Bill Text: NY K00863 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 863 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Recognizing the Bangladeshi American Advocacy Group for many years of support and advocacy on behalf of Bangladesh Americans in New York State

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-06-10 - adopted [K00863 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00863-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 863

BY: M. of A. Miller MG

        RECOGNIZING   the  Bangladeshi  American  Advocacy
        Group on April 21, 2020, for many years  of  support
        and  advocacy  on  behalf of Bangladesh Americans in
        New York State

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body, in  keeping  with
its  time-honored  traditions,  to  recognize  and  pay tribute to those
organizations which foster ethnic  pride  and  enhance  the  profile  of
cultural  diversity  which  strengthens the fabric of the communities of
New York State; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
recognize the Bangladeshi American Advocacy Group on April 21, 2020, for
many years of support and advocacy on behalf of Bangladesh Americans  in
New York State; and

  WHEREAS, The Bangladeshi American Advocacy Group is a not-for-profit
organization  which  seeks  to  give a voice to the Bangladesh Americans
living throughout the  State  of  New  York;  the  Bangladeshi  American
Advocacy  Group's  primary  mission  is  to  bring  social and political
equality  in  order  to  improve  the  quality  of  life  of  Bangladesh
Americans; and

  WHEREAS,  Founded  in  2011  by  several  Bangladesh immigrants, the
Bangladeshi American Advocacy Group strives to give Bangladesh Americans
a voice, and to encourage them to demand equal political rights, as well
as raise their quality of life; and

  WHEREAS, The Bangladeshi American Advocacy Group  hopes  to  achieve
these goals by sharing the Bangladesh American community's political and
social  concerns to various federal, state, and local elected officials;
and

  WHEREAS, The Bangladeshi American Advocacy Group speaks up  for  the
rights  of  all Bangladesh Americans and seeks to bring positive changes
to the Bangladesh American community; and

  WHEREAS, Furthermore, the Bangladeshi American Advocacy Group is  an
umbrella  organization which creates, supports, and sponsors initiatives
and programs to help Bangladeshis living in the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS, A civic engagement organization, the  Bangladeshi  American
Advocacy  Group  engages in multicultural events, seminars, programs and
city services that will  assist  monolingual  and  bilingual  people  of
Bangladeshi  origin;  this  organization  is  committed  to working with
government  agencies,  community  based   organizations,   and   elected
officials to better the lives of the Bangladesh American community; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Bangladeshi  American  Advocacy  Group identifies and
addresses issues of importance to the Bangladesh American community  and
similarly   situated  South  Asian  Groups  through  collaboration  with
governmental agencies and elected officials; and


  WHEREAS,  It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize and
pay tribute to those organizations which contribute to  the  improvement
and  enhancement  of  the  quality  of  life  in  the  communities  they
represent; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is proudly moved to honor and commend
the  Bangladeshi  American  Advocacy  Group,  which   has   labored   so
conscientiously  to  secure  and  improve  the  quality  of life for the
residents and community  it  serves,  noting  the  significance  of  its
unremitting  efforts  to  build  a  commonality of interest and pride of
cooperative achievement, inherent in the values of community and  family
life; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
recognize the Bangladeshi American Advocacy Group on April 21, 2020, for
many years of support and advocacy on behalf of Bangladesh Americans  in
the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Bangladeshi American Advocacy Group.