    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2025)]
    [House]
    [Page H827]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                CELEBRATING ALLYSHIP OF BLACK AND AAPI COMMUNITY

      (Ms. STRICKLAND asked and was given permission to address the House
    for 1 minute.)
      Ms. STRICKLAND. Mr. Speaker, I have the distinct honor of being the
    only Black and Korean person serving in the U.S. House of
    Representatives.
      As I stand with my colleagues from CAPAC in recognition of Black
    History Month, I celebrate the long history and importance of allyship
    in the Black and AAPI community.
      From when Frederick Douglass denounced the Chinese Exclusion Act in
    1869 to Jesse Jackson taking a stand and taking time away from his
    Presidential campaign to protest the murder of Vincent Chin to when
    AAPI groups stood with the Black community after the murder of George
    Floyd, today we continue that fight.
      As the Republican majority seeks to cut Medicaid, which 11 million
    Black and 4.5 million AAPI Americans rely on, we know that we have a
    lot in common, and when we work together, we can be powerful and strong
    and use our voices.
      On cutting SNAP food assistance, 30 percent of recipients are Black
    or AAPI. We must continue to stand together to use our voices, to use
    our political power, and to show up.
      As this administration seeks to attack the civil rights that our
    ancestors fought for, we must let everyone know that the Black
    experience and the Asian American experience are indeed the American
    experience.

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