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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 70
Author: Salas (D), et al.
Amended: 6/1/15 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 6/1/15
SUBJECT: Portuguese National Heritage Month
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution recognizes the month of June 2015 as
Portuguese National Heritage Month.
ANALYSIS: 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.
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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.
This resolution recognizes the month of June 2015 as Portuguese
National Heritage Month.
Related/Prior Legislation
SCR 62 (Mendoza, 2015) declares June 10, 2015, as Portugal Day
to celebrate Portuguese national heritage. SCR 62 passed the
Senate 39-0 on May 28, 2015, and is currently pending in the
Assembly.
ACR 89 (Salas, Resolution Chapter 81, Statutes of 2014)
recognized the month of June 2014 as Portuguese Heritage Month.
SCR 79 (Denham, Resolution Chapter 24, Statutes of 2010)
recognized the month of June as Portuguese Heritage Month.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified6/9/15)
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None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified6/9/15)
None received
Prepared by: Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520
6/9/15 11:09:42
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