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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, Our Nation's rich  cultural  diversity  reflects
 3    our  Constitution's  core  vision  of freedom and justice for
 4    all; throughout our  history,  Asian/Pacific  Americans  have
 5    made   great   contributions   to   America's   heritage  and
 6    prosperity; during the month of  May,  we  proudly  celebrate
 7    Asian/Pacific  Americans,  one  of the fastest growing ethnic
 8    group in the United States, for their remarkable role in  our
 9    Nation's development; and

10        WHEREAS,  Through the years, Asian immigrants and Pacific
11    Islanders have enriched the American way of life; Nobel Prize
12    winner  Dr.   Subrahmanyan   Chandrasekhar's   groundbreaking
13    theories  on the evolution of stars helped lay the foundation
14    for modern astrophysics; actress Anna May Wong was one of the
15    first Asian Americans to achieve great fame in American film;
16    the men  of  the  100th  Infantry  Batallion  and  the  442nd
17    Regimental  Combat  Team, composed primarily of Asian/Pacific
18    Americans, valiantly served our Nation during World  War  II;
19    these  units  are  remembered  as  some  of  the  most highly
20    decorated in United States military history; and

21        WHEREAS, During the observance of Asian/Pacific  American
22    Heritage   Month,   we  celebrate  the  cultural  traditions,
23    ancestry,   native   languages,   and   unique    experiences
24    represented  among  the  more than 30 ethnic groups from Asia
25    and the Pacific found here in  the  United  States;  we  also
26    recognize  millions  of Asian/Pacific Americans whose love of
27    family, hard work, and community has helped  unite  us  as  a
28    people and sustain us as a Nation; and

29        WHEREAS,  To  honor  the  achievements  of  Asian/Pacific
30    Americans,  the  Congress, by Public Law 102-450, as amended,
31    has designated the month of May each year  as  "Asian/Pacific
32    American Heritage Month"; therefore, be it
 
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 1        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 2    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
 3    we  proclaim  the  month  of  May  as  Asian/Pacific American
 4    Heritage Month and call upon the citizens of  this  State  to
 5    learn  more  about the history of Asian/Pacific Americans and
 6    how they have contributed so much to  our  national  heritage
 7    and culture.