BILL ANALYSIS Ķ SCR 97 Page 1 Date of Hearing: August 18, 2016 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES Richard S. Gordon, Chair SCR 97 (Pan) - As Introduced January 11, 2016 SENATE VOTE: 36-0 SUBJECT: Filipino American History Month SUMMARY: Recognizes the month of October 2016 as Filipino American History Month and the 429th anniversary of the first presence of Filipinos in the continental United States. Specifically, 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 Seņora de Esperanza, a Manila-built galleon ship captained by Pedro de Unamuno of Spain. 2)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 SCR 97 Page 2 support, strikes, and organization for farm labor unionization. 3)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. 4)Preserving our Filipino communities throughout California and the United States is critical to the preservation of Filipino culture, history, traditions, and heritage. FISCAL EFFECT: None REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION: Support None on file Opposition None on file Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800