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Proc 9108ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 9108

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2014

This proclamation designates May 2014 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, celebrating the contributions of AAPI communities while acknowledging historical injustices. It references existing administration efforts including the White House Initiative on AAPIs and calls for comprehensive immigration reform, but creates no new programs or mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 79 FR 25641

Impact dates

  1. Start of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Key directives

  • Proclaim May 2014 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Call upon all Americans to visit www.WhiteHouse.gov/AAPI
  • Call upon all Americans to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of May 2014 as AAPI Heritage Month

Near term (90d)

  • Observation of Heritage Month with programs and activities
  • Chinese laborers inducted into Labor Hall of Honor

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document blends commemoration with political advocacy on immigration reform, which is unusual for a ceremonial proclamation
  • Reference to ongoing discrimination against South Asian Americans touches on sensitive contemporary debates without policy response
  • Historical injustices cited (Chinese Exclusion Act, Japanese internment, overthrow of Hawaiian Kingdom) are noted without reparative action
Proclamation 9108: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2014 · Executive Orders