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          Date of Hearing:   April 29, 2010

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                 SCR 79 (Denham) - As Introduced:  February 22, 2010

           SENATE VOTE  :   32-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Portuguese Heritage Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Recognizes the month of June as Portuguese Heritage  
          Month.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following  
          legislative findings:

          1)In 1870, Portuguese immigrants began arriving in the United  
            Sates in relatively large numbers; and the majority of these  
            Portuguese immigrants were men from the Azores, who were  
            primarily recruited to work on American whaling ships and to  
            farm.

          2)Many Portuguese Americans settled in the Santa Clara and San  
            Joaquin Valleys with the thriving agricultural industry of the  
            late 19th and 20th centuries virtually guaranteed a job for  
            anyone who was willing to work; and Portuguese Americans  
            continue to thrive in agricultural communities of the Santa  
            Clara and San Joaquin Valleys.  

          3)Portuguese Americans have truly made valuable and substantial  
            contributions to every facet of California life; and the  
            Portuguese Heritage Society of California designated the  
            second Saturday of June as a day to celebrate Portuguese  
            culture through music, dance, art, cooking, parades, and other  
            festivities.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file.
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file.








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          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800