| 108TH CONGRESS
HR 228
Introduced in the House of
Representatives by Reps. David Wu, Robert Wexler, Steve Chabot,
Sherrod Brown, Dana Rohrabacher
Supporting the goals of Taiwanese
American Heritage Week, and for other purposes.
Whereas May 11-18, 2003, marks the
fourth annual Taiwanese American Heritage Week;
Whereas the annual Taiwanese American
Heritage Week creates awareness and promotes the image of Taiwanese
Americans in the United States;
Whereas Taiwanese American Heritage
Week helps encourage American diversity and promotes cultural
understanding between Taiwanese Americans all Americans;
Whereas Taiwanese American Heritage
Week helps enhance mutual understanding and solidarity among
different generations of Taiwanese Americans;
Whereas the Taiwanese American
community strongly supports democracy, human rights, and the rule of
law;
Whereas Taiwanese Americans have made
distinct and important contributions to the United States and the
rest of the world in many fields, as evidenced most recently during
the war with Iraq where Taiwanese Americans served in the U.S. Armed
Forces;
Whereas Taiwan is committed to the
principles of freedom, justice, and democracy, as evidenced by
Taiwan's free and open contests in local, legislative, and
presidential elections, and seeks to become a responsible member of
international organizations such as the World Health
Organization;
Whereas frequent exchanges, including
exchanges at the highest level of government, contribute to
broadening the friendship and cooperation between the United States
and Taiwan; and
Whereas the United States and Taiwan
share common ideals and a vision for a peaceful and democratic 21st
century:
Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That
the House of Representatives-
(1) declares that the warm relations
and bilateral exchange between the people of the United States and
Taiwan should continue and grow deeper; and
(2) supports Taiwanese American
Heritage Week and recognizes the importance of Taiwanese Americans
to the United States.
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