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Proc 10629ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10629

Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week, 2023

President Biden proclaimed September 25 through October 1, 2023, as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week, celebrating these colleges' role in expanding higher education access for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students. The proclamation highlights past administration investments in AANAPISIs through the American Rescue Plan, Pell Grant increases, and student debt relief efforts, while calling on officials and educators to observe the week with programs and activities.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 67049

Impact dates

  1. AANAPISI Week ends

  2. AANAPISI Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim September 25 through October 1, 2023 as AANAPISI Week
  • Call on public officials, educators, and all people of the United States to observe with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation designates September 25-October 1, 2023 as AANAPISI Week

Near term (90d)

  • Observance week with programs and ceremonies

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation references Supreme Court affirmative action decision and student debt relief plan being 'wrongly struck down,' inserting political framing into otherwise ceremonial text
  • SAVE plan and student debt relief policies mentioned are subject to ongoing legal and political contestation
Proclamation 10629: Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week, 2023 · Executive Orders