Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 25, 2026, as Jordanian-American Heritage Day in the State of New York

Assembly Resolution No. 1446

BY: M. of A. Rules (Sayegh)

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        May 25, 2026, as Jordanian-American Heritage Day  in
        the State of New York

  WHEREAS,   Jordanian-Americans  continue  to  make  innumerable  and
immense contributions to the wealth and cultural heritage of  our  great
State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to memorialize
Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 25,  2026,  as  Jordanian-American
Heritage  Day  in  the  State  of New York, in conjunction with the 80th
Anniversary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's independence; and

  WHEREAS, Jordan  is  a  Middle  Eastern  nation  which  is  a  major
strategic and economic partner of the United States; and

  WHEREAS, Jordan is a nation of rich global significance, home to the
abandoned  lost  city  of ancient Petra, one of the New Seven Wonders of
the Ancient World tucked deep within  a  winding  network  of  sandstone
canyons, which has been continuously inhabited since 7000 BCE and served
as  the  bustling  trade  center  and  capital  city  of the prehistoric
Nabataean empire, which dates back to 400 BCE; and

  WHEREAS, Jordanian-Americans have brought with them and  adhered  to
their   resilient  family  values,  strong  work  ethic,  dedication  to
education, and diversity in faith and creed that have added strength  to
our democracy; and

  WHEREAS, The first identifiable wave of Jordanian immigrants arrived
in New York in the 1930s, where many individuals and families settled in
New  York  City  and  its  suburbs  to partake in the American Dream and
contribute to our great state; and

  WHEREAS, New York continues to be home to the largest population  of
Jordanian-Americans in the United States, where many Jordanian-Americans
have  made significant contributions to government, education, industry,
business, medicine, science, the arts, and our  nation's  armed  forces;
and

  WHEREAS,  Jordanian-Americans  continue  to  be  one  of the fastest
growing immigrant communities in our state; and

  WHEREAS, By recognizing the  accomplishments  and  contributions  of
Jordanian-Americans, this great Empire State reaffirms our commitment to
diversity  and  equal  opportunity  for  all,  thereby ensuring a bright
future for all New Yorkers and Americans; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize   Governor  Kathy  Hochul  to  proclaim  May  25,  2026,  as
Jordanian-American Heritage Day in the State of  New  York;  and  be  it
further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of  New
York;  The  Consulate  of  Jordan  in New York, New York; the Embassy of
Jordan in Washington D.C.; the Jordanian  American  Association  of  New
York  on  Long  Island,  New  York;  and  the Arab American Institute in
Washington D.C.