Bill Text: TX HR1400 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing April 17, 2013, as Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 50-32)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1400 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1400-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing April 17, 2013, as Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 50-32)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1400 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1400-Introduced.html
83R20220 JWI-F | ||
By: Vo | H.R. No. 1400 |
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WHEREAS, After the Vietnam War ended, a large number of | ||
Vietnamese refugees immigrated to the United States, and many moved | ||
to the metropolitan areas and coastal regions of Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, These first-generation Vietnamese Americans worked | ||
hard and flourished in Texas, and now the state is home to the | ||
second largest Vietnamese population in the United States, with | ||
more than 210,000 residents, nearly half of those living in the | ||
Houston-Sugarland-Baytown area; and | ||
WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans have fully embraced the | ||
freedoms of speech and religion and all of the democratic | ||
principles that the United States offers; 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 166,000 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 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize April 17, 2013, as Vietnamese American | ||
Day at the State Capitol and extend to each visitor here for the | ||
occasion best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable day in Austin. |