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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 89
          Author:   Salas (D)
          Amended:  As introduced
          Vote:     21

           
           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Read and adopted, 6/9/14


           SUBJECT  :    Portuguese Heritage Month

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution recognizes the month of June 2014 as  
          Portuguese Heritage Month.  

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1.In the early 19th century, the first Portuguese settlers came  
            to California from the Azores Islands, the largest wave of  
            Azorean immigrants moved to California just before and after  
            the turn of the 20th century and industriously set up  
            agricultural operations, especially dairy, vegetable, and  
            fruit farms. 

          2.Historically, California has been a popular destination for  
            immigrants from the Azores Islands, creating strong cultural  
            ties between the two regions; currently there are almost  
            500,000 people of Portuguese heritage living in California. 

          3.In 1994, the University of California, Berkeley, established  
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            The Portuguese Studies Program with the goal to spotlight the  
            crucial and complex but often overlooked experience and  
            contributions of the Portuguese American community. 

          4.Portuguese Americans have made valuable and substantial  
            contributions to every facet of California life.  They  
            continue to thrive in agricultural communities of the San  
            Joaquin Valley, including Hanford and Lemoore in Kings County  
            and Shafter, Wasco, and Bakersfield in Kern County; they have  
            contributed greatly to making market milk the leading  
            agricultural product by value in both Kings and Kern Counties.  


          This resolution recognizes the month of June 2014 as Portuguese  
          Heritage Month; and designates the second Saturday of June as a  
          day to celebrate Portuguese culture through music, dance, art,  
          cooking, parades, and other festivities.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No


          MW:nl  6/11/14   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  NONE RECEIVED

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