[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 87 (Monday, May 6, 2002)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 30311-30312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11293]


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                Proclamation 7550 of May 1, 2002

                
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 2002

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Our Nation's rich cultural diversity reflects our 
                Constitution's core vision of freedom and justice for 
                all. Throughout our history, Asian/Pacific Americans 
                have made great contributions to America's heritage and 
                prosperity. During this month, we proudly celebrate 
                Asian/Pacific Americans, one of the fastest growing 
                ethnic groups in the United States, for their 
                remarkable role in our Nation's development.

                Through the years, Asian immigrants and Pacific 
                Islanders have enriched the American way of life. Nobel 
                Prize winner Dr. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar's 
                groundbreaking theories on the evolution of stars 
                helped lay the foundation for modern astrophysics. 
                Actress Anna May Wong was one of the first Asian 
                Americans to achieve great fame in American film. And 
                the men of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd 
                Regimental Combat Team, composed primarily of Asian/
                Pacific Americans, valiantly served our Nation during 
                World War II. These units are remembered as some of the 
                most highly decorated in U.S. military history.

                During the observance of Asian/Pacific American 
                Heritage Month, we celebrate the cultural traditions, 
                ancestry, native languages, and unique experiences 
                represented among the more than 30 ethnic groups from 
                Asia and the Pacific found here in the United States. 
                We also recognize millions of Asian/Pacific Americans 
                whose love of family, hard work, and community has 
                helped unite us as a people and sustain us as a Nation.

                To honor the achievements of Asian/Pacific Americans, 
                the Congress, by Public Law 102-450, as amended, has 
                designated the month of May each year as ``Asian/
                Pacific American Heritage Month.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 2002 
                as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. I call upon 
                our citizens to learn more about the history of Asian/
                Pacific Americans and how they have contributed so much 
                to our national heritage and culture.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand 
                two, and of the Independence of the United States of 
                America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

[FR Doc. 02-11293
Filed 5-3-02; 8:45 am]
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