BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 28, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Richard Gordon, Chair
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52 (Huff) - As Amended May 26, 2015
SENATE VOTE: 38-0
SUBJECT: Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.
SUMMARY: Recognizes 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 6 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,
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advance, and lead in the fields of art, fashion, business,
technology, education, science, government, law, humanities,
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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