[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9428]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

  (Ms. SPEIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commemorate Asian-Pacific American 
Heritage Month and the remarkable contributions the Asian and Pacific 
Islander community have made to our Nation. I am a proud member of the 
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and my district includes 
some of the most robust and active Filipino and Chinese communities in 
America.
  For centuries our Nation has been strengthened by the enormous 
courage, sacrifice, and dedication of immigrants from across the globe, 
and the Asian American Pacific Islander community is no exception. As 
the daughter and granddaughter of immigrants, I know firsthand how 
weaving values and principles from our cultures into our national 
fabric is a part of what makes our country great.
  The heroes of the AAPI community represent the very best aspects of 
American life, and their contributions have been invaluable to my 
district, the State of California, and to our country.

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