Bill Text: TX HR1089 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing May 2023 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-20 - Reported enrolled [HR1089 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1089-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, May 2023 has been set aside as Asian American and | ||
| Pacific Islander Heritage Month to recognize the accomplishments | ||
| and wide-ranging contributions of individuals who trace their | ||
| ancestry to Asia and the Pacific Islands; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Originally established by the United States | ||
| Congress as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Week, the observance | ||
| celebrates the diverse culture, traditions, and history of people | ||
| from the Asian continent and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, | ||
| and Polynesia in the Pacific; it was officially expanded into a | ||
| monthlong celebration in 1992; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The month of May was chosen for this commemorative | ||
| period because of two key events in our nation's history; on May 7, | ||
| 1843, the first Japanese immigrants arrived in the U.S., and on May | ||
| 10, 1869, a workforce largely composed of Chinese laborers | ||
| completed the Transcontinental Railroad; and | ||
| WHEREAS, According to a 2022 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, | ||
| around 6.2 percent of Americans identify as Asian, Native Hawaiian, | ||
| or Pacific Islander, with approximately 24 million Americans | ||
| claiming Asian ancestry and nearly 1.6 million tracing their | ||
| origins to Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Lone Star State is home to generations of | ||
| Americans who take great pride in their family roots in Asia and the | ||
| Pacific Islands, and this annual observance provides a welcome | ||
| opportunity to celebrate their significant contributions to the | ||
| prosperity and cultural vibrancy of our nation; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize May 2023 as Asian American and Pacific | ||
| Islander Heritage Month. | ||
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| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1089 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 20, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
