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          Bill No:  SCR 93
          Author:   Corbett (D)
          Amended:  As introduced
          Vote:     21


           SUBJECT  :    California Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation  
          Month

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution designates the month of October 2014  
          as California Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation Month,  
          and recognizes and acknowledges the significant contributions  
          made by Californians of Hindu heritage to our state.

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1.There is an estimated one billion Hindus worldwide, and more  
            than 2 million Hindu Americans live across the nation, and  
            California is home to the largest Hindu American population in  
            the United States.  


          2.Hindu Americans in California represent diverse ethnic  
            backgrounds, including individuals of Indian, Pakistani,  
            Bangladeshi, Malaysian, Indonesian, Afghani, Nepali,  
            Bhutanese, Sri Lankan, Fijian, Caribbean, and European  
            descent.  


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          3.California and our nation have greatly benefited from Hindu  
            Americans, especially through the Vedanta philosophy,  
            Ayurvedic medicine, classical Indian art, dance, music,  
            meditation, literature, and community service.


          4.Hindu Americans have greatly enriched California's higher  
            education university systems by teaching numerous students,  
            especially in the academic fields of astrophysics, computer  
            science, engineering, law, planetary science, psychology, and  
            neurosciences.  Hindu Americans share the entrepreneurial  
            spirit of America and contribute to California's economic  
            vitality, having been pioneers and leaders in Silicon Valley  
            and founded several of its early startups.  


          5.Hindu Americans promote the ideals of tolerance, pluralism,  
            and religious freedom, which are inherent to their beliefs and  
            respect the diversity of all faiths.


          This resolution designates the month of October 2014 as  
          California Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation Month, and  
          recognizes and acknowledges the significant contributions made  
          by Californians of Hindu heritage to our state.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No



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