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160524-N-ZA795-032 -- WASHINGTON (May 24, 2016) -- Naval District Washington (NDW) Deputy Public Affairs Officer Chatney Auger and Religious Programs 1st Class Maila Castillo, perform a traditional Philipino fan dance as part of the NDW Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration at the U.S. Navy Museum. Asian and Pacific American Heritage Week was first observed in May 1979, and then-President George Bush expanded the awareness campaign to the entire month in 1990. Congress officially decreed May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in 1992. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Pedro A. Rodriguez/Released)