Diversity is America's strength, says President Joe Biden

Americas strength is its diversity President Joe Biden has said as he hosted one of the largest gatherings of Asian Americans at the White House attended by several prominent IndianAmericansThe gathering on Monday was organised for the screening of the American Born Chinese movie as part of a celebration of Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander AANHPI Heritage MonthYou embody the truth that our diversity is our strength as a nation Thats not hyperbole Thats a fact Thats why we rebuild our economy invest in America Biden told a packed gathering of the AANHPI community from various parts of the country including several IndianAmericans in the East Room of the White House Biden said the AANHPI represents diverse community culture that is reflected in every part of American life including in the governmentIm determined to remind everyone and were doing it again tonight that our strength lies in our diversity he said Biden has appointed a record number of more than 150 IndianAmericans in his administration This is for the first time in Americas history that a US administration is as diverse as this led by Vice President Kamala Harris who is of Indian and African heritageWe see the community in all of you here tonight leaders of business technology philanthropy media and so much more And most of all we see the possibilities of the community and all the young people here all of you what an attractive group of kids you represent The most gifted and tolerant generation in American history he said before the special screening of the movieAlso read IsraelPalestine conflict Latest Israeli air raids kill 12 in GazaJust remember when one of you becomes President of the United States and your staff tells you Joe Bidens out in the waiting room to see you promise me you will not say Joe who All right You promised me to remember he said amidst laughter in the roomAlong with Harris Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su Katherine Tai United States Trade Representative lawmakers Al Green and Judy Chu the event was attended by the cast producers and partners of American Born ChineseCommunity leaders and builders elected officials and activists who are working to combat hatefuelled violence Biden was introduced on the occasion by Vietnamese American actor Ke Huy Quan also known as Jonathan Ke QuanQuan is one of two actors of Asian descent to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the first Vietnamborn actor to win an Academy Award Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever