BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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70 (Salas)
As Introduced May 13, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
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|----------------+------+---------------------+----------------------|
|Rules |11-0 |Gordon, Chang, | |
| | |Burke, Campos, | |
| | |Cooley, Dodd, Jones, | |
| | |Mayes, Rodriguez, | |
| | |Waldron, Wood | |
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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
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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
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
Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0000554