[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 110 (Thursday, June 7, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 33601-33602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13950]


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                Proclamation 8835 of June 1, 2012

                
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2012

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Individuals and families from Caribbean countries have 
                journeyed to America's shores for centuries. Some were 
                brought here against their will in the bonds of 
                slavery. Some immigrated to America as children, 
                clutching a parent's hand. Others came as adults, 
                leaving behind everything they knew in pursuit of a 
                better life in a new world. Generations of Caribbean 
                Americans have sought to ensure their children and 
                grandchildren would have the freedom to make of their 
                lives what they will, and during National Caribbean-
                American Heritage Month, we celebrate their rich 
                narratives and recognize their immeasurable 
                contributions to our country.

                Caribbean Americans have shaped every aspect of our 
                society--enhancing our arts and humanities as titans of 
                music and literature, spurring our economy as intrepid 
                entrepreneurs, making new discoveries as scientists and 
                engineers, serving as staunch advocates for social and 
                political change, and defending our ideals at home and 
                abroad as leaders in our military. Their achievements 
                exemplify the tenacity and perseverance embedded in our 
                national character, and their stories embody the 
                fundamental American idea that when access to 
                opportunity is equal, anyone can make it if they try.

                As we reflect on the myriad ways Caribbean Americans 
                have shaped our country, we join in commemorating the 
                50th anniversaries of independence in Jamaica and 
                Trinidad and Tobago, and we reaffirm the bonds of 
                friendship we share with our Caribbean neighbors. This 
                month, let us celebrate the essence of the Nation we 
                all love--an America where so many of our ancestors 
                have come from somewhere else; a society that has been 
                enriched by cultures from around the world.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim June 2012 as National 
                Caribbean-American Heritage Month. I encourage all 
                Americans to celebrate the history and culture of 
                Caribbean Americans with appropriate ceremonies and 
                activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                first day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand 
                twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of 
                America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2012-13950
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