[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 108 (Wednesday, September 6, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1636]
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   IN RECOGNITION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE LAW 
             ENFORCEMENT ASIAN-AMERICAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 6, 2006

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
tremendous public service of the New Jersey State Law Enforcement 
Asian-American Advisory Committee. With Americans of Asian heritage 
making up an increasingly large proportion of our population, both in 
New Jersey and across the Nation, it is important that law enforcement 
have a strong relationship with the Asian-American community.
  There are an estimated 14 million U.S. residents with Asian heritage. 
That's 5 percent of the U.S. population. They are by no means of a 
monolithic culture--with backgrounds from Korea, Vietnam, Philippines, 
Taiwan, and elsewhere. Asian-Americans have lent this diversity to our 
national melting pot, enriching America with their contributions to 
music, food, design, literature, entertainment, and more.
  Asian-Americans are our neighbors, our local business owners, our 
teachers, our elected officials, and also our police officers and first 
responders. The New Jersey State Law Enforcement Asian-American 
Advisory Committee helps to bridge the gap both for Asian-Americans in 
the law enforcement family and in the larger population. Its members 
engender a greater understanding of the special needs of the Asian-
American community.
  I am proud to work with them to make New Jersey's neighborhoods safer 
and bring New Jersey's communities closer, and I am proud to support 
their efforts to become a national organization.

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