Bill Text: IL HR0910 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates March 29 as the Cambodian Day of Remembrance in the State of Illinois.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HR0910 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HR0910-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Millions of Cambodians were killed from 1975 to
1979 as part of a systematic genocide by the Khmer Rouge; many
of these murders were performed at sites now known as the
Killing Fields; and
WHEREAS, In order to provide hope and renewal to the
survivors and to the Cambodian community at large, the
Cambodian-American community remembers and pays tribute to
those lost in the Killing Fields; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kompha Seth, President and Co-Founder of the
Cambodian Association of Illinois, and Dary Mien, Executive
Director of the Cambodian Association of Illinois, have worked
tirelessly to ensure that we remember those who were lost and
those who will forever bear the scars from this atrocity, and
to educate Illinoisans on the rich culture and history of the
Cambodian-American community; and
WHEREAS, It is fitting and proper for the members of this
body to join with the Cambodian-American community in
remembering those who were lost to the Khmer Rouge regime;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

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NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we designate March 29 as the Cambodian Day of Remembrance in
the State of Illinois and urge the people of this State to join
with the Cambodian-American community in remembering those
lost and honoring the survivors.