Expressing support for the recognition of September 28, 2020, to October 2, 2020, as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 1157 Expressing support for the recognition of September 28, 2020, to October 2, 2020, as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander- Serving Institutions Week. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. MENG, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. SMITH of Wash- ington, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. CASE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. COX of California, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. BERA, and Mrs. LEE of Nevada) submitted the following resolution; which was re- ferred to the Committee on Education and Labor RESOLUTION Expressing support for the recognition of September 28, 2020, to October 2, 2020, as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week. Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is- lander-Serving Institutions are degree-granting postsec- ondary institutions that have a full-time equivalent un- dergraduate enrollment of not less than 10 percent Asian-American and Pacific Islander students; Whereas the purpose of the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Program is to improve the availability and quality of postsecondary VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:41 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1157.IH HR1157 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 1157 IH education programs to serve Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and low-income students; Whereas the Asian American and Native American Pacific Is- lander-Serving Institutions Program was originally au- thorized on September 27, 2007, by the College Cost Re- duction and Access Act of 2007; Whereas, since 2007, 217 colleges and universities have been eligible to be designated as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions through- out the United States, including the United States terri- tories; Whereas, as of the 2020–2021 academic year, 39 Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions are or have been funded in the United States, including the United States territories; Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is- lander-Serving Institutions are of critical importance, as they enroll and graduate large proportions of Asian- American and Pacific Islander college students, the ma- jority of whom are overwhelmingly low-income and first- generation; Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is- lander-Serving Institutions comprise 5.1 percent of all in- stitutions of higher education, yet enroll nearly 40 per- cent of all Asian-American and Pacific Islander under- graduate students; Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is- lander-Serving Institutions employ many of the Nation’s Asian-American and Pacific Islander faculty and staff; Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is- lander-Serving Institutions award almost half of the asso- VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:41 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1157.IH HR1157 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 1157 IH ciate’s degrees and approximately one-third of the bach- elor’s degrees attained by all Asian-American and Pacific Islander college students; Whereas over half of funded Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions have an Asian-American and Pacific Islander enrollment of over 20 percent; Whereas one-third of the funded Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions have ac- tive Asian American Studies programs that play a vital role in preserving the heritage, culture, history, and expe- riences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is- lander-Serving Institutions create culturally relevant aca- demic programming, programs, research, and services to support low-income and first-generation students and in- crease the graduation rates and educational experiences of Asian-American and Pacific Islander students; Whereas celebrating the vast contributions of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institu- tions strengthens the culture of the United States; and Whereas the achievements and goals of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions de- serve national recognition: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) recognizes the achievements and goals of 2 Asian American and Native American Pacific Is- 3 lander-Serving Institutions in their work to provide 4 quality educational opportunities to Asian Americans 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:41 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR1157.IH HR1157 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 1157 IH and Pacific Islanders and other students who attend 1 their institutions; 2 (2) encourages institutions of higher education 3 that are eligible for designation as an Asian Amer- 4 ican and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving 5 Institution to obtain such designation and establish 6 programs to serve the unique needs of Asian-Amer- 7 ican and Pacific Islander students and families; and 8 (3) calls on the people of the United States and 9 interested groups to observe Asian American and 10 Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institu- 11 tions Week with appropriate ceremonies, activities, 12 and programs to demonstrate support for Asian 13 American and Native American Pacific Islander- 14 Serving Institutions. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:41 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR1157.IH HR1157 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS