BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 11
Author: Fong (D), et al
Amended: 1/26/09 in Assembly
Vote: 21
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and Adopted, 1/26/09
SUBJECT : Lunar New Year 4707 Celebration
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution recognizes the Lunar New Year
4707 Celebration.
ANALYSIS :
This resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1. January 26, 2009, will mark the beginning of the Lunar
New Year 4707, which is celebrated in many Asian
communities around the world, including the United
States, and especially California.
2. California is home to over four million Asian and
Pacific Islander Americans of Bangladeshi, Cambodian,
Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Indonesian, Iu-Mien,
Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Pakistani, Sri
Lankan, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese descent.
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3. The Asian and Pacific Islander American community has
contributed to the social, cultural, civic, economic,
and academic success of the state.
4. The lunar New Year is predominantly celebrated by the
1.7 million Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese residents of
California.
5. The Lunar New Year 4707 is the Year of the Ox and is
universally celebrated by these communities as a time to
renew family ties and to start the New Year with a clean
slate.
6. The celebration of the lunar New Year in communities
throughout California illustrates the state's rich
cultural diversity and commitment to racial, religious,
and cultural tolerance.
This resolution states that the Members of the Legislature
join Asian and Pacific Islander communities throughout the
state in celebrating January 26, 2009, as the beginning of
the Lunar New Year 4707 and extends best wishes for a
peaceful and prosperous lunar New Year to all Californians.
Prior Legislation
ACR 84 (Eng), Chapter 8, Statutes of 2008 , a similar bill
relative to the Lunar New Year 4706.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
TSM:do 3/4/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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