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OPINION/EDITORIAL
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May 2, 2013
Garrison Command’s Corner
Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage
Diverse cultures celebrated during monthlong celebration
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Next week Fort Hood celebrates Military Spouse Appreciation Day
WITH A LUNCHEON AT CLUB HOOD. WHAT DO YOU DO TO APPRECIATE YOUR
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BY JOSE SAUCEDO
EEO Intern/Specialist
“I try to do a special
date night every two
weeks.”
growth between the 2000 and 2010 censuses.
Generations of Asian-Americans and Pacific
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As the Senate’s President pro tempore, he
was third-in-line in the succession for the U.S.
Presidency. Inouye’s accomplishments were both
extraordinary and historic for a man who, as a
Japanese American during World War II, was
classified as an “enemy alien” by the U.S. gov-
ernment and denied basic civil rights held by all
Americans at the time. His journey from “enemy
alien” to war hero to president pro tempore, his
advocacy for civil rights, the U.S. military, native
Hawaiians, Native Americans, the people of
Hawaii and others, and his work in the Senate all
form a legacy that will remain alive for genera-
tions.
Inouye’s life and place in American history
presents an opportunity for all to understand the
arc of the Asian American experience over the
past 100 years.
At Fort Hood, the III Corps and Fort Hood
Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Obser-
vance will be held May 22, at 1:30 p.m. at Club
Hood.
The guest speaker will be Dr. Thomas Klincar,
chancellor of Central Texas College.
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favorite place.”
States, often in the face of tremendous racial and
cultural prejudice. Despite these difficulties, these
men and women struggled, sacrificed and perse-
vered to build a better life for their children and
all Americans.
Senator Daniel Inouye, a highly decorated
American WWII combat veteran, an eight-term
United States Senator, and the President pro
“Make his lunch every
day so he doesn’t have
to, because he works
nights.”
“Buy her flowers.”
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Month.”
May was chosen to commemorate the immi-
gration of the first Japanese to the U.S. on May
7, 1843, and to mark the completion anniversary
of the first transcontinental railroad on May 10,
1869, also known as Golden Spike Day, and to
note the significant contributions Chinese pio-
neers made to its construction.
The 2010 U.S. Census indicates that the
Asian-American/Pacific Islander culture is on
the verge of changing dramatically. In May 2012
Asians comprised 5.6 percent of the total popu- combination population experienced 40-percent
lation and approximately 17.3 million of U.S.
residents of Asian descent. Asian alone or in
combination population experienced 46-percent Islanders helped develop and defend the United
growth between the 2000 and 2010 censuses,
which was more than any other major race group.
Approximately 2.8 million people age 5 and older
spoke Chinese at home in 2010.
After Spanish, Chinese was the most wide-
ly spoken non-English language in the United
States. Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean were
each spoken at home by more than 1 million
people. Approximately 1.2 million U.S. resi- tempore of the United States Senate from 2010
dents identified themselves as Native Hawaiians until his death in 2012, was the most powerful
and Other Pacific Islanders and comprised 0.4 Asian-American politician in U.S. history,
percent of the total U.S. population. Native
May is Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month
and celebrates and pays tribute to the contribu-
tions generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders
have made to American history, society and cul-
ture. This year’s theme is “Building Leadership:
Embracing Cultural Values and Inclusion.”
A broad term, Asian-Pacific encompasses all
of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of
Melanesia, (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanu-
atu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia
(Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall
Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States
of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand,
Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands,
Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook
Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island).
The Asian and Pacific Islander population is not
a homogeneous group, rather, it comprises many
groups who differ in language, culture and length
of residence in the United States. Some of the
Asian groups, such as the Chinese and Japanese,
have been in the United States for several genera-
tions. Others, such as the Hmong, Vietnamese,
Laotians and Cambodians, are comparatively
recent immigrants. Relatively few of the Pacific
Islanders are foreign born.
Like most commemorative months, Asian-
Pacific Islander Heritage Month originated in a
congressional bill. In June 1977, Representatives
Frank Horton of New York and Norman Mineta
of California introduced a House resolution that
called upon the president to proclaim the first 10
days of May as Asian-Pacific Heritage Week. The
following month, senators Daniel Inouye and
Spark Matsunaga introduced a similar bill in the
Senate. Both were passed. On October 5, 1978,
President Jimmy Carter signed a Joint Resolu-
tion designating the week beginning on May 4,
1979 as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Week.
In this proclamation, President Carter spoke of
the significant role Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders played in the creation of a dynamic and
pluralistic American society with their contribu-
tions to the sciences, arts, industry, government
and commerce. Twelve years later, President
George HW. Bush signed an extension turning
the week-long celebration into a month-long
celebration. In 1992, Congress passed Public Law
102-450 which permanently designated May
of each year as “Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage
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