Representative Frank Horton. As a result of their steadfast leadership. a joint resolution established Asian Pacific American Heritage Week in 1978. and the celebration was later expanded to an entire month in 1992. This celebration takes place in May to mark the first Japanese immigrants arrival in America in 1843. as well as the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 which would not have been finished without the hard work and dedication of Chinese laborers. This month is also a time to honor the JapaneseAmerican survivors of the forced internment camps established during World War 11. The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was a grim chapter in Americas history.
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