Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 105

Introduced by Senator Mendoza

February 2, 2016

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 105—Relative to Pakistani American Day.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SCR 105, as introduced, Mendoza. Pakistani American Day.

This measure would proclaim March 23, 2016, as Pakistani American Day and would urge all Californians to join in celebrating Pakistani American Day.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, Pakistan proclaimed its independence on August
14, 1947, and has fostered a close relationship with the United
States of America; and

WHEREAS, Pakistan’s history of sovereign independence was
a great step forward for the cause of freedom and the country’s
history has inspired, supported, and assisted nations around the
world in their pursuit of liberty, justice, and equality; and

WHEREAS, With diligence, fortitude, and an enduring belief
in the American dream, Pakistani immigrants have helped to turn
emergent areas within the State of California into thriving and
respectable communities, while raising their children to be
productive Pakistani Americans; and

WHEREAS, Pakistani Americans have become an integral part
of mainstream American society and have made important
contributions as Californians in the fields of finance, technology,
law, medicine, education, sports, media, the arts, the military, and
government, as well as other areas; and

WHEREAS, There remains much to be done to ensure that
Pakistani Americans have access to resources, have a voice in the
United States government, and continue to advance in the political
landscape of the United States; and

WHEREAS, Celebrating Pakistani American Day provides the
people of California with an opportunity to recognize the
achievements, contributions, and history of Pakistani Americans,
and to appreciate the challenges and opportunities before Pakistani
Americans; and

WHEREAS, As the Pakistani American community prepares
for a new era and creates a new history, Pakistani Americans must
instill in younger generations the proper appreciation for the
courage and values of their forefathers, a deep sense of affinity
with their roots, and pride in their own cultural heritage so that
they may better contribute to the great State of California, rich
with ethnic and cultural diversity; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims March
23, 2016, as Pakistani American Day, and urges all Californians
to join in celebrating Pakistani American Day; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.