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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 58
Author: Pan (D), et al.
Introduced:5/5/15
Vote: 21
SUBJECT: Filipino American History Month
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution recognizes the month of October 2015 as
Filipino American History Month and the 428th anniversary of the
first presence of Filipinos in the continental United States.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)Filipinos and Filipino Americans have been contributing to
California and the United States for hundreds of years, ever
since October 18, 1587, when the first "Luzones Indios" set
foot in Morro Bay, California, on board the Nuestra Señora de
Esperanza, a Manila-built galleon ship captained by Pedro de
Unamuno of Spain. In the late 1700s and early 1800s, Filipinos
helped Father Junípero Serra establish the California mission
system.
2)Between 1906 and 1935, the first large wave of Filipino
immigration to the United States began, as Filipinos were
recruited to California, Alaska, and Hawaii to work in the
agricultural industries, canneries, and sugarcane plantations,
respectively.
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3)In the first decades of the 20th century, thousands of
Filipinos in California worked in agricultural fields
throughout the state, in cities and regions such as the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the central coast, Imperial
Valley, Orange County, the Inland Empire, Delano, Bakersfield,
Coachella Valley, and the San Francisco Bay area, and became a
critical element in the growth and political economy of the
state, often enduring harsh labor conditions and poor wages,
but persevering and creating a strong legacy of mutual
support, strikes, and organization for farm labor
unionization.
4)During World War II, approximately 200,000 Filipino soldiers
battled under the command of the United States to preserve the
liberty of our country and win back the liberty of the
Philippines from the Japanese occupation. Thousands of these
Filipino soldiers came from California, served in the First
and Second Filipino Infantry Regiments, underwent training at
Salinas and at Fort Ord, California, and were stationed at
Camp Beale near Sacramento and Camp Cooke near Santa Maria.
5)The Filipino American population is currently the largest
Asian American and Pacific Islander group in California and
the third largest Asian American and Pacific Islander group in
the United States.
6)Filipino Americans have served the public in a wide range of
capacities, including, but not limited to, Chief Justice of
the California Supreme Court, representatives to the United
States Congress, legislators in the state legislatures of
California and other states, and other city, state, and
federal leaders of the United States.
7)Throughout the history of the United States, Filipino
Americans have made cultural, economic, political, social, and
other contributions to our country that have become a vital
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part of the rich, diverse, and vibrant tapestry of our nation.
This resolution recognizes the month of October 2015 as Filipino
American History Month and the 428th anniversary of the first
presence of Filipinos in the continental United States.
Prior Legislation
ACR 169 (Bonta, Resolution Chapter 180, Statutes of 2014)
recognized the month of October 2014 as Filipino American
History Month and the 427th anniversary of the first presence of
Filipinos in the continental United States.
ACR 77 (Bonta, Resolution Chapter 149, Statutes of 2013)
recognized the month of October 2013 as Filipino American
History Month and the 426th anniversary of the first presence of
Filipinos in the continental United States.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified5/12/15)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified5/12/15)
None received
Prepared by: Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520
5/13/15 15:55:57
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