    [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]

           STANDING WITH CBC IN SHARED FIGHT FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE

      (Ms. MENG asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
    minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
      Ms. MENG. Mr. Speaker, my Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
    and I are proud to honor Black History Month and stand with our
    Congressional Black Caucus colleagues in the shared fight for equality
    and justice.
      There is a long and storied history of solidarity between the Black
    community and the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander
    communities.
      In the 19th century, Frederick Douglass spoke out against the racist
    Chinese Exclusion Act and used his voice to advocate for Asian
    immigrants who wanted to earn the right to become U.S. citizens.
      During the civil rights movement, Asian American activists protested
    alongside Black Americans in the fight for equality.
      The allyship between our two communities remains critically important
    in the face of a vicious campaign to erase our stories, voices, and
    contributions to this Nation.
      Make no mistake, we will fight tooth and nail for our communities and
    stand up to these attacks. We will not let anyone tell us that our
    stories don't matter.
      Our stories are American history, and without us, our Nation would
    not be where it is today.

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