H.R. No. 1593       R E S O L U T I O N            WHEREAS, May 2017 has been set aside as Asian American and   Pacific Islander Heritage Month to recognize the accomplishments   and wide-ranging contributions of individuals who trace their   ancestry to Asia and the Pacific Islands; and          WHEREAS, Originally established by the United States   Congress as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Week, the observance   celebrates the diverse culture, traditions, and history of people   from the Asian continent and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia,   and Polynesia in the Pacific; it was officially expanded into a   monthlong celebration in 1992; and          WHEREAS, The month of May was chosen for this commemorative   period because of two key events in our nation's history; on May 7,   1843, the first Japanese immigrants arrived, and on May 10, 1869, a   workforce largely composed of Chinese laborers completed the   Transcontinental Railroad; and          WHEREAS, In 2013, the Pew Research Center released a report   highlighting the tremendous progress that has been made by Asian   Americans; the study noted that a century ago, most were   low-skilled, low-wage laborers subject to official discrimination;   today, however, Asian Americans rank as the racial group with the   highest levels of income and education in the nation; since about   2000, Asian Americans have also constituted the fastest-growing   racial group in the United States, largely because of immigration;   in addition, Asians who have recently arrived in this country are   about three times more likely than other immigrants to be sponsored   for permanent residency by an employer; the Pew report further   noted that more than 60 percent of new Asian immigrants age 25 to 64   held at least a bachelor's degree; and          WHEREAS, The Lone Star State is home to generations of   Americans who take great pride in their family roots 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 nation; now, therefore, be   it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize May 2017 as Asian American and Pacific   Islander Heritage Month.     Button   Vo   Wu   Miller   Paul     Straus Goldman Oliverson   Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega   Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie   Alvarado Gooden Parker   Anchia Guerra Paul   Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez   Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan   Arévalo Hefner Phillips   Ashby Hernandez Pickett   Bailes Herrero Price   Bell Hinojosa Raney   Bernal Holland Raymond   Biedermann Howard Reynolds   Blanco Huberty Rinaldi   Bohac Hunter Roberts   Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar   Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis   Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.   Burns Johnson of Harris Rose   Burrows Kacal Sanford   Button Keough Schaefer   Cain King of Hemphill Schofield   Canales King of Parker Schubert   Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen   Clardy Klick Sheffield   Coleman Koop Shine   Collier Krause Simmons   Cook Kuempel Smithee   Cortez Lambert Springer   Cosper Landgraf Stephenson   Craddick Lang Stickland   Cyrier Larson Stucky   Dale Laubenberg Swanson   Darby Leach Thierry   Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria   Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris   Dean Lucio III Tinderholt   Deshotel Martinez Turner   Dukes Metcalf Uresti   Dutton Meyer VanDeaver   Elkins Miller Villalba   Faircloth Minjarez Vo   Fallon Moody Walle   Farrar Morrison White   Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson   Frank Murphy Workman   Frullo Murr Wray   Geren Neave Wu   Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler   Giddings Oliveira Zerwas     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 1593 was adopted by the House on May 3,   2017, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House