BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 138
Author: Solorio (D), et al.
Amended: 4/16/12 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 4/16/12
SUBJECT : Vietnamese American history
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution recognizes April 23, 2012 to
April 30, 2012, inclusive, as Black April Memorial Week in
recognition of the great tragedy, suffering and lives lost
during the Vietnam War era, and April 2012 as Vietnamese
American Month.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1. April 30, 2012, marks the 37th anniversary of the end of
the Vietnam War and the start of the eventual exodus of
several million Vietnamese out of Vietnam after South
Vietnam's capital of Saigon fell to the Communists on
April 30, 1975.
2. One out of every 10 Americans who served in Vietnam
became a casualty of war; and, for many Vietnam-era
veterans and Vietnamese Americans who have settled in
the United States, the Vietnam War was a tragedy full of
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great suffering and the loss of American, Vietnamese,
and Southeast Asian lives.
3. Refugees and immigrants from the former Republic of
Vietnam who came to the United States and settled as
free Vietnamese Americans are honored and remembered for
their sacrifices; and, we must teach our children and
future generations important lessons from the Vietnam
War, including the plight of the Vietnamese refugees
following the end of the war because it serves as a
powerful example of the values of freedom and democracy.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
RM:mw 4/24/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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