Amended IN Assembly February 06, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 13Introduced by Senator Pan(Coauthor: Senator Nguyen)January 04, 2017Relative to Lunar New Year celebration. Celebration.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 13, as amended, Pan. Lunar New Year Celebration. This measure would recognize the Lunar New Year celebration Celebration on January 28, 2017.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, January 28, 2017, will mark the beginning of the Lunar New Year, which is celebrated in many Asian communities around the world, including in the United States and especially in California; andWHEREAS, California is home to over 5 million Asian and Pacific Islander Americans of Bangladeshi, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Indonesian, Iu-Mien, Native Hawaiian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese descent; andWHEREAS, The Asian and Pacific Islander American communities have contributed to the social, cultural, civic, economic, and academic success of the state; andWHEREAS, The Lunar New Year is predominantly celebrated by the 1.7 million Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese residents of California; andWHEREAS, The Lunar New Year is the Year of the Rooster and is universally celebrated by these communities as a time to renew family ties and to start the new year with a clean slate; andWHEREAS, The celebration of the Lunar New Year in communities throughout California illustrates the states rich cultural history and commitment to racial, religious, and cultural diversity; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Members join Asian and Pacific Islander communities throughout the state in celebrating January 28, 2017, as the beginning of the Lunar New Year and extend best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous Lunar New Year to all Californians; and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
Amended IN Assembly February 06, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 13Introduced by Senator Pan(Coauthor: Senator Nguyen)January 04, 2017Relative to Lunar New Year celebration. Celebration.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 13, as amended, Pan. Lunar New Year Celebration. This measure would recognize the Lunar New Year celebration Celebration on January 28, 2017.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
Amended IN Assembly February 06, 2017
Amended IN Assembly February 06, 2017
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 13
Introduced by Senator Pan(Coauthor: Senator Nguyen)January 04, 2017
Introduced by Senator Pan(Coauthor: Senator Nguyen)
January 04, 2017
Relative to Lunar New Year celebration. Celebration.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 13, as amended, Pan. Lunar New Year Celebration.
This measure would recognize the Lunar New Year celebration Celebration on January 28, 2017.
This measure would recognize the Lunar New Year celebration Celebration on January 28, 2017.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, January 28, 2017, will mark the beginning of the Lunar New Year, which is celebrated in many Asian communities around the world, including in the United States and especially in 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, Native Hawaiian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese descent; and
WHEREAS, The Asian and Pacific Islander American communities have 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 is the Year of the Rooster 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 states rich cultural history and commitment to racial, religious, and cultural diversity; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Members join Asian and Pacific Islander communities throughout the state in celebrating January 28, 2017, as the beginning of the Lunar New Year and extend best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous Lunar New Year to all Californians; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.