Presidential Document2025-09337
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2025
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Published
May 22, 2025
Signed
May 16, 2025
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Executive Office of the President
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 98 (Thursday, May 22, 2025)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 21835-21836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09337]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 98 / Thursday, May 22, 2025 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10939 of May 16, 2025
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Month, 2025
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Throughout our history, the United States has been
strengthened by the contributions of citizens from
every background, united in the shared pursuit of the
American Dream. As we recognize Asian American and
Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we celebrate the deep
and enduring impact that Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders have had on our Nation. Forged by hardship
and trial, they have never wavered in their
contributions toward the advancement of our common
destiny.
In the 1980s, Lakshmi and Radhakrishna Chilukuri
immigrated from India to the United States and
dedicated their lives to higher education. They built a
life in America and raised a family, their daughters
Usha and Shreya, instilling in them the values of hard
work, perseverance, and a love of learning. Their
daughter, Usha, now serves as the Second Lady of the
United States. Tulsi Gabbard, a native of American
Samoa, has dedicated her career to protecting our
Republic, serving in the military and now as the
Director of National Intelligence. Today, more than
77,000 Asian American and Pacific Islanders heroically
serve our Nation in the Armed Forces. Their stories,
along with many others, have helped build a stronger,
safer, and more prosperous country.
This month, we honor the proud legacy of Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders and their contributions
to the vast constellation of all our national triumphs.
They are woven into the fabric of our Republic,
reminding us that the American spirit is one of
resilience, independence, and relentless pursuit of
freedom and opportunity.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim May 2025 as Asian
American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The
Congress, by Public Law 102-450, as amended, has also
designated the month of May each year as ``Asian/
Pacific American Heritage Month.'' I encourage all
Americans to learn more about those of Asian American,
Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander heritage and to
observe this month with appropriate programs and
activities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
sixteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
ninth.
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[FR Doc. 2025-09337
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