This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we celebrate the resilience, devotion, and patriotism of Americans whose heritage spans the Pacific and whose tremendous contributions have helped build the greatest Nation the world has ever known. Throughout our Nation’s 250 glorious years of freedom and independence, countless Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have made tremendous contributions to our national story.  From the more than 77,000 brave service members defending our freedoms in the Armed Forces and the countless small business owners fueling our economy to the talented doctors who are making our country healthy again and the technological innovators driving our industries into the future, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have strengthened every facet of American life.…