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| 2 | 2 | | By: Button H.R. No. 909 |
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| 7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, May 2025 has been set aside as Asian American and |
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| 9 | 9 | | Pacific Islander Heritage Month to recognize the accomplishments |
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| 10 | 10 | | and wide-ranging contributions of individuals who trace their |
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| 11 | 11 | | ancestry to Asia and the Pacific Islands; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Originally established by the United States |
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| 13 | 13 | | Congress as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Week, the observance |
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| 14 | 14 | | celebrates the diverse culture, traditions, and history of people |
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| 15 | 15 | | from the Asian continent and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, |
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| 16 | 16 | | and Polynesia in the Pacific; it was officially expanded into a |
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| 17 | 17 | | monthlong celebration in 1992; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The month of May was chosen for this commemorative |
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| 19 | 19 | | period because of two key events in our nation's history; on May 7, |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1843, the first Japanese immigrants arrived in the U.S., and on |
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| 21 | 21 | | May 10, 1869, a workforce largely composed of Chinese laborers |
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| 22 | 22 | | completed the Transcontinental Railroad; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, According to a 2022 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, |
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| 24 | 24 | | approximately 6.2 percent of Americans identify as Asian, Native |
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| 25 | 25 | | Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander, with approximately 24 million |
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| 26 | 26 | | Americans claiming Asian ancestry and nearly 1.6 million tracing |
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| 27 | 27 | | their origins to Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, The Lone Star State is home to generations of |
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| 29 | 29 | | Americans who take great pride in their family roots in Asia and the |
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| 30 | 30 | | Pacific Islands, and this annual observance provides a welcome |
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| 31 | 31 | | opportunity to celebrate their significant contributions to the |
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| 32 | 32 | | prosperity and cultural vibrancy of our nation; now, therefore, be |
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| 33 | 33 | | it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby recognize May 2025 as Asian American and Pacific |
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| 36 | 36 | | Islander Heritage Month. |
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