[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H827]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       STANDING WITH CBC IN SHARED FIGHT FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE

  (Ms. MENG asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. MENG. Mr. Speaker, my Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus 
and I are proud to honor Black History Month and stand with our 
Congressional Black Caucus colleagues in the shared fight for equality 
and justice.
  There is a long and storied history of solidarity between the Black 
community and the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 
communities.
  In the 19th century, Frederick Douglass spoke out against the racist 
Chinese Exclusion Act and used his voice to advocate for Asian 
immigrants who wanted to earn the right to become U.S. citizens.
  During the civil rights movement, Asian American activists protested 
alongside Black Americans in the fight for equality.
  The allyship between our two communities remains critically important 
in the face of a vicious campaign to erase our stories, voices, and 
contributions to this Nation.
  Make no mistake, we will fight tooth and nail for our communities and 
stand up to these attacks. We will not let anyone tell us that our 
stories don't matter.
  Our stories are American history, and without us, our Nation would 
not be where it is today.

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