Grace Napolitano: “I rise to honor, recognize, and celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and thank my friend for making us aware…”

“I rise to honor, recognize, and celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and thank my friend for making us aware that all of us are immigrants to the United States and that we need to work together to be able to forge a better partnership for the betterment of the whole of the United States. I have the privilege of representing a large and diverse community of Asian Pacific Americans in my California 38th District. As part of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus leadership and a member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, I extend my gratitude to the gentleman from California, chair of CAPAC, for organizing this Special Order and for bringing us together to recognize and celebrate this very special evening. This month, the members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus pay tribute to Asian Pacific Americans, especially, as we have heard, our great deceased friend, Patsy Takemoto Mink. We also have a great leader in the United States in Transportation Secretary Norm Mineta who has been a great friend to all of us and made a very heavy impact in transportation for the whole of the United States. I extend my appreciation to all Asian Pacific Americans who have died in combat and also to the more than 60,000 Asian Pacific Americans currently on active duty in the armed services.”