Bill Text: CA SCR85 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Viet Dzung Human Rights Memorial Highway.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-07-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 90, Statutes of 2014. [SCR85 Detail]
Download: California-2013-SCR85-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SCR 85 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 90
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 9, 2014
ADOPTED IN SENATE JULY 3, 2014
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 23, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 16, 2014
AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 19, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Senator Correa
(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Quirk-Silva)
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
Relative to the Viet Dzung Human Rights Memorial Highway.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 85, Correa. Viet Dzung Human Rights Memorial Highway.
This measure would designate a specified portion of State Route 39
(Beach Boulevard) in the County of Orange as the Viet Dzung Human
Rights Memorial Highway. The measure would request the Department of
Transportation to determine the cost for appropriate signs showing
this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
WHEREAS, Prior to his death in December 2013, at the age of 55
years, Viet Dzung was a recognized musician, songwriter, emcee,
community leader, and an ardent voice for freedom, human rights, and
democracy, particularly in Vietnam; and
WHEREAS, Viet Dzung was born in Saigon, Vietnam, on September 8,
1958, to a former member of parliament and a school teacher; and
WHEREAS, After the end of the Vietnam War, he fled to Singapore
before moving to the United States in 1976 and being reunited with
his family; and
WHEREAS, Drawing strength from his family's refugee experience,
Viet Dzung was a champion involved in and leading the Vietnamese
American community to honor the Vietnamese culture and to celebrate,
defend, and press for freedoms both here and in Vietnam; and
WHEREAS, Viet Dzung was instrumental as an organizer and emcee for
the annual Black April Commemoration at the Vietnam War Memorial in
the City of Westminster to honor United States and South Vietnamese
veterans and the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for freedom
during the Vietnam War; and
WHEREAS, Viet Dzung reached out to and involved thousands of
Vietnamese Americans, including performers, singers, students,
business owners, religious leaders, and nonprofit leaders, as a daily
voice on Radio Bolsa every morning providing news and public service
announcements to the largest Vietnamese American community in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, Viet Dzung, whose real name was Nguyen Ngoc Hung Dung,
was respected in Little Saigon and worldwide for his dedication to
the Vietnamese refugee community and his commitment to fighting for
human rights, religious freedom, and democracy in Vietnam; and
WHEREAS, Thousands of people have been inspired by Viet Dzung's
activism, music, and art throughout his meaningful life; and
WHEREAS, Viet Dzung's life serves as an example of how one person
can have a positive impact on those in his or her community; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the
portion of State Route 39 (Beach Boulevard) between Interstate 405
and Talbert Avenue in the County of Orange as the Viet Dzung Human
Rights Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of appropriate signs, consistent with the signing
requirements for the state highway system, showing this special
designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources
sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author for
appropriate distribution.
