Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 1995

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 6795 of May 3, 1995

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 1995

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Like so many people of this Nation, Americans of Asian
and Pacific ancestry enjoy dual heritage-the great
cultures of the lands of their forebearers and the rich
traditions of liberty and equality cherished by the
United States. Bringing new values and customs to these
shores, Asian and Pacific Americans have immeasurably
enriched the quality and character of this country. In
every field of endeavor, in public and private sector
alike, they have endowed our Nation with unparalleled
energy and vision.

We owe a debt of gratitude to these Americans, both for
the gift of their talents and for helping us build
bridges of understanding to their ancestral lands in
the Pacific Community--bridges that help our economies
to grow and that widen the path to peace.

Today, our Nation stands at the dawn of a new era of
hope and opportunity. We depend as never before on the
active involvement of every one of our people to meet
the challenges of our changing world. With the strength
of our diversity and a continued commitment to the
ideal of freedom, all Americans will share in the
blessings of the bright future that awaits us.

To honor the achievements of Asian/Pacific Americans
and to recognize their many contributions to our
Nation, the Congress, by Public Law 102-450, has
designated the month of May as ``Asian/Pacific American
Heritage Month.''

NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May
1995, as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. I call
upon the people of the United States to observe this
occasion with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and
activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
third day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen
hundred and ninety-five, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and
nineteenth.

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