BILL NUMBER: ACR 98INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Tran SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 Relative to the Lunar New Year 4708 celebration. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 98, as introduced, Tran. Lunar New Year 4708 Celebration. This measure would recognize the Lunar New Year 4708 celebration. Fiscal committee: no. WHEREAS, February 14, 2010, will mark the beginning of the Lunar New Year 4708, which is celebrated in many Asian communities around the world, including the United States, and especially California; and WHEREAS, California is home to over 5 million Asian and Pacific Islander Americans of Bangladeshi, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Indonesian, Iu-Mien, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese descent; and WHEREAS, The Asian and Pacific Islander American community has contributed to the social, cultural, civic, economic, and academic success of the state; and WHEREAS, The lunar new year is predominantly celebrated by the 1.7 million Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese residents of California; and WHEREAS, The Lunar New Year 4708 is the Year of the Tiger and is universally celebrated by these communities as a time to renew family ties and to start the new year with a clean slate; and WHEREAS, The celebration of the lunar new year in communities throughout California illustrates the state's rich cultural history and commitment to racial, religious, and cultural diversity; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Members join Asian and Pacific Islander communities throughout the state in celebrating February 14, 2010, as the beginning of the Lunar New Year 4708 and extend best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous lunar new year to all Californians; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the authors for appropriate distribution.