Assembly Resolution No. 377

BY: M. of A. Buttenschon

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        October  2021,  as Polish American Heritage Month in
        the State of New York

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to call  attention
to  those  months  that  are  set aside to serve to enhance the cultural
enrichment of the State  of  New  York  and  preserve  the  heritage  of
Polish-Americans; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim October 2021, as Polish
American  Heritage  Month  in the State of New York, in conjunction with
the observance of National Polish American Heritage Month; and

  WHEREAS, Polish Americans have influenced American culture  in  many
ways;  the  most  prominent  among  these  is  through  the inclusion of
traditional Polish cuisine such as pierogi, kielbasa and golabki; and

  WHEREAS, Polish Americans have  also  contributed  to  altering  the
physical landscape of the cities they have inhabited, erecting monuments
to  Polish  American  heroes such as Kosciuszko and Pulaski; distinctive
cultural phenomena such as Polish flats or the Polish Cathedral style of
architecture became part and parcel of the areas where Polish settlement
occurred; and

  WHEREAS, It is the intent of  this  Legislative  Body  to  recognize
those  important  events  such  as  Polish American Heritage Month which
remind us of the rich and  diverse  heritage  of  our  great  State  and
Nation; and

  WHEREAS,  Events  which  celebrate diversity and peace contribute to
fulfilling our Nation's great legacy of equal opportunity for  all,  and
do  so  profoundly enhance our shared commitment to freedom and justice;
now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim October 2021, as Polish
American  Heritage  Month  in the State of New York, in conjunction with
the observance of National Polish American Heritage  Month;  and  be  it
further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the  State  of
New York.