BILL NUMBER: SCR 105	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  MARCH 14, 2016
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 10, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 10, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Mendoza
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen,
Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke,
Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh,
Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Cristina Garcia,
Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Grove,
Hadley, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder,
Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez,
Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Rendon,
Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone,
Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

                        FEBRUARY 2, 2016

   Relative to Pakistani American Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 105, 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.



   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.