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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 133
          Author:   Bonta (D), et al.
          Amended:  5/12/14 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Read and adopted, 5/12/14


           SUBJECT :    Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution recognizes May 2014 as Asian and  
          Pacific Islander American Heritage Month; and commends Asian and  
          Pacific Islander Americans for their notable accomplishments and  
          contributions to California.

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings: 

           1. California is home to over 5.8 million Asian and Pacific  
             Islander Americans, more than any other state, and Asian and  
             Pacific Islander Americans are one of the fastest growing  
             ethnic populations in the state and the nation. 

           2. Asian and Pacific Islander Americans have endured hardships,  
             including unjust working conditions, prejudice, and  
             discrimination in some of the darkest times in our state's  
             and nation's history, including the Chinese Exclusion Act,  
             naturalized citizenship ineligibility, the Alien Land Law,  
             antimiscegenation laws, and Japanese internment. 
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           3. Asian and Pacific Islander Americans continue to cultivate,  
             advance, and lead in the fields of art, fashion, business,  
             technology, education, science, government, law, humanities,  
             medicine, sports, and entertainment. 

           4. The California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander  
             American Affairs was established in 2004 and is charged with  
             advising the Governor, the Legislature, and state agencies on  
             issues relating to the social and economic development,  
             rights and interests of California's Asian and Pacific  
             Islander American communities.

          This resolution recognizes May 2014 as Asian and Pacific  
          Islander American Heritage Month; and commends Asian and Pacific  
          Islander Americans for their notable accomplishments and  
          contributions to California.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No


          MW:k  5/20/14   Senate Floor Analyses 

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