Bill Text: TX SR542 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing May 2023 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-10 - Reported enrolled [SR542 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR542-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize May 2023 as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage | ||
| Month and to join the citizens of Houston in celebrating the | ||
| 31st anniversary of the Asian Pacific American Heritage | ||
| Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Asian Pacific American Heritage Association | ||
| was founded in 1992 to promote awareness and understanding of | ||
| Asian American and Pacific Islander cultures and histories | ||
| through education, celebration, and commemoration; a | ||
| Houston-based nonprofit organization, the Asian Pacific American | ||
| Heritage Association collaborates with various community | ||
| organizations to celebrate the diverse heritage and culture of | ||
| Houston's residents and to support local educational and | ||
| cultural initiatives; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Originally established by the United States | ||
| Congress as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Week, the annual May | ||
| observance celebrates the diverse culture, traditions, and | ||
| history of peoples from the Asian continent and from the islands | ||
| of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia; it was officially | ||
| expanded into a monthlong celebration in 1990 under President | ||
| George H. W. Bush; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Lone Star State is home to generations of | ||
| Americans who take great pride in their ancestry 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 state and nation; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize May 2023 as Asian American Pacific | ||
| Islander Heritage Month and congratulate the Asian Pacific | ||
| American Heritage Association on 31 years of cultural preservation | ||
| and celebration in the State of Texas; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the | ||
| organization as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Whitmire | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 10, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
