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HR-41 (2023-2024)

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Revised  May 31, 2023

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

House Resolution
No. 41

Introduced by Assembly Member Mike Fong
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Boerner, Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Juan Carrillo, Wendy Carrillo, Cervantes, Chen, Connolly, Megan Dahle, Davies, Essayli, Flora, Vince Fong, Friedman, Gallagher, Garcia, Gipson, Grayson, Haney, Holden, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Lackey, Low, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mathis, McCarty, McKinnor, Stephanie Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Jim Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Santiago, Schiavo, Soria, Ta, Ting, Valencia, Villapudua, Waldron, Wallis, Ward, Weber, Wicks, Wilson, Wood, and Zbur)

May 17, 2023

Relative to Combating Asian Invisibility Day.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


HR 41, as introduced, Mike Fong.
WHEREAS, May marks Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a month to celebrate and remember the contribution of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in this country and this state; and
WHEREAS, Despite people from various Asian countries having arrived in this country since the 1850s, the history of this community is one that is full of forgotten stories; and
WHEREAS, From fighting for birthright citizenship in United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) 169 U.S. 649 and equal education opportunity for ESL students in Lau v. Nichols (1974) 414 U.S. 563 to establishing that all persons in the country should enjoy equal protections guaranteed by the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitition in Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886) 118 U.S. 356, the Asian community was foundational in shaping the nation; and
WHEREAS, As we commemorate the accomplishments and contributions of these early immigrants, this is also a time we must continue to reflect on the needs of the AAPI community; and
WHEREAS, The “model minority” and perpetual foreigner stereotypes continue to deem the AAPI community an invisible group; and
WHEREAS, Lack of language access in most governmental services and inaccurate data masks the true needs of their economic struggles, health disparities, and educational attainment; and
WHEREAS, AAPI invisibility perpetuates false “otherness” narratives in our society, leaving communities vulnerable to discrimination, hate crimes, and accostment, as seen in the last three years in which over 11,000 acts of hate against AAPI communities were reported to Stop AAPI Hate; and
WHEREAS, In order to combat Asian invisibility, we must insist on language accessibility, accurate and disaggregated data, and inclusion for our communities that can uplift all to achieve economic and educational equity, healthier Californians, and a stronger sense of representation and safety; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature confirms its commitment to supporting and standing in solidarity with the AAPI community to address the disproportionate effects invisibility has caused by advocating for better language access and accurate data that represents our community; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly recognizes May 17, 2023, as Combating Asian Invisibility Day, in honor of AAPI Heritage Month; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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