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          Date of Hearing:   April 19, 2012

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                     ACR 133 (Pan) - As Amended:  April 17, 2012
           
          SUBJECT  :   Taiwanese American Heritage Week.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims that the Legislature joins Taiwanese 
          communities throughout California in celebrating Taiwanese 
          American Heritage Week; declares that warm relations and 
          bilateral exchange between California and Taiwan should grow; 
          supports the goals of Taiwanese American Heritage Week; and 
          recognizes the profound importance of Taiwanese Americans to 
          California.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following 
          legislative findings:

          1)The United States and Taiwan share common ideas and a vision 
            for a healthy, peaceful, and democratic 21st century; and, 
            frequent exchanges, including exchanges at the highest level 
            of government, contribute to broadening the friendship and 
            cooperation between California and Taiwan.

          2)Taiwanese Americans have made great contributions to help 
            shape our state and world; and, Taiwanese Americans have also 
            impacted and shaped the social fabric of our state and nation.

          3)President Bill Clinton first acknowledged, in a letter to the 
            Taiwanese community in May 1999, the celebration of Taiwanese 
            American Heritage Week during the first week of May; and May 
            2012 will mark the 14th annual Taiwanese American Heritage 
            Week national celebration.
           
          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