BILL NUMBER: ACR 45	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  170
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  AUGUST 29, 2016
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 18, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 18, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 14, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 11, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Grove
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Chávez, Cooley, Dahle, Dodd, Beth
Gaines, Gatto, Lackey, Mathis, Olsen, Patterson, Steinorth, Wagner,
Waldron, Wilk, Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins,
Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke,
Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chiu, Chu, Cooper, Dababneh, Daly,
Eggman, Frazier, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson,
Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Hadley, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mayes,
McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell,
Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Mark Stone,
Thurmond, Ting, Weber, Williams, and Wood)
   (Coauthors: Senators Bates and Leno)

                        MARCH 11, 2015

   Relative to the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 45, Grove. Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933.
   This measure would remember and honor the millions of victims of
the man-made Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as "Holodomor," and
their descendants who are living throughout California. The measure
would also designate November 26, 2016, as Holodomor Remembrance Day.





   WHEREAS, The Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as "Holodomor,"
was a man-made famine that caused the deaths of at least five million
innocent men, women, and children in Ukraine, resulting in an
annihilation of an estimated 25 percent of the rural population of
that country, one of the most productive agricultural areas of the
Soviet Union; and
   WHEREAS, This man-made famine also resulted in the deaths of an
estimated one to two million people in regions outside Ukraine,
mostly in the largely ethnic Ukrainian North Caucasus territory; and
   WHEREAS, These millions of people were starved to death by forced
agricultural collectivization and grain seizures by the Soviet Union;
and
   WHEREAS, Western observers and scholars who accurately reported on
the existence of the famine as it was occurring were subjected to
disparagement and criticism for their reporting; and
   WHEREAS, The Soviet Union and many scholars in the West denied the
existence of the famine until the collapse of the Soviet Union in
1991 when Soviet Union archives became accessible, thereby making the
documentation of the premeditated nature of the famine and its harsh
enforcement possible; and
   WHEREAS, The final report of the U.S. Commission on the Ukraine
Famine, established on December 13, 1985, concluded that the victims
were "starved to death in a man-made famine"; and
   WHEREAS, Although the famine was one of the greatest losses of
human life in the 20th century, its occurrence remains insufficiently
known in the United States and throughout the world; and
   WHEREAS, The official recognition of the famine by the government
of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine represents a significant
step in the reestablishment of Ukraine's national identity and the
advancement of efforts to establish a democratic and free Ukraine
that is fully integrated into the Western community of nations; and
   WHEREAS, Whether Ukrainian immigrants were fleeing political
oppression or religious persecution to pursue better lives for
themselves and their families, the desire to live in peace and enjoy
liberty was so valued that it drew generations of Ukrainian
immigrants to the United States and California in an effort to
rebuild their lives; and
   WHEREAS, California is now home to the third largest
Ukrainian-American population in the United States, and Ukrainians
living in California have enriched our state through their leadership
and contributions in agriculture, business, academia, government,
and the arts; and
   WHEREAS, In August 2015, a memorial to the millions who perished
in the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as "Holodomor," was
erected in the United States capital, and the dedication ceremony
took place on November 7, 2015; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the millions of victims of the man-made
Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as "Holodomor," and their
descendants living throughout California should be solemnly
remembered and honored; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature designates November 26, 2016, as
Holodomor Remembrance Day in California and encourages individual
citizens, educators, businesses, groups, organizations, and public
institutions to observe Holodomor Remembrance Day with appropriate
activities designed to honor the victims and educate Californians
about this tragedy; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.