Fort Gordon Equal Opportunity Office (EOO)Upcoming Events/News:
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Command
Program
11 May 2012
Equal Opportunity Leaders Course (EOLC)
7-18 May 2012
11 May 2012
Equal Opportunity Leaders Course (EOLC)
7-18 May 2012
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Theme: Serving for Excellence in Leadership, Diversity
and Inclusion
May 1-31 2012
Asian-Pacific Heritage Month
originated in a congressional bill. In June 1977, Reps.
Frank Horton of New York and Norman Y. Mineta of California
introduced a House resolution that called upon the president
to proclaim the first ten days of May as Asian-Pacific
Heritage Week. The following month, senators Daniel Inouye
and Spark Matsunaga introduced a similar bill in the Senate.
Both were passed. On October 5, 1978, President Jimmy Carter
signed a Joint Resolution designating the annual
celebration. Twelve years later, President George H.W. Bush
signed an extension making the week-long celebration into a
month-long celebration. In 1992, the official designation of
May as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month was signed into
law.
Juneteenth
Theme: Celebrating Liberty and Freedom
19 June 2012
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day,
is a holiday in the United States honoring African American
heritage by commemorating the announcement of the abolition
of slavery in the U.S. State of Texas in 1865. Celebrated on
June 19, the term is a portmanteau of June and
nineteenth and is recognized as a state holiday or state
holiday observance in 41 states of the United
StatesJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation
Day, is a holiday in the United States honoring African
American heritage by commemorating the announcement of the
abolition of slavery in the U.S. State of Texas in 1865.
Celebrated on June 19, the term is a portmanteau of June
and nineteenth and is recognized as a state holiday
or state holiday observance in 41 states of the United
States.
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