Speaker. I rise to observe Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and to recognize the many contributions Americans of Asian and Pacific ancestry have made to our Nation. May was selected as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month because several significant events took place in May that impacted the Asian Pacific community. events such as: the first Japanese immigrants arrival to the United StatesMay 27. 1869. the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad were joined at Promontory. UT. of which 90 percent of the track from Sacramento to Promontory was laid by Chinese workers--May 10. 1869. passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act. the first U.S. immigration law to discriminate on the basis of raceMay 8. 1882. and the Alien Land Law was signed in California prohibiting Asians from buying landMay 19. America has been enriched by the many contributions and achievements of the Asian Pacific community. We have all benefited from their struggles. their labor. and their achievement.
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