,pacific ,isl&] desc5t :o s]ve z /aff 9 
! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2   
,:]eas ! incid5ce ( hate crimes aga9/   
,asian ,am]icans cont9ues to be ne>ly #c
 times high] ?an ! 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
 7#g ,f$4 ,reg4 #adjg2 relat+ to        
au?oriz+ ! ,secret>y ( ,w> to prescribe 
milit>y areas7 on ,febru>y #ai1 #aidb1  
:i* au?oriz$ ! =c$ relocation &         
inc>c]ation ( approximately #abe1jjj    

individuals ( ,japanese ance/ry dur+ ,_w
 ,w> ,,ii1 ! majority ( :om 7 citiz5s ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7 on ,june #bc1    
#aihb1 ! 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 &  7#h7 on ,m>* #af1     
#bjba1 ! murd] ( #h p1 includ+ #f ,asian
 wom51 at #c sep>ate ,asian-own$        
bus9esses 9 ! ,atlanta1 ,georgia1       
region2 ,:]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 on ,may #bj1 #bjba2      
,:]eas1 9 celebration ( ! contributions 
( ,asian ,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 
& ,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 on ,june #ac1 #bjbb2 ,:]eas1 z
 "p ( ! ,am]ican ,wom5 ,qu>t]s ,program1
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t has issu$         
commemorative qu>t]s honor+ !           
contributions (-- 7#a7 ,*9ese ,am]ican  
film /> ,anna ,may ,wong2  7#b7 ,native 
,hawaiian compos] & cultural advocate   
,edi? ,kanaka#8ole2  7#c7 ,japanese     
,am]ican ,congresswoman ,patsy ,m9k2 &  
7#d7 ,korean ,am]ican disability ju/ice 
advocate ,/acey ,p>k ,milb]n2 ,:]eas1 z 
"p ( ! ,native ,am]ican #a ,co9         
,program1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t has issu$

 a commemorative #a co9 honor+ !        
contributions ( ,m>y ,kaw5a ,pukui1 a   
r5[n$ ,native ,hawaiian s*ol>1          
an?ropologi/1 e?nograph]1 au?or1        
compos]1 danc]1 & educator ^: "w ensur$ 
! pres]vation & p]petuation ( ! ,native 
,hawaiian language1 hi/ory1 & culture2  
,:]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