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Proc 8508ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8508

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2010

This proclamation designates May 2010 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, calling on Americans to learn about AAPI history and observe the month with programs and activities. It commemorates the 100th anniversary of Angel Island Immigration Station, notes ongoing disparities in health, education, and employment faced by AAPI communities, and references the Obama Administration's reestablishment of the White House Initiative and President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 24363

Impact dates

  1. Beginning of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month observance

Key directives

  • Proclaim May 2010 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Call upon all Americans to learn more about AAPI history
  • Call upon all Americans to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of May 2010 as AAPI Heritage Month

Near term (90d)

  • Observance of May 2010 with programs and activities

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document is purely commemorative with no binding policy directives or agency mandates
  • Reference to reestablished White House Initiative and Advisory Commission lacks specifics on authority, structure, or deliverables
  • Health and economic disparities mentioned but no concrete federal actions prescribed
Proclamation 8508: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2010 · Executive Orders