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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Asian American Pacific Islander |
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community are gathering in Austin on February 24, 2025, for AAPI Day |
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of Action at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, The umbrella term "AAPI" refers to Pacific Islander, |
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Southeast Asian, South Asian, West Asian, Central Asian, and East |
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Asian cultures, and it encompasses some 50 different ethnicities |
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and more than 300 languages and dialects; and |
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WHEREAS, In Texas, the AAPI population numbers approximately |
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two million, having grown significantly since 2000; Harris, Collin, |
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and Fort Bend Counties have the highest number of AAPI residents; |
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the top five Asian languages spoken in the state are Vietnamese, |
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Chinese, Hindi, Tagalog, and Urdu, and among the many others are |
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Samoan, Chamorro, Tongan, Hawaiian, Chuukese, and Marshallese; and |
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WHEREAS, AAPI Day of Action provides an opportunity for AAPI |
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Texans to raise awareness of the issues important to them, while |
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also building community among the collaborative of nonprofit |
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organizations known as Asian Americans for Texas (AAFT); these |
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groups include the South Asian American Voter Empowerment of Texas |
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Education Fund, Asian Texans for Justice, OCA-Greater Houston, |
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Woori Juntos, and Emgage; and |
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WHEREAS, Members of the Asian American Pacific Islander |
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community contribute to the vibrancy and prosperity of the Lone |
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Star State in myriad ways, and the participants in this advocacy day |
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are demonstrating their commitment to making an even greater |
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positive impact in the years ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 24, 2025, as AAPI Day of |
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Action at the State Capitol. |
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Lalani |
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Button |
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Bhojani |
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Wu |
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| Burrows |
Guerra |
Morales Shaw |
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| Ashby |
Harris Davila |
Olcott |
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| Bell of Kaufman |
Hayes |
Ordaz |
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| Bell of Montgomery |
Hefner |
Orr |
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| Bernal |
Hernandez |
Patterson |
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| Bonnen |
Hinojosa |
Perez of El Paso |
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| Bowers |
Holt |
Perez of Harris |
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| Campos |
Jones of Dallas |
Rodríguez Ramos |
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| Canales |
Jones of Harris |
Romero |
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| Collier |
Kitzman |
Schatzline |
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| Cortez |
Lalani |
Schoolcraft |
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| Cunningham |
Landgraf |
Shofner |
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| A. Davis of Dallas |
Little |
Smithee |
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| Y. Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Spiller |
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| Dean |
Lopez of Bexar |
Swanson |
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| DeAyala |
Lopez of Cameron |
Talarico |
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| Dorazio |
Louderback |
Tepper |
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| Garcia of Bexar |
Martinez Fischer |
Vasut |
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| Garcia of Dallas |
McLaughlin |
Villalobos |
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| Garcia Hernandez |
McQueeney |
Virdell |
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| Gervin-Hawkins |
Money |
Wharton |
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| González of Dallas |
Moody |
Wilson |
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| González of El Paso |
Morales of Harris |
Wu |
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| Goodwin |
Morales of Maverick |
Zwiener |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 314 was adopted by the House on February |
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20, 2025, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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