Bill Text: TX HR1180 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Recognizing March 30, 2017, as Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2017-04-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1180 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR1180-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.R. No. 1180
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, When the Vietnam War ended with the fall of Saigon in
  1975, a large number of Vietnamese refugees, including former
  military personnel, government officials, and those who had worked
  with the United States during the war, immigrated to surrounding
  areas and to America; and
         WHEREAS, From the late 1970s to the mid-1980s, thousands of
  Vietnamese risked their lives by fleeing Vietnam aboard small
  wooden boats; approximately half of these emigrants perished at
  sea, but others reached refugee camps in Thailand, Malaysia,
  Indonesia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong; and
         WHEREAS, Many Vietnamese who came to the United States chose
  to settle in the metropolitan areas and coastal regions of Texas;
  these first-generation Vietnamese Americans worked hard and
  flourished here, and now the state is home to the second-largest
  Vietnamese population in the United States, with almost 400,000
  residents, nearly half of whom live in the Houston-Sugar
  Land-Baytown area; and
         WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans have fully embraced all of the
  democratic principles for which the United States stands, including
  human rights, religious freedom, freedom of speech, and protection
  against threats of aggression; and
         WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans have denied the authority of
  the Vietnamese Communist Flag and pushed for governments to
  officially recognize the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag,
  which symbolizes both the Vietnamese cultural heritage and a deeply
  rooted resilience and yearning for democracy; and
         WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans strongly support education,
  and their children are graduating from high schools and higher
  education institutions at high rates; and
         WHEREAS, The Lone Star State has benefited enormously from
  the contributions of its Vietnamese American residents; and
         WHEREAS, The Vietnamese American community plays a vital role
  in the business, professional, and cultural life not only of the
  Lone Star State but also of the country; the number of small
  businesses owned by Vietnamese Americans has grown substantially,
  and these firms have created more than 200,000 jobs nationwide,
  adding billions of dollars to the economy; in addition, Vietnamese
  Americans contribute to their communities in a myriad of ways, as
  teachers, lawyers, writers, actors, doctors, mayors, judges, and
  public servants; among the many Vietnamese Americans who have led
  notable careers are astronaut Eugene H. Trinh, former Dallas Cowboy
  Dat Nguyen, and scientist Nguyet Anh Duong, who developed the
  thermobaric weapon, which has been vital to U.S. military efforts;
  and
         WHEREAS, For many decades, people of Vietnamese descent have
  excelled in our society and economy, enriched our cultural
  tapestry, and helped enhance and secure the Lone Star State's
  reputation as a land of promise and possibility; now, therefore, be
  it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize March 30, 2017, as Vietnamese American
  Day at the State Capitol and extend to each participant best wishes
  for an informative and enjoyable day in Austin.
 
  Vo
  Tinderholt
  Button
 
 
Straus Goldman Oliverson
 
Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
 
Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
 
Alvarado Gooden Parker
 
Anchia Guerra Paul
 
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
 
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
 
Arévalo Hefner Phillips
 
Ashby Hernandez Pickett
 
Bailes Herrero Price
 
Bell Hinojosa Raney
 
Bernal Holland Raymond
 
Biedermann Howard Reynolds
 
Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
 
Bohac Hunter Roberts
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
 
Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Burrows Kacal Sanford
 
Button Keough Schaefer
 
Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
 
Canales King of Parker Schubert
 
Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
 
Clardy Klick Sheffield
 
Coleman Koop Shine
 
Collier Krause Simmons
 
Cook Kuempel Smithee
 
Cortez Lambert Springer
 
Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
 
Craddick Lang Stickland
 
Cyrier Larson Stucky
 
Dale Laubenberg Swanson
 
Darby Leach Thierry
 
Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
 
Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
 
Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
 
Deshotel Martinez Turner
 
Dukes Metcalf Uresti
 
Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
 
Elkins Miller Villalba
 
Faircloth Minjarez Vo
 
Fallon Moody Walle
 
Farrar Morrison White
 
Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
 
Frank Murphy Workman
 
Frullo Murr Wray
 
Geren Neave Wu
 
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
 
Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1180 was adopted by the House on March
  30, 2017, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
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