Amended in Assembly February 8, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 113

Introduced by Assembly Member Low

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(Coauthors: Senators Liu and Pan)

January 11, 2016

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 113—Relative to Lunar New Year celebration.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 113, as amended, Low. Lunar New Year Celebration.

This measure would recognize the Lunar New Year Celebration on February 8, 2016.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, February 8, 2016, will mark the beginning of the
Lunar New Year, which is celebrated in many Asian communities
around the world, including in the United States and especially in
California; and

WHEREAS, California is home to nearly 6 million Asian and
Pacific Islander Americans of Bangladeshi, Cambodian, Chinese,
Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Indonesian, Iu-Mien, Japanese, Korean,
Laotian, Malaysian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, and
Vietnamese descent; and

WHEREAS, The Asian and Pacific Islander American
community has contributed to the social, cultural, civic, economic,
and academic success of the state; and

WHEREAS, The lunar new year is predominantly celebrated
by over 2.5 million Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese residents of
California; and

WHEREAS, The Lunar New Year is the Year of the Monkey
and is universally celebrated by these communities as a time to
renew family ties and to start the new year with a clean slate; and

WHEREAS, The celebration of the Lunar New Year in
communities throughout California illustrates the state’s rich
cultural history and commitment to racial, religious, and cultural
diversity; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Members join Asian and Pacific
Islander American communities throughout the state in celebrating
February 8, 2016, as the beginning of the Lunar New Year and
extend best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous lunar new year
to all Californians; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.