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          SENATE THIRD READING


          SCR  
          105 (Mendoza)


          As Introduced  February 2, 2016


          Majority vote


          SENATE VOTE:  39-0


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          |Committee       |Votes|Ayes                  |Noes                |
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          |----------------+-----+----------------------+--------------------|
          |Rules           |10-0 |Gordon, Chang,        |                    |
          |                |     |Brough, Burke,        |                    |
          |                |     |Campos, Cooley,       |                    |
          |                |     |Jones, Rodriguez,     |                    |
          |                |     |Waldron, Wood         |                    |
          |                |     |                      |                    |
          |                |     |                      |                    |
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          SUMMARY:  Proclaims March 23, 2016, as Pakistani American Day  
          and urges all Californians to join in celebrating Pakistani  
          American Day.  Specifically, this resolution, makes the  
          following legislative findings:
          1)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  








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            their pursuit of liberty, justice, and equality. 


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


          3)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.


          4)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. 


          5)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. 


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None




          Analysis Prepared by:                                             








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