88R26097 TBO-D
 
  By: Wu H.R. No. 1284
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
  Month, and OCA-Greater Houston is hosting AAPI Heritage Advocacy
  Day at the State Capitol on May 10, 2023; and
         WHEREAS, AAPI Heritage Month celebrates the diverse culture,
  traditions, and history of people from the Asian continent and the
  islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia in the Pacific, and
  it recognizes members of the AAPI community for their many
  contributions to our state and nation; AAPI Heritage Advocacy Day,
  which is led by OCA-Greater Houston, unites various AAPI
  organizations in advocating for legislative policies that address
  health, civil rights, education, arts, and other issues; and
         WHEREAS, Texas is home to dozens of AAPI groups that conduct
  meaningful work for their communities and share a common goal of
  supporting members of the AAPI population across the state; a
  chapter of OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates, OCA-Greater
  Houston was established in 1979 to meet the needs of local AAPIs at
  all stages of their lives; the volunteer-driven organization's many
  services include leadership training, education workshops, legal
  clinics, internships, scholarships, mentoring and civic engagement
  programs, and advocacy initiatives; and
         WHEREAS, For nearly four and a half decades, OCA-Greater
  Houston has worked to increase the leadership, civic participation,
  education, and engagement of AAPIs in the Greater Houston
  metropolitan area, and it is a pleasure to honor this outstanding
  organization on the occasion of AAPI Heritage Advocacy Day; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize May 10, 2023, as Asian American and
  Pacific Islander Heritage Advocacy Day and extend to all those
  associated with OCA-Greater Houston sincere best wishes for the
  future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for OCA-Greater Houston as an expression of high regard by
  the Texas House of Representatives.