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  Encyclopedia: Organization of American States
The notion of closer hemispheric union in the American continent was first put forward by the Liberator Simón Bolívar who, at the 1826 Congress of Panama, proposed creating a league of American republics, with a common military, a mutual defense pact, and a supranational parliamentary assembly.
At the Fourth International Conference of American States (Buenos Aires, 1910), the name of the organization was changed to the "Union of American Republics" and the Bureau became the "Pan American Union".
This was the event that saw the birth of the OAS as it stands today, with the signature by 21 American countries of the Charter of the Organization of American States on 30 April 1948 (in effect since December 1951).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Organization-of-American-States   (3989 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Organization of American States Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Organization of American States is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C Its members are the 35 independent nations of the Americas.
The notion of closer hemispheric union in the American continent was first put forward by the Liberator Simón Bolívar who, at the 1826 Congress of Panama, proposed creating a league of Latin American republics, with a common military, a mutual defense pact, and a supranational parliamentary assembly.
Gathered together in Washington, D.C., 18 nations resolved to found the International Union of American Republics, served by a permanent secretariat called the Commercial Bureau of the American Republics (renamed the "International Commercial Bureau" at the Second International Conference in 1901-02).
www.ipedia.com /organization_of_american_states.html   (1237 words)

  
 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Origins of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month »
May is Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month—a celebration of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
Population of the United States by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2000 Census Results
www.infoplease.com /spot/asianhistory1.html   (116 words)

  
 Welcome the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Exhibit Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
May's theme is "Asian Pacific American Heritage Month." The article Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Chronology is recommended for a fuller explanation of this significant month.
Attention is given to peoples from China, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands, Japan, and Korea.
Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
lib.lbcc.edu /exhibits/Asian.html   (1006 words)

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