Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Amid growing anti-Indian American rhetoric in the United States, a group of 256 lawmakers led by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives on Monday to honour the community’s contributions to the country’s growth, news agency Press Trust of India reported.
The resolution also supports designating July as Indian-American Heritage Month. The month marks the signing of the Luce-Celler Act by President Harry S Truman on July 2, 1946, which made people of Indian descent eligible for naturalisation as American citizens.
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The US is home to more than 5.2 million Indian Americans, who form one of the country’s most religiously diverse communities.
“Indian Americans have distinguished themselves in business, entrepreneurship, higher education, economic scholarship, journalism, literature, and philanthropy, contributing to the economic strength, intellectual life, and global leadership of the United States,” the resolution said.
“I’m proud to lead 256 of my colleagues in designating July as Indian American Heritage Month to honour that legacy and celebrate the many ways Indian Americans continue to enrich our country,” Krishnamoorthi said in a statement, according to PTI.
The resolution celebrates the community’s contributions to science and medicine, technology and business, public service and the military, education and philanthropy, arts and culture, and athletics. It also honours the religious and cultural diversity of Indian Americans and generations of community members who have contributed to the country’s cultural, economic and civic life.
The resolution comes as anti-Indian American rhetoric rises in the US, including during campaigning for the midterm elections in states such as Texas.
Earlier this month, law enforcement authorities arrested a 19-year-old accused of attempting a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Illinois. Krishnamoorthi was at the Sri Venkateswara Swami temple in Aurora, near Chicago, when the accused allegedly planned to carry out the shooting but failed because his shotgun jammed, PTI reported.
A Carnegie Endowment survey found that 48 per cent of Indian American respondents had encountered racist posts targeting their community very or somewhat often since the start of 2025. One in four respondents reported being called a slur.
The House resolution seeks to recognise the contributions and diversity of more than 5.2 million Indian Americans while commemorating the 1946 law that allowed people of Indian descent to become naturalised US citizens.
With PTI Inputs
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
