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Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to
support the designation of February 19, 2015 as National Anthropology
Day. Throughout the third week of February, but particularly on the
19th, anthropological societies, museums, and student clubs in more
than 100 American cities will celebrate the anthropology's
contributions to advancing understanding of the human condition and
applying this understanding to addressing some of the world's most
pressing problems.
The American Anthropological Association, together with the
Archaeological Institute of America and American Association of
Physical Anthropologists, represent a combined total of more than
200,000 members, and will lead in a host of public educational
activities to demonstrate the ways in which anthropology produces a
body of facts about how we identify ourselves and create communities,
beliefs, cultures, and how we can live sustainably in our natural and
built environments.
Anthropology teaches respect for cultural differences--a sensibility
that is crucial in today's increasingly mobile and interconnected
world. The field of knowledge contributes to the well-being of humanity
in nearly every facet of our lives, including, promoting health and
strengthening health care delivery systems, developing appropriate
technology that meets individual and societal needs, understanding and
preserving the past to help us face collective future challenges,
identifying best practices in education, environmental and cultural
resource protection, and preservation of our diverse linguistic
heritage, and celebrating our nation's ethnic, racial, and cultural
diversity.
As lawmakers, we must do all we can to support these efforts. I am
proud to join with communities across the country in recognizing
February 19th as National Anthropology Day.
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