88R26097 TBO-D
By: Wu H.R. No. 1284
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Month, and OCA-Greater Houston is hosting AAPI Heritage Advocacy
Day at the State Capitol on May 10, 2023; and
WHEREAS, AAPI Heritage Month celebrates the diverse culture,
traditions, and history of people from the Asian continent and the
islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia in the Pacific, and
it recognizes members of the AAPI community for their many
contributions to our state and nation; AAPI Heritage Advocacy Day,
which is led by OCA-Greater Houston, unites various AAPI
organizations in advocating for legislative policies that address
health, civil rights, education, arts, and other issues; and
WHEREAS, Texas is home to dozens of AAPI groups that conduct
meaningful work for their communities and share a common goal of
supporting members of the AAPI population across the state; a
chapter of OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates, OCA-Greater
Houston was established in 1979 to meet the needs of local AAPIs at
all stages of their lives; the volunteer-driven organization's many
services include leadership training, education workshops, legal
clinics, internships, scholarships, mentoring and civic engagement
programs, and advocacy initiatives; and
WHEREAS, For nearly four and a half decades, OCA-Greater
Houston has worked to increase the leadership, civic participation,
education, and engagement of AAPIs in the Greater Houston
metropolitan area, and it is a pleasure to honor this outstanding
organization on the occasion of AAPI Heritage Advocacy Day; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize May 10, 2023, as Asian American and
Pacific Islander Heritage Advocacy Day and extend to all those
associated with OCA-Greater Houston sincere best wishes for the
future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for OCA-Greater Houston as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.