[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E236]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     DESIGNATION OF FEBRUARY 19, 2015 AS NATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY DAY

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 24, 2015

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
support the designation of February 19, 2015 as National Anthropology 
Day. Throughout the third week of February, but particularly on the 
19th, anthropological societies, museums, and student clubs in more 
than 100 American cities will celebrate the anthropology's 
contributions to advancing understanding of the human condition and 
applying this understanding to addressing some of the world's most 
pressing problems.
  The American Anthropological Association, together with the 
Archaeological Institute of America and American Association of 
Physical Anthropologists, represent a combined total of more than 
200,000 members, and will lead in a host of public educational 
activities to demonstrate the ways in which anthropology produces a 
body of facts about how we identify ourselves and create communities, 
beliefs, cultures, and how we can live sustainably in our natural and 
built environments.
  Anthropology teaches respect for cultural differences--a sensibility 
that is crucial in today's increasingly mobile and interconnected 
world. The field of knowledge contributes to the well-being of humanity 
in nearly every facet of our lives, including, promoting health and 
strengthening health care delivery systems, developing appropriate 
technology that meets individual and societal needs, understanding and 
preserving the past to help us face collective future challenges, 
identifying best practices in education, environmental and cultural 
resource protection, and preservation of our diverse linguistic 
heritage, and celebrating our nation's ethnic, racial, and cultural 
diversity.
  As lawmakers, we must do all we can to support these efforts. I am 
proud to join with communities across the country in recognizing 
February 19th as National Anthropology Day.

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