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4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 44
5	5	May 12, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives HONG, SHANKLAND, ALLEN, C.
6	6	ANDERSON, J. ANDERSON, ANDRACA, BARE, CABRERA, CLANCY, CONLEY,
7	7	CONSIDINE, EMERSON, GOYKE, JACOBSON, JOERS, KITCHENS, MADISON, MOORE
8	8	OMOKUNDE, MYERS, NEUBAUER, OHNSTAD, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PALMERI, RATCLIFF,
9	9	SINICKI, SHELTON, SNODGRASS, SNYDER, STUBBS, SUBECK, TUSLER, VINING and
10	10	WICHGERS, cosponsored by Senators AGARD, CARPENTER, HESSELBEIN, JAMES, L.
11	11	JOHNSON, LARSON, ROYS, SMITH and SPREITZER. Referred to Committee on
12	12	Rules.
13	13	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
14	14	Relating to: recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
15	15	(AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of
16	16	Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the
17	17	history of the United States.
18	18	Whereas, the people of Wisconsin join together each May to pay tribute to the
19	19	generations of AANHPI who have enriched the history of the United States; and
20	20	Whereas, the history of AANHPI in Wisconsin is inextricably tied to the story
21	21	of Wisconsin; and
22	22	Whereas, there are approximately 24 million U.S. residents who identify as
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24	24	or other Pacific Islander, comprising about 7 percent of the total population; and
25	25	Whereas, Wisconsin's AANHPI population totaled 194,173 in 2020 and has
26	26	increased 82 percent since the 2000 Census; and
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43	43	Whereas, the AANHPI community is an inherently diverse population,
44	44	composed of more than 45 distinct ethnicities and more than 100 language dialects;
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46	46	Whereas, the immigration of Hmong refugees from Laos to Wisconsin from
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48	48	largest Hmong population in the U.S.; and
49	49	Whereas, the month of May was selected for Asian/Pacific American Heritage
50	50	Month because the first Japanese immigrants arrived in the United States on May
51	51	7, 1843, and the first transcontinental railroad was completed on May 10, 1869, with
52	52	substantial contributions from Chinese immigrants; and
53	53	Whereas, AANHPI Heritage Month provides the people of Wisconsin with an
54	54	opportunity to recognize and celebrate the achievements, contributions, and history
55	55	of AANHPI communities and understand the challenges they face; now, therefore,
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57	57	Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin
58	58	State Legislature recognizes AANHPI Heritage Month as an important time to
59	59	celebrate the significant contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native
60	60	Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of Wisconsin, and recognizes that
61	61	Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities
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