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This museum will tell the story of all Americans who came to this land and nation from the very first to the present.

Join in Cosponsoring H. Con. Res. 63

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African AmericanA. Philip Randolph InstituteBlacks in GovernmentNational Alliance of Black School

EducatorsNational Association for Equal

Opportunity in Higher Education

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs

National Black Caucus of State Legislators

National Congress of Black Women

National Council of Negro Women

National Organization of Black County Officials

TransAfrica Forum

Albanian AmericanAlbanian American National

OrganizationNational Albanian American

Council

American IndianNational American Indian

Housing CouncilNational Congress of American

IndiansNational Indian Education

AssociationSociety of American Indian

Government EmployeesUnited South and Eastern Tribes

Arab AmericanArab American InstituteNetwork of Arab-American

Professionals

Armenian AmericanArmenian-American Cultural

Association

Asian Pacific AmericanAsian Pacific American Institute

for Congressional StudiesAsian Pacific American Labor

AllianceAsian Women in BusinessConference on Asian Pacific

American LeadershipLeadership Education for Asian

PacificsNational Asian Pacific American

Women’s ForumNational Association of Asian

American ProfessionalsOCA – Embracing the Hopes and

Aspirations of Asian Pacific Americans

Azerbaijani AmericanAzerbaijani-American Council

Baltic AmericanJoint Baltic American National

Committee

Basque AmericanNorth American Basque

Organizations

Belarusan AmericanBelarusan-American Association

Bosnian AmericanBosniak American Advisory

Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgarian AmericanBulgarian-American Society

Caribbean AmericanCaribbean American Chamber of

Commerce and Industry

Carpatho-Rusyn AmericanCarpatho-Rusyn Consortium of

North America

Chinese AmericanChina InstituteChinese American Citizens

AllianceChinese Historical Society of

AmericaCommittee of 100Families with Children from

China of Greater New YorkGreater Chinatown Community

Association (NYC)

Creole AmericanNSU Creole Heritage Center

Czech AmericanAmerican Friends of the Czech

Republic

Danish AmericanDanish American Society

Dominican AmericanDominican American National

FoundationDominican American National

Roundtable

Dutch AmericanThe Netherland-America

FoundationThe Netherland Club of New York

Early European AmericanSociety of the Daughters of the

American Revolution

English AmericanEnglish-Speaking Union of the

United StatesSt. George’s Society of New York

Estonian AmericanEstonian American National

Council

Filipino AmericanNational Federation of Filipino

American Associations

Finnish AmericanFinlandia Foundation National

French AmericanCouncil for the Development of

French in LouisianaFranco-American Women’s

InstituteFrench-American Foundation

Georgian AmericanThe Georgian Association in

the USA

German AmericanGauvorband NordamerikaGerman-American Citizens

League of Greater CincinnatiGerman-American Heritage

Foundation of the USAGerman American National

Congress (DANK)Steuben Society of America

Greek AmericanAmerican Hellenic Educational

Progressive AssociationAmerican Hellenic Institute

Foundation

Hispanic AmericanHispanic Association of Colleges

and UniversitiesNational Association of Hispanic

Federal Executives

Hmong AmericanHmong National Development

Hungarian AmericanAmerican Hungarian FederationHungarian Reformed Federation

of America

Iranian AmericanNational Iranian American

CouncilPublic Affairs Alliance of Iranian

Americans

Irish AmericanThe American Ireland FundAmerican Irish Historical SocietyAncient Order of Hibernians in

AmericaIrish American Unity ConferenceIrish National Caucus

Italian AmericanAmerican Italian History

AssociationNational Italian American

FoundationNational Organization of Italian

American WomenOrder Sons of Italy in AmericaUNICO National

Japanese American442nd Regimental Combat Team

Veterans Club

Japanese American Living Legacy

Jewish AmericanAmerican Gathering of Jewish

Holocaust Survivors and Their Descendants

American Jewish CommitteeHebrew Immigrant Aid SocietyRussian American Jewish

Experience

Korean AmericanThe Korea SocietyKorean American CoalitionNational Association of Korean

Americans

Laotian AmericanLaotian American National

Alliance

Latvian AmericanThe American Latvian

Association in the United States

Lithuanian AmericanLithuanian-American

CommunityLithuanian American Council

Macedonian AmericanMacedonian Arts CouncilUnited Macedonian Diaspora

Native HawaiianHawai’i Maoli

Norwegian AmericanNorwegian American

FoundationSons of Norway

Polish AmericanThe Kosciuszko FoundationPolish American Congress

Portuguese AmericanPortuguese American Cultural

Society of Palm Beach CountyPortuguese American Historical

& Research FoundationPortuguese American Leadership

Council of the United States

Romanian AmericanCongress of Romanian

Americans

Russian AmericanAmerican Association of Russian

WomenCongress of Russian AmericansRussian American Cultural CenterRussian American Cultural

Heritage Center

Scottish AmericanAmerican-Scottish FoundationAmerican Scottish Gaelic Society

(An Comunn Gaidhealach Ameireaganach)

Council of Scottish Clans & Associations

Saint Andrew’s Society of Washington, D.C.

Scottish-American Military Society

Slovak AmericanSlovak League of AmericaSlovak-American International

Cultural FoundationSlovak American Society of

Washington, DC

South Asian AmericanNational Federation of Indian

American AssociationsSikh American Legal Defense

and Education FundThe Sikh CoalitionSouth Asian Americans Leading

Together

Swedish AmericanAmerican Swedish InstituteSwedish-American Historical

SocietySwedish Council of AmericaVasa Order of America

Swiss AmericanSwiss American Council of

WomenSwiss Society of New York

Taiwanese AmericanFormosa FoundationTaiwanese American Citizens

LeagueTaiwanese Association of

America

Thai AmericanThai Alliance in America

Turkish AmericanAssembly of Turkish American

AssociationsFederation of Turkish American

AssociationsTurkish Coalition of America

Ukrainian AmericanUkrainian Congress Committee

of America

Vietnamese AmericanBoat People SOSNational Alliance of Vietnamese

American Service AgenciesNational Congress of Vietnamese

Americans

Welsh AmericanGreat Plains Welsh Heritage

ProjectNational Welsh-American

FoundationWelsh National Gymanfa Ganu

Association

144 Organizations support the National Museum of the American People

As of 09/30/2011 For more information, visit www.nmap2015.com

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H. Con. Res. 63Calling for a Study of NMAP

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore, send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door.

— Emma Lazarus

Support is Building

To sign on as a cosponsor, contact [email protected]

or call 202-225-4376

COALITION FOR THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

AMERICAN PEOPLE


Cosponsors – H. Con. Res. 63Original Cosponsors

1. Jim Moran, D-VA (Lead)2. John Duncan, R-TN* Co-chair, Congressional Friends of Scotland Caucus3. Maurice Hinchey, D-NY4. Rush Holt, D-NJ*5. John Garamendi, D-CA*6. Jim Gerlach, R-PA Co-chair, German-American Caucus7. Gregorio Sablan, D-NMI*8. Carolyn Maloney, D-NY Co-chair, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues9. Nita Lowey, D-NY10. Tim Bishop, D-NY11. Pat Tiberi, R-OH Co-chair, Italian American Congressional Delegation12. Eni Faleomavaega, D-AS* Co-chair, Congressional Caucus on Central Asia13. Mike McIntyre, D-NC Co-chair, Congressional Friends of Scotland Caucus

Co-chair, Congressional United Kingdom Caucus14. Bill Pascrell, D-NJ Co-chair, Italian American Congressional Delegation

Cosponsors15. Carolyn McCarthy, D-NY16. Gerald Connolly, D-VA Co-chair, Congressional Taiwan Caucus

Co-chair, Congressional Caucus on US Turkish Relations and Turkish Americans Co-chair, Congressional Caucus on Korea

17. Robert Scott, D-VA18. Dennis Kucinich, D-OH Co-chair, House Baltic Caucus

Co-chair, Hungarian American Caucus19. Richard Neal, D-MA Co-chair, Friends of Ireland Caucus20. Dale Kildee, D-MI Co-chair, Congressional Native American Caucus

*Member of House Natural Resources Committee which has jurisdictionMore co-sponsors t

To read the entire two-page resolution, visit www.nmap2015.com/H_Con_Res_63.pdf

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112TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 63

Supporting the formation of a bipartisan Presidential Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 7, 2011 Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr.

HOLT, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. SABLAN, Mrs. MALONEY, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. MCINTYRE, and Mr. PASCRELL) submitted the fol-lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Supporting the formation of a bipartisan Presidential Com-

mission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People.

Whereas the United States was created and built by peoples from every land, and these people made this Nation the world’s economic, military, scientific, and cultural leader;

Whereas Canada and Mexico, the nations bordering the United States, have major museums in or near their cap-ital cities telling the story of the making of their peoples;

Whereas the people of the United States do not have a com-prehensive and accurate picture of all the peoples who created and continue to build the Nation;

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Whereas few foreigners know the story of the peoples who came to be citizens of the United States, nor the story of the people from their own nations who came to this land;

Whereas a museum telling the story of the making of the people of the United States and celebrating all who mi-grated and settled in the present day United States, from the very first to the most recent, belongs near the Na-tional Mall in Washington, DC;

Whereas the National Museum of the American People would serve as a resource to assist State, local, and ethnic mu-seums throughout the Nation present exhibits that cele-brate the heritage of the people of the United States;

Whereas non-Federal sources will be sought to provide full funding for a Presidential Commission to study establish-ment of the Museum and that such sums will commence when the President signs an Executive Order creating a bipartisan Presidential Commission; and

Whereas non-Federal sources are anticipated to provide full funding to design and build the Museum, its exhibitions and its components: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 1

concurring), That Congress supports the establishment of 2

a bipartisan Presidential Commission to study the estab-3

lishment of a National Museum of the American People 4

to tell the immigration and migration stories of all people 5

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Coalition foR the national MuseuM of the aMeRiCan PeoPle

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Support a Congressional Resolution Calling For a Presidential Study Commission For the National Museum of the American People

Why Build This Museum? n The U.S. was uniquely created and

built by peoples from every land, and these people made this nation the world’s economic, military, scientific and cultural leader.

n The Museum will be America’s only national institution devoted exclusively to telling the full story of the making of the American People.

n The Museum will celebrate all of the peoples who came to this land and this nation.

n The story about the migration and immigration of those who became Americans is compelling.

n The Museum has support from most ethnic/minority groups in the nation.

n The Museum will foster a sense of belonging to the nation by integrating the mosaic of people that have come here and it will contribute to our national identity.

n Both Canada and Mexico have major national immigration museums in their capitals and they are the most visited museums in those nations.

MuSeuM CoMPoNeNTS — Permanent Exhibition telling the Story of the American People, a national genealogical center, a Center for the Advanced Studies of the American People, a film center, a Peopling of America program designating key migration/immigration sites, an educational resource center, restaurants, a book store and gift shop.

MuSeuM FoCuS — For all of the different groups who became Americans, the Museum will tell who they were, where they came from, when they came, why they left their homeland, how they got here, where they first settled, who was already here, what they encountered, where they moved after they arrived, how they became Americans and how they transformed our nation.

The NATioNAl MuSeuM oF The AMeRiCAN PeoPle — The Museum will tell the story of ALL of the American People from prehistoric times to the present and advance and disseminate knowledge of that story. All of the money to design and build the museum and its components and exhibitions will come from non-appropriated funds.

SCholARly iNSTiTuTioN — The Museum will be a scholarly institution; there are already more than 50 eminent scholars who focus on migration and immigration of different peoples who support this effort.

CoAliTioN FoR The NATioNAl MuSeuM oF The AMeRiCAN PeoPle The Coalition consists of more than 140 organizations that represent more than 50 different American ethnic, minority, nationality and genealogical groups who advocate for creation of the Museum.

TiMeliNe — If the Congressional Resolution is adopted this year, the Museum could open in 2018-19.

SiTeS FoR The MuSeuM — There are a variety of sites near the National Mall in Washington designated for museums by the U. S. Commission of Fine Arts, the National Capital Planning Commission and the National Park Service. The Commission will explore these various possibilities.

PReSideNTiAl CoMMiSSioN — The Commission will be a bipartisan, diverse body of distinguished Americans that will take approximately nine months to develop and present a report to the President and Congress about the feasibility of establishing the Museum. The money to fund the Commission will come from non-appropriated funds.

CoMMiSSioN AgeNdA — The Commission will study the story the Museum will tell, possible sites in Washington, the Museum’s mission, potential audiences, costs, fund-raising plan, how it can help state and local ethnic museums, whether or not it should be part of the Smithsonian, and components of the Museum. It will develop a plan to create the museum.

CoAliTioN goAl — To have a bipartisan Presidential Commission created to study establishment of the museum and to have the House and Senate adopt bipartisan resolutions urging creation of the Commission.

MuSeuM’S SToRy — The Museum’s story will be told in four chapters:

I The First Peoples Come (prehistoric period – 1607);

II The Nation Takes Form (1607 – 1820);III The Great In-Gathering (1820 – 1924); IV And Still They Come (1924 – present).

MuSeuM ViSiToRShiP — People from every ethnic and minority group will come to see their story and learn about all of the others, and foreign visitors will come to learn how natives of their countries helped create our nation.

All of the money to design and build the museum and

its components and exhibitions will come from non-appropriated funds.



american people

E Pluribus Unum [From Many We Are One] — Original

National Motto

The Coalition for the National Museum of the American People on May 3 released an architectural vision of the proposed National Museum of the American People that depicts what could become a major new Washington landmark at the end of L’Enfant Plaza, overlooking the Maine Avenue waterfront and the Washington Channel of the Potomac River.

The design concept developed by MTFA Architecture provides a sense of what this major new museum could look like on one of the sites in Washington designated as a location for a future museum by three federal agencies -- the National Park Service, National Capital Planning Commission and U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. The final selection of an architect will be made by the Museum once it is created and the Museum will work with federal agencies and Congress to obtain the best possible site.

A stunning architectural design for NMAP at Washington, DC’s L’Enfant Plaza overlook site

An aerial view shows the National Museum of the American People in Washington, DC at the end of L’Enfant Plaza across I 395 at the Banneker Overlook site bounded by Maine Avenue. Design concept by MTFA Architecture.

A soaring entrance to the National Museum of the American People could contain significant artifacts and lead visitors into the permanent exhibition The Making of the American People. Design concept by MTFA Architecture.

At the south end of L’Enfant Plaza with your back to the National Mall, this is what a vision of the National Museum of the American People looks like at the Banneker Overlook site. Design concept by MTFA Architecture.

New Americans are not to be feared as

strangers. They are to be welcomed as neighbors.

— george W. Bush

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For we know that our patchwork heritage is a

strength, not a weakness… We are shaped by every

language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth.

— Barack Obama

I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part

of mankind to whatever nation they might belong.

— george Washington

Public Support is Building

See the attached insert for a list of Cosponsors to H. Con. Res 63 or visit www.nmap2015.com

July 6, 2011, 4:00 PM

Congressman Supports Melting-Pot MuseumBy KATE TAYLOR

Representative James P. Moran, a Virginia Democrat who is concerned about the propagation of ethnic museums on the National Mall in Washington, sees a possible antidote: a National Museum of the American People, dedicated, in the words of a resolution Mr. Moran plans to introduce in the House, to celebrating all immigrants, “from the very first to the most recent.”

POLITICO

Moran, others in Congress seek study to create new Museum of American People on immigration

Posted at 06:52 AM ET, 07/07/2011

Lawmakers want immigration museum in D.C.By Associated Press

Several members of Congress are calling for a presidential commission to study the formation of a National Museum of the American People in Washington to tell the history of immigration and migration that formed the nation.

To sign on as a cosponsor, contact [email protected]

or call 202-225-4376


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