BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 28, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Richard Gordon, Chair
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(Salas) - As Introduced May 13, 2015
SUBJECT: Portuguese National Heritage Month.
SUMMARY: Recognizes the month of June 2015 as Portuguese
National Heritage Month. Specifically, this resolution makes
the following legislative findings:
1)In the early 19th century, the first Portuguese settlers came
to California from the Azores Islands, the largest wave of
Azorean immigrants moved to California just before and after
the turn of the 20th century and industriously set up
agricultural operations, especially dairy, vegetable, and
fruit farms.
2)Historically, California has been a popular destination for
immigrants from the Azores Islands, creating strong cultural
ties between two regions: currently there are over 330,000
people of Portuguese heritage living in California.
3)In 1994, The University of California, Berkeley, established
the Portuguese Studies Program with the goal "to spotlight the
crucial and complex but often overlooked experience and
contributions of the Portuguese American Community."
4)Portuguese Americans continue to thrive in agricultural
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communities of the San Joaquin Valley, including Hanford and
Lemoore in Kings County and Shafter, Wasco, and Bakersfield in
Kern County; they have contributed greatly to making market
milk the leading agricultural product by value in both Kings
and Kern Counties.
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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