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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
May 5, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Kooyenga, Agard, Bernier, Bewley,
Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Johnson, Larson, Petrowski, Pfaff, Ringhand,
Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives Spiros,
Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Bowen, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Conley,
Considine, Drake, Emerson, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, Kitchens, Macco, B.
Meyers
, Milroy, Murphy, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, S. Rodriguez,
Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Spreitzer, Steffen,
Stubbs, Subeck, Tittl, Vining and Vruwink. Referred to Committee on
Senate Organization.
SJR29,1,4 1Relating to: recognizing Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage
2Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian
3Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Desi Americans to the history of the United
4States.
SJR29,1,75 Whereas, the people of Wisconsin join together each May to pay tribute to the
6contributions of generations of APIDA who have enriched the history of the United
7States; and
SJR29,1,98 Whereas, the history of APIDA in Wisconsin is inextricably tied to the story of
9Wisconsin; and
SJR29,1,1210 Whereas, there are approximately 22 million U.S. residents who identify as
11Asian and approximately 1.6 million U.S. residents who identify as Native Hawaiian
12or other Pacific Islander, comprising nearly 7 percent of the total population; and
SJR29,1,1413 Whereas, Wisconsin's APIDA population totaled 194,173 in 2020 and has
14increased 82 percent since the 2000 Census; and
SJR29,2,2
1Whereas, the APIDA community is an inherently diverse population, composed
2of more than 45 distinct ethnicities and more than 100 language dialects; and
SJR29,2,53 Whereas, the immigration of Hmong refugees from Laos to Wisconsin from
41975 through the 1990s enriched the state immeasurably as Wisconsin has the third
5largest Hmong population in the U.S.; and
SJR29,2,96 Whereas, the month of May was selected for Asian/Pacific American Heritage
7Month because the first Japanese immigrants arrived in the United States on May
87, 1843, and the first transcontinental railroad was completed on May 10, 1869, with
9substantial contributions from Chinese immigrants; and
SJR29,2,1310 Whereas, APIDA Heritage Month provides the people of Wisconsin with an
11opportunity to recognize and celebrate the achievements, contributions, and history
12of APIDA communities and understand the challenges they face; now, therefore, be
13it
SJR29,2,19 14Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the Wisconsin
15State Legislature recognizes APIDA Heritage Month as an important time to
16celebrate the significant contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders,
17and Desi Americans to the history of Wisconsin, and recognizes that Asian, Asian
18American, Pacific Islander, and Desi American communities strengthen and
19enhance the rich diversity of Wisconsin.
SJR29,2,2020 (End)
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