PRINTER'S NO. 1244
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 172
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY KHAN, VENKAT, MALAGARI, DAVIDSON, LEADBETER,
SANCHEZ, PROBST, GUENST, PIELLI, HILL-EVANS, McNEILL,
M. MACKENZIE, SCHLOSSBERG, T. DAVIS, MERSKI AND CERRATO,
APRIL 3, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, APRIL 3, 2025
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the month of May 2025 as "Asian-American and Pacific
2 Islander Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The month of May is significant in Asian-American
4 and Pacific Islander history, as it commemorates the arrival of
5 the first Japanese immigrant, a 14-year-old boy named Manjiro,
6 to the United States on May 7, 1843; and
7 WHEREAS, In 1992, the Congress of the United States honored
8 Manjiro's arrival by establishing May as "Asian-American and
9 Pacific Islander Heritage Month" in the United States; and
10 WHEREAS, The first transcontinental railroad was completed on
11 May 10, 1869, with the aid of 15,000 to 20,000 Chinese
12 immigrants, whose labor was vital in paving the way to the
13 American West; and
14 WHEREAS, More than 600,000 individuals in this Commonwealth
15 can trace their roots to Asia and the islands of the Pacific;
16 and
 1 WHEREAS, The legacies of the Asian-American and Pacific
2 Islander communities have enriched American culture and society
3 while simultaneously building and uniting our nation; and
4 WHEREAS, With substantial contributions to the arts, health
5 care, law, the military, public service, science and technology,
6 as well as a myriad of other professional contributions, Asian-
7 American and Pacific Islander communities are deeply ingrained
8 in the history of the United States; and
9 WHEREAS, "Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month"
10 is an opportunity for everyone to celebrate the accomplishments
11 and recognize the hardships of Asian-American and Pacific
12 Islander communities in the past and to this day; therefore be
13 it
14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
15 month of May 2025 as "Asian-American and Pacific Islander
16 Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage all
18 residents of this Commonwealth to learn and explore the rich and
19 significant heritage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
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