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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, May 2019 has been set aside as Asian American and |
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Pacific Islander Heritage Month to recognize the accomplishments |
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and wide-ranging contributions of individuals who trace their |
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ancestry to Asia and the Pacific Islands; and |
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WHEREAS, Originally established by the United States |
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Congress as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Week, the observance |
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celebrates the diverse culture, traditions, and history of people |
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from the Asian continent and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, |
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and Polynesia in the Pacific; it was officially expanded into a |
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monthlong celebration in 1992; and |
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WHEREAS, The month of May was chosen for this commemorative |
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period because of two key events in our nation's history; on May 7, |
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1843, the first Japanese immigrants arrived, and on May 10, 1869, a |
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workforce largely composed of Chinese laborers completed the |
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Transcontinental Railroad; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2013, the Pew Research Center released a report |
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highlighting the tremendous progress that has been made by Asian |
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Americans; the study noted that a century ago, most were |
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low-skilled, low-wage laborers subject to official discrimination; |
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today, however, Asian Americans rank as the racial group with the |
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highest levels of income and education in the nation; since |
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approximately 2000, Asian Americans have also constituted the |
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fastest-growing racial group in the United States, largely because |
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of immigration; in addition, Asians who have recently arrived in |
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this country are about three times more likely than other |
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immigrants to be sponsored for permanent residency by an employer; |
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the Pew report further noted that over 60 percent of new Asian |
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immigrants age 25 to 64 held at least a bachelor's degree; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lone Star State is home to generations of |
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Americans who take great pride in their family roots in Asia and the |
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Pacific Islands, and this annual observance provides a welcome |
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opportunity to celebrate their significant contributions to the |
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prosperity and cultural vibrancy of our nation; now, therefore, be |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize May 2019 as Asian American and Pacific |
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Islander Heritage Month. |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Guerra |
Noble |
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Hernandez |
Patterson |
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Bell of Kaufman |
Hinojosa |
Perez |
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Bell of Montgomery |
Holland |
Phelan |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
E. Johnson of Dallas |
Reynolds |
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Bowers |
J. Johnson of Dallas |
Rodriguez |
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Buckley |
Johnson of Harris |
Romero, Jr. |
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Burns |
King of Hemphill |
Rosenthal |
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Burrows |
King of Parker |
Sanford |
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Button |
King of Uvalde |
Schaefer |
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Canales |
Kuempel |
Sherman, Sr. |
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Capriglione |
Lambert |
Shine |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lucio III |
Thierry |
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Davis of Harris |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Dean |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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Deshotel |
Metcalf |
Tinderholt |
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Dutton |
Meza |
Turner of Dallas |
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Farrar |
Middleton |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Gervin-Hawkins |
Muñoz, Jr. |
Wray |
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González of Dallas |
Murr |
Zedler |
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González of El Paso |
Neave |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 990 was adopted by the House on May 1, |
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2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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