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          Date of Hearing:  May 7, 2015 


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                Richard Gordon, Chair


          ACR 61  
          (Chu) - As Introduced April 28, 2015


          SUBJECT:  May 2015: Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage  
          Month.


          SUMMARY:  Recognize May 2015 as Asian and Pacific Islander  
          American Heritage Month and commends Asian and Pacific Islander  
          Americans for their notable accomplishments and contributions to  
          California.  Specifically, this resolution makes the following  
          legislative findings:


          1)California is home to over 5.8 million Asian and Pacific  
            Islander Americans, more than any other state and Asian and  
            Pacific Islander Americans are one of the fastest growing  
            ethnic populations in the state and the nation.

          2)Asian and Pacific Islander Americans have endured hardships,  
            including unjust working conditions, prejudice, and  
            discrimination in some of the darkest times in our state's and  
            nation's history, including the Chinese Exclusion Act,  
            naturalized citizenship ineligibility, the Alien Land Law,  
            antimiscegenation laws, and Japanese internment.

          3)Asian and Pacific Islander Americans continue to cultivate,  
            advance, and lead in the fields of art, fashion, business,  
            technology, education, science, government, law, humanities,  








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            medicine, sports, and entertainment.

          4)The California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander  
            American Affairs was established in 2004 and is charged with  
            advising the Governor, the Legislature, and state agencies on  
            issues relating to the social and economic development, rights  
            and interests of California's Asian and Pacific Islander  
            American communities.

          FISCAL EFFECT:   None



          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:




          Support


          None on file




          Opposition


          None on file




          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800












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