Bill Text: CA SCR7 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Chaptered


Bill Title: Áo Dài Day.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 57-17)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-06 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 86, Statutes of 2023. [SCR7 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SCR7-Chaptered.html

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 7
CHAPTER 86

Relative to Áo Dài Day.

[ Filed with Secretary of State  June 06, 2023. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SCR 7, Nguyen. Áo Dài Day.
This measure would proclaim May 15, 2023, as Áo Dài Day in California.
Fiscal Committee: NO  

WHEREAS, The month of May has been designated as Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month; and
WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans living in California and elsewhere in the United States desire to contribute to and share their cultural heritage with the State of California and with the United States; and
WHEREAS, The Vietnamese traditional long gown, known as the Áo Dài, has long been recognized as the symbol of cultural aesthetics and pride of people of Vietnamese descent; and
WHEREAS, To contribute to the people of the State of California, and to celebrate the diversity of American society, the Vietnamese American community has held a community event known as the Áo Dài Festival throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, The Áo Dài Festival will be celebrated throughout the State of California during Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month in May 2023; and
WHEREAS, The Vietnamese American community desires to designate a special day to invite all residents of California to share in its cultural heritage by wearing the traditional Vietnamese Áo Dài; and
WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans now petition that May 15 be designated as Áo Dài Day; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That May 15, 2023, shall be proclaimed as Áo Dài Day; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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