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This is a symbolic Senate resolution expressing support for designating September 22-28, 2025, as "Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week." The resolution recognizes colleges and universities that enroll at least 10 percent Asian American, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander students—a category that includes 208 eligible institutions across the United States and Pacific territories. These institutions are significant because despite representing only 7.1 percent of all colleges, they enroll 46 percent of all Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander undergraduate students and award over half of all degrees earned by these populations. The resolution marks the 18th anniversary of the program's establishment in 2007 and encourages eligible institutions to pursue federal funding and develop programs tailored to serve these student populations. Since this is a resolution rather than legislation, it does not authorize funding or create binding requirements; instead, it calls on Americans to observe the week with activities and programs that celebrate these institutions' contributions to higher education.

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