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          Date of Hearing:   May 2, 2011

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                 ACR 27 (Mendoza) - As Introduced:  February 18, 2011
           
          SUBJECT  :   Cinco de Mayo Week.

           SUMMARY  :  Proclaims May 2 through May 9, 2011, as Cinco de Mayo 
          Week to honor the Mexican Americans of today who have fought, 
          died, and lived to protect the freedom of the United States; and 
          urges all Californians to join in celebrating Cinco de Mayo.  
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative 
          findings:  

          1)Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is memorialized as a 
            significant date in the history of California and Mexico in 
            recognition of the courage of the Mexican people, who defeated 
            a better trained and better equipped army at the "Batalla de 
            Puebla." 

          2)Achievements by Latinos in America and California include 
            contributions to all facets of our community. 

          3)Cinco de Mayo offers an opportunity to reflect on the courage 
            and achievements not only of the Mexican forces at Puebla, but 
            also on the courage and achievements of Latinos here in 
            California.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  None
           
          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.
           

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










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