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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 40
          Author:   Solorio (D), et al.
          Amended:  4/4/11 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Read and adopted, 4/4/11


           SUBJECT  :    Vietnamese American history

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution recognizes April 24, 2011, to 
          April 30, 2011, inclusive, as Black April Memorial Week, 
          and April 2011 as Vietnamese American Month.

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following 
          legislative findings:

          1. April 30, 2011, marks the 36th anniversary of the end of 
             the Vietnam War and the start of the eventual exodus of 
             several million Vietnamese after South Vietnam's capital 
             of Saigon fell to communists on April 30, 1975. 

          2. One out of every 10 Americans who served in Vietnam 
             became a casualty of war; and, for many Vietnam-era 
             veterans and Vietnamese Americans who have settled in 
             the United States, the Vietnam War was a tragedy full of 
             great suffering and the loss of American, Vietnamese, 
             and Southeast Asian lives. 

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          3. Refugees and immigrants from the former Republic of 
             Vietnam who came to the United States and settled as 
             free Vietnamese Americans are honored and remembered for 
             their sacrifices; and, we must teach our children and 
             future generations important lessons from the Vietnam 
             War, including the plight of the Vietnamese refugees 
             following the end of war because it serves as a powerful 
             example of the values of freedom and democracy. 

          This resolution recognizes April 24, 2011, to April 30, 
          2011, inclusive, as Black April Memorial Week in 
          recognition of the great tragedy, suffering and lives lost 
          during the Vietnam War era; and April 2011 as Vietnamese 
          American Month to honor a community that has added 
          personal, cultural, and economic value to the State of 
          California. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  4/11/11)

          King Hung Oversea Foundation
          Little Saigon Foundation
          Vietnamese American Federation of Southern California



          PQ:mw  4/13/11   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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