Bill Text: CA SCR52 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Senate Concurrent Resolution 52 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-4)

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 60, Statutes of 2015. [SCR52 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SCR52-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: SCR 52	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  60
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JUNE 10, 2015
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  JUNE 4, 2015
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 2, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senators Huff and Nguyen
   (Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Bates, Block, Hall, Leno, Nielsen,
and Vidak)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Chang, Dodd, and Kim)

                        APRIL 30, 2015

   Relative to Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 52, Huff. Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.
   This measure would recognize May 2015 as Asian and Pacific
Islander American Heritage Month.




   WHEREAS, One of the earliest records of Asian and Pacific Islander
Americans in North America dates back to 1763 in what is now known
as New Orleans, Louisiana, where Filipino sailors who worked the
Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade route settled; and
   WHEREAS, Asian and Pacific Islander Americans have made indelible
contributions to the history of California and the United States that
include, but are not limited to, building the Transcontinental
Railroad, serving honorably in the Armed Forces, fighting for the
United States in foreign wars, and advocating for civil rights; and
   WHEREAS, Asian and Pacific Islander Americans have endured
hardships, including unjust working conditions, prejudice, and
discrimination, in some of the darkest times in our state's and
nation's history, including the Chinese Exclusion Act, naturalized
citizenship ineligibility, the Alien Land Laws, anti-miscegenation
laws, and Japanese internment; and
   WHEREAS, Asian and Pacific Islander Americans continue to
cultivate, advance, and lead in the fields of art, fashion, business,
technology, education, science, government, law, humanities,
medicine, sports, and entertainment; and
   WHEREAS, California is home to over 6 million Asian and Pacific
Islander Americans, more than any other state, and Asian and Pacific
Islander Americans are one of the fastest growing ethnic populations
in the state and nation; and
   WHEREAS, Asian and Pacific Islander Americans constitute 16
percent of California's population and represent diverse ancestries
that include, but are not limited to, Asian Indian, Bangladeshi,
Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chamorro, Chinese, Taiwanese,
Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Iu-Mien, Iwo Jiman, Guamanian, Japanese,
Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Maldivian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Native
Hawaiian, Vietnamese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Samoan, Singaporean, Sri
Lankan, Thai, Tongan, and other ancestries that may be traced to
various Pacific Islands; and
   WHEREAS, California's Asian and Pacific Islander American
entrepreneurs are innovative and lead many successful businesses to
the pinnacle of their respective industries nationally and globally,
and own over 500,000 businesses in California; and
   WHEREAS, The California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander
American Affairs was established in 2004 and is charged with advising
the Governor, the Legislature, and state agencies on issues relating
to the social and economic development, rights, and interests of
California's Asian and Pacific Islander American communities; and
   WHEREAS, The Legislature has 12 Asian and Pacific Islander
Assembly Members and Senators who represent and advocate for the
interests of the diverse Asian and Pacific Islander American
communities; and
   WHEREAS, The federal government officially designates May as
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month; and
   WHEREAS, Celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage
Month provides Californians with an opportunity to recognize the
achievements, contributions, and history of Asian and Pacific
Islander Americans; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature commends Asian and Pacific
Islander Americans for their notable accomplishments and
contributions to California, and recognizes May 2015 as Asian and
Pacific Islander American Heritage Month; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.