[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9077]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           CELEBRATING ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

  (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join with thousands of 
people in my district and millions across the country to celebrate 
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this May. This month, we 
celebrate the innumerable contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific 
Islanders to communities in every corner of our Nation.
  California's 47th District is a testament to the richness and 
diversity with which Asian Pacific Americans have added to the fabric 
of our country, from Little Saigon and the Korean Business District in 
Westminster and Garden Grove to Cambodia Town and the Filipino and 
Pacific Islander communities in Long Beach.
  This year also marks the 35th anniversary of the end of the Cambodian 
genocide and the 39th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. It reminds us 
of the courage and the bravery with which millions of Asian Pacific 
Americans made the journey to the United States to build a better life 
for themselves and for their children.

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