Speaker. I rise today in strong support of Con. Res. 218 and join my colleagues and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus in recognizing the upcoming centennial celebration of sustained Filipino immigration to the United States. For over a century now. Filipino Americans have been a vibrant part of the American story. adding to our great diversity and contributing to the success o our country. Since the first small group of Filipino immigrants arrived in 1906 to work in the sugar plantations of Hawaii. Filipino Americans have been an important part of our countrys history. Indeed. their story of struggle and success is the story of America. whether as migrant laborers working in the fields of California. or as soldiers fighting for freedom and democracy in every major conflict of the past EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS. Vol. 152. Pt. 1 century.
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