R 301736Z APR 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 255/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/2010 ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH//
POC/D. G. JACOBS/CAPT /UNIT:MPE/-/TEL:(703) 784-9371//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE ENHANCED OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND HAVE HELPED TO DETERMINE THE COURSE OF OUR NATION'S FUTURE.  THUS, DURING ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, WE HONOR THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS CITIZENS OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND ANCESTRY HAVE MADE TO OUR NATION.  THIS YEAR'S ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH THEME IS "DIVERSE LEADERSHIP FOR A DIVERSE WORKFORCE."
2.  BRINGING WITH THEM A RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE TO OUR SOCIETY, ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS REPRESENT MANY LANGUAGES, ETHNICITIES, AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS.  THROUGH THIS RICH AND STORIED CULTURAL DIVERSITY, ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS COUNTRY'S PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY IN GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ARTS, AND SPORTS.  THUS, THE FABRIC OF AMERICA'S MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY IS STRONGER DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE THAT ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS HAVE PLAYED IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY.
3.  THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL TO DEFEND AND PROTECT OUR NATION AND LIBERTY.  GENERATIONS OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS HAVE SERVED WITH HONOR AND COURAGE IN WARS AND CONFLICTS.  TODAY, IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS PROUDLY SERVE IN ORDER TO SECURE OUR HOMELAND AND PROMOTE FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY AROUND THE WORLD.
4.  ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST STRENGTHS IS THE HEART OF ITS PEOPLE AND THE RICHNESS OF ITS DIVERSITY.  BY RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS, OUR NATION CELEBRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN BUILDING A BRIGHTER FUTURE.
5.  DURING ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE DEDICATED SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS, BOTH PAST AND PRESENT, TO OUR COUNTRY AND CORPS.  COMMANDERS ARE FURTHER ENCOURAGED TO CONDUCT PROGRAMS AND PROMOTE PARTICIPATION IN OBSERVANCE EVENTS AT THEIR COMMANDS AND IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//