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Proc 9266ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 9266

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2015

President Obama proclaimed May 2015 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, calling on Americans to observe it with programs and activities. The proclamation recounts AAPI history, acknowledges ongoing discrimination and barriers, and highlights administration efforts including the White House Initiative on AAPIs and an upcoming White House Summit on AAPIs.

Federal Register Open PDF 80 FR 25889

Impact dates

  1. Start of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Key directives

  • Proclaim May 2015 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 designates May 2015 as AAPI Heritage Month

Near term (90d)

  • White House Summit on AAPIs to be held during May 2015

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation mixes commemorative language with policy advocacy on immigration reform and anti-discrimination, but contains no binding policy directives
  • Reference to 'broken immigration system' and call for congressional action is political positioning without executive force
Proclamation 9266: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2015 · Executive Orders