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SUBJ/ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH 2003//
RMKS/1.  MAY 2003 MARKS THE 24TH ANNUAL NATIONAL OBSERVATION OF
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.  OVER 11 MILLION AMERICANS OF
ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE ARE HELPING TO BUILD A VIBRANT NATION TODAY.
IT IS PROJECTED THAT THIS NUMBER WILL DOUBLE BY 2025.  IN THE NAVY,
THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER 23,000 SAILORS OF ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE
(ENLISTED AND OFFICER) ON ACTIVE DUTY.  ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS ARE
MAKING NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE MILITARY AS WELL AS IN INDUSTRY,
SCIENCE, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, AND EVERY OTHER HUMAN ENDEAVOR.
2.  THIS YEAR'S THEME IS "SALUTE TO LIBERTY" AN APPROPRIATE REMINDER
OF HOW THE COLLECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL AMERICANS STRENGTHEN THE
FABRIC OF OUR NATION.
3.  IN MAY, THE FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL WILL HOST
THEIR 18TH ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL SEMINAR AND NATIONAL LEADERSHIP
TRAINING CONFERENCE.  INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED BY VISITING
WWW.FAPAC.ORG.
4.  COMMANDS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CELEBRATE ASIAN PACIFIC
AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH THROUGH PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS, PUBLICATIONS,
AND PARTICIPATION IN MILITARY AND COMMUNITY EVENTS RECOGNIZING THE
DIVERSITY OF AMERICAN HERITAGE.
5.  POC IS YN1(AW) OTIS ROBINSON AT (901) 874-4073/DSN 882 OR EMAIL
OTIS.ROBINSON@NAVY.MIL.
6.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
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