BILL NUMBER: SR 73	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  MAY 2, 2016
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 21, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senators Nguyen, Beall, and Pan

                        APRIL 21, 2016

   Relative to Áo Dài Day


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, The Month of May has been designated as Asian and Pacific
Islander American Heritage Month; and
   WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans living in California and elsewhere
in the United States desire to contribute to and share their cultural
heritage with the City of San Jose, the County of Orange, and other
municipalities in the United States; and
   WHEREAS, The Vietnamese traditional long gown, known as the Áo
Dài, has long been recognized as the symbol of cultural aesthetics
and pride of people of Vietnamese descent; and
   WHEREAS, To contribute to the people of the City of San Jose and
the County of Orange, and to celebrate the diversity of American
society, the Vietnamese American community has held a community event
known as the Áo Dài Festival on a biennial basis; and
   WHEREAS, The Áo Dài Festival will be held in San Jose during Asian
Pacific Islander American Heritage Month in 2016; and
   WHEREAS, The Vietnamese American community desires to designate a
special day to invite all residents of California to share in its
cultural heritage by wearing the Vietnamese Áo Dài; and
   WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans now petition that May 15th be
designated as Áo Dài Day; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That May 15,
2016, shall be recognized as Áo Dài Day; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for distribution.