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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SCR 86
          Author:   Pan (D), et al.
          Introduced:8/20/15  
          Vote:     21 

           SUBJECT:   Little Saigon


          SOURCE:    Author

          DIGEST:   This resolution recognizes California's Vietnamese  
          Americans and "Little Saigon" communities.

          ANALYSIS:   


          This resolution:


          1)Recognizes the positive contributions of Vietnamese Americans  
            and "Little Saigon" communities to California's diverse  
            population and economy.


          2)Encourages the growth of these cultural and economic hubs that  
            have been established through a rise in the Vietnamese  
            American population and "Little Saigon" communities.


          3)Finds that there are at least four areas in California that  
            have been officially designated as "Little Saigon":


                 The oldest, largest, and most prominent "Little Saigon"  
               is located in Orange County with over 189,000 Vietnamese  








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               American residents. 


                 The "Little Saigon" in San Jose is comparable to the  
               "Little Saigon" in Orange County with over 180,000  
               Vietnamese American residents.


                 In Sacramento, a stretch of Stockton Boulevard, from  
               Florin Road to Fruitridge Road, was officially named  
               "Little Saigon" due to the growing and thriving Vietnamese  
               American population.


                 San Francisco designated Larkin Street, between Eddy and  
               O'Farrell Streets, "Little Saigon," where more than  
               three-quarters of the businesses on the two-block stretch  
               are owned by Vietnamese Americans.


          This resolution recognizes California's Vietnamese Americans and  
          "Little Saigon" communities.


          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          SUPPORT:   (Unable to verify at time of writing)


          None received


          OPPOSITION:   (Unable to verify at time of writing)


          None received












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          Prepared by:Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          8/26/15 18:24:08


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