Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SJR44 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIO N 44
5	5	May 15, 2023 - Introduced by Senators AGARD, CARPENTER, HESSELBEIN, JAMES, L.
6	6	JOHNSON, LARSON, ROYS, SMITH and S PREITZER, cosponsored by
7	7	Representatives HONG, SHANKLAND, J. ANDERSON, C. ANDERSON, BARE,
8	8	CABRERA, CLANCY, CONLEY, CONSIDINE, EMERSON, GOYKE, JACOBSON, JOERS,
9	9	KITCHENS, MADISON, MOORE OMOKUNDE, MYERS, NEUBAUER, OHNSTAD,
10	10	ORTIZ-VELEZ, PALMERI, RATCLIFF, SINICKI, SHELTON, SNODGRASS, SNYDER,
11	11	STUBBS, SUBECK, VINING and TUSLER. Referred to Committee on Senate
12	12	Organization.
13	13	Relating to: recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
14	14	(AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of
15	15	Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the
16	16	history of the United States.
17	17	Whereas, the people of Wisconsin join together each May to pay tribute to the
18	18	generations of AANHPI who have enriched the history of the United States; and
19	19	Whereas, the history of AANHPI in Wisconsin is inextricably tied to the story
20	20	of Wisconsin; and
21	21	Whereas, there are approximately 24 million U.S. residents who identify as
22	22	Asian and approximately 1.6 million U.S. residents who identify as Native Hawaiian
23	23	or other Pacific Islander, comprising about 7 percent of the total population; and
24	24	Whereas, Wisconsin's AANHPI population totaled 194,173 in 2020 and has
25	25	increased 82 percent since the 2000 Census; and
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42	42	Whereas, the AANHPI community is an inherently diverse population,
43	43	composed of more than 45 distinct ethnicities and more than 100 language dialects;
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45	45	Whereas, the immigration of Hmong refugees from Laos to Wisconsin from
46	46	1975 through the 1990s enriched the state immeasurably as Wisconsin has the third
47	47	largest Hmong population in the U.S.; and
48	48	Whereas, the month of May was selected for Asian/Pacific American Heritage
49	49	Month because the first Japanese immigrants arrived in the United States on May
50	50	7, 1843, and the first transcontinental railroad was completed on May 10, 1869, with
51	51	substantial contributions from Chinese immigrants; and
52	52	Whereas, AANHPI Heritage Month provides the people of Wisconsin with an
53	53	opportunity to recognize and celebrate the achievements, contributions, and history
54	54	of AANHPI communities and understand the challenges they face; now, therefore,
55	55	be it
56	56	Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the Wisconsin
57	57	State Legislature recognizes AANHPI Heritage Month as an important time to
58	58	celebrate the significant contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native
59	59	Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of Wisconsin, and recognizes that
60	60	Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities
61	61	strengthen and enhance the rich diversity of Wisconsin.
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