Their rich culture and ideals have also surfaced In our society by their contributions to the arts. politics. medicine and many other areas. In December 2005. the Filipino Centennial Celebration Commission in Hawaii will begin a yearlong observance of the 100th anniversary of the first Filipino arrivals in the State. The first 15 Filipino immigrants arrived in Honolulu on December 6. 1906. and presently. the Filipino and partFilipino component of the State population Is now roughly 23 percent. More and more. Filipinos and Americans of Filipino ancestry are assuming positions of power and responsibility in the State and in the private sector. Filipinos have made their mark on United States soil since they started arriving 100 years ago. and the momentum continues to make that mark even greater and will continue to do so in the years to come. I urge all Members to join me in recognizing the numerous contributions that the FilipinoAmerican population has made in the United States and celebrate the centennial of sustained immigration from the Philippines to the United States. Mr. Speaker.
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