[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 162 (Wednesday, October 26, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H7081]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH

  (Ms. CHU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. CHU. This month is Filipino American History Month. It is time 
for us to take pride in our country's diversity and to celebrate the 
ways in which Filipino Americans have contributed to the vibrancy of 
our Nation.
  Filipino Americans are civic leaders, health care providers, 
educators, and hardworking Americans. They've won Pulitzer prizes, been 
elected to Congress, served as ambassadors, and pitched in the World 
Series. Filipinos volunteered by the thousands to help us win World War 
II and have served our Nation's military in every war since.
  Filipinos first came to the U.S. in California over 400 years ago. 
Today, Filipino Americans have grown to be the third-largest Asian 
American group in the Nation, and they reside in every corner of the 
United States.
  So as we celebrate Filipino American History Month, I hope you will 
join me and remember the many contributions that Filipino Americans 
have made to our great country.

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