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SCR-10 Orange County Vietnamese-American Community Week.(1999-2000)



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SCR10:v96#DOCUMENT

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 10
CHAPTER 4

Relative to Orange County Vietnamese-American Community Week.

[ Filed with Secretary of State  February 24, 1999. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SCR 10, Dunn. Orange County Vietnamese-American Community Week.
This measure would proclaim the week of February 12 through February 20, 1999, as “Orange County Vietnamese-American Community Week” to honor the contributions and achievements of the state’s Vietnamese-American community.
WHEREAS, The Vietnamese-American community in Orange County is an important and vibrant element of Southern California, representing more than 200,000 residents, who continue to make a positive and lasting impact on the institutions and social fabric of the entire state; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the Vietnamese Tet Festival in Orange County is organized by Vietnamese-American community organizations of Southern California to celebrate Tet, the Vietnamese lunar New Year; and
WHEREAS, The festival, which is held in Little Saigon in Orange County, attracts as many as 50,000 people annually; and
WHEREAS, The 1999 Tet Festival will be held from February 12 through February 20 and will include many events commemorating this important holiday, including a parade on February 20, and a wide range of exhibits of cultural interest; and
WHEREAS, The 1999 Tet Festival in Orange County contributes to the appreciation and cultural understanding of a large part of the Orange County community and reflects the growing diversity of the state’s residents; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the week of February 12 through February 20, 1999, be proclaimed “Orange County Vietnamese-American Community Week” to honor the contributions and achievements of the state’s Vietnamese population; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.