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Days of may as asianpacific heritage week. One year later, president jimmy carter signed into law a joint resolution to officially designate the annual celebration. 11 years later, president george bush extended the weeklong celebration to an entire month. You know and i know that our mothers say that every day is Asian Pacific american day. I want to recognize all of the milestones the api has made in the state of california and in the entire country. The caucus has a record of 42 members in th...

The very first asianamerican as ambassador to the republic of china. We have a lot of accomplishments. It was not that accident, my friends. Everyone of you know that you work hard. All these things are done on purpose. I want to let you know that we also can boast twice as many asianamericans on federal benches. Those of us to understand the impact of the Supreme Court and what it can do or on june, we know that having asianamericans on the federal bench is a line up for appointments to the Sup...

Good morning. The subcommittee on commerce will come to order and today we will take testimony on the budget request from the department of justice. Today we will be listening to the attorney general, eric holder, testifying on behalf of the Justice Department and then from the Inspector General on important oversight issues. This Committee Makes sure we spend the right money in the right way and make sure we have the wonderful advice of an Inspector General. We want to alert everyone, though, t...

Some there, it is making a bit of a push inland and it was rather shallow but it is up around 13,000 feet and it will get a higher push over the next couple of days. Fog is there, inland temperatures will be in the 70s and 80s but more 40s and 50s and there is a decent delta breeze, its there, not howling and once you get 20 t5 we will keep an eye on it. We are keeping an intensity and it will not be here until late friday or saturday except for some and today there is a lot of 60s and 70s, here...

Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. One more round of applause. [applause] if you look around you tonight, you will see poster board. Celebrating, acknowledging, the first Asian Americans. We have the first asianamerican actress in hollywood. The first asianamerican nba player. The first members of congress. These interns are the future of our community. They are the reason why we are here today. Were also here to celebrate and recognize one of the greatest members of our community. This ...

Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History and this very special graduation ceremony. Im richard curran, the smithsonians distinguished scholar and ambassador at large. First and foremost, i like to extend the welcome to our colleagues and friends from the u. S. Army, distinguished leaders, and, of course, our officer our graduates and their rightly proud and maybe families. Id like to welcome distinguished guests from the Monuments Men and women foundation, including members of the board a...

Natural history and this very special graduation ceremony. Im richard curran, the smithsonians distinguished scholar and ambassador at large. First and foremost, i like to extend the welcome to our colleagues and friends from the u. S. Army, distinguished leaders, and, of course, our officer our graduates and their rightly proud and maybe families. Id like to welcome distinguished guests from the Monuments Men and women foundation, including members of the board and relatives of the world. Two m...

On behalf of the Smithsonian Institution and its secretary, lonnie bunch, id like to welcome you all to the next Smithsonians National museum of Natural History and this very special graduation ceremony. Im richard curran, the smithsonians distinguished scholar and ambassador at large. First and foremost, i like to extend the welcome to our colleagues and friends from the u. S. Army, distinguished leaders, and, of course, our officer our graduates and their rightly proud and maybe families. Id l...

Institution and its secretary, lonnie bunch, id like to welcome you all to the next Smithsonians National museum of Natural History and this very special graduation ceremony. Im richard curran, the smithsonians distinguished scholar and ambassador at large. First and foremost, i like to extend the welcome to our colleagues and friends from the u. S. Army, distinguished leaders, and, of course, our officer our graduates and their rightly proud and maybe families. Id like to welcome distinguished ...

Maybe the state of california is the state of golden opportunities, where we have a chineseamerican mayor of San Francisco. 35 years ago, Congress Members passed similar resolutions in both house and the senate to formally recognize the first 10 days of may as asianpacific heritage week. One year later, president jimmy carter signed into law a joint resolution to officially designate the annual celebration. 11 years later, president george bush extended the weeklong celebration to an entire mont...