Bill Text: CA ACR133 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: May 2014: Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 58-18)

Status: (Passed) 2014-06-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 58, Statutes of 2014. [ACR133 Detail]

Download: California-2013-ACR133-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 133	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  58
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JUNE 10, 2014
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  JUNE 5, 2014
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 12, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 12, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bonta
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Chau, Fong, Muratsuchi, Pan, Ting,
Williams, Yamada, Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow,
Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon,
Campos, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly,
Dickinson, Eggman, Fox, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez,
Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Roger
Hernández, Holden, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Lowenthal,
Maienschein, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, John
A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas,
Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Wagner, Waldron, Weber,
Wieckowski, and Wilk)
   (Coauthors: Senators Lieu and Liu)

                        APRIL 9, 2014

   Relative to Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 133, Bonta. May 2014: Asian and Pacific Islander American
Heritage Month.
   This measure would recognize May 2014 as Asian and Pacific
Islander American Heritage Month.



   WHEREAS, One of the earliest records of Asian and Pacific Islander
Americans in the United States dates back to 1763 in New Orleans,
Louisiana, where Filipino sailors who worked the Manila-Acapulco
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, coorganizing the Delano Grape Strike,
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 Law, antimiscegenation
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 5.8 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 Pacific Islander; 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 15 percent of 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 California Asian and Pacific Islander Legislative
Caucus, a caucus of State Assembly Members and Senators, represents
and advocates 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 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 Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature commends Asian and Pacific
Islander Americans for their notable accomplishments and
contributions to California, and recognizes May 2014 as Asian and
Pacific Islander American Heritage Month; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.