Full Text of HJR0070 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The month of May first commemorated Asian | 3 | | American and Pacific Islander heritage in 1979 and has been | 4 | | celebrated as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month since | 5 | | 1990; this commemoration uplifts the stories of more than 50 | 6 | | distinct ethnic groups and more than 100 languages that | 7 | | comprise Asian American and Pacific Islander communities; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, The month of May was chosen to commemorate Asian | 9 | | American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month to mark the first | 10 | | arrival of Japanese immigrants on May 7, 1843 and the | 11 | | completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869 | 12 | | through the incredible effort of mostly Chinese immigrant | 13 | | workers; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Illinois is home to more than 905,000 Asian | 15 | | Americans and Pacific Islanders, according to the most recent | 16 | | American Community Survey data available from the U.S. Census | 17 | | Bureau; the five largest communities represented are Indian | 18 | | Americans, Filipino Americans, Chinese Americans, Korean | 19 | | Americans, and Pakistani Americans; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Through immigration and refugee resettlement and | 21 | | as multi-generational families, Asian Americans and Pacific | 22 | | Islanders have taken many pathways to call Illinois home; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders comprise | 2 | | the fastest growing racial or ethnic group in the country, and | 3 | | Asian American and Pacific Islander communities are vital | 4 | | parts of communities across Illinois in cities, suburbs, and | 5 | | rural areas of the state; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The history of Asian Americans and Pacific | 7 | | Islanders is deeply intertwined in the history of the United | 8 | | States and is often fraught with discrimination, exclusion, | 9 | | and violence; despite these and other challenges, Asian | 10 | | American and Pacific Islander communities continue to arise; | 11 | | they have been a vital part of the development of Illinois and | 12 | | of the United States in every facet of public life and in the | 13 | | advancement of civil rights; therefore, be it | 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 15 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 16 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we declare May of 2024 as Asian | 17 | | American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in honor of the | 18 | | contributions made by the Asian American and Pacific Island | 19 | | residents and communities across Illinois. |
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