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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 12 | 12 | | House Resolution 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A resolution recognizing February 27, 2024, as 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | "Dominican-American Heritage Day" in Florida. 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, the island of Hispaniola is home to two countries, 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | with Haiti on the west and the Dominican Republic on the east, 6 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, the people of the Dominican Republic were under 8 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Haitian rule for 22 years before the Dominican War of 9 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Independence set them free in 1844, and 10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, migration from the Dominica n Republic to the 11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | United States began in the 1960s in the wake of economic and 12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | political turbulence that occurred after dictator Rafael 13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Trujillo was killed by rebels, and 14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, since 1990, Dominican Americans have comprised the 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | fourth largest Hispanic immigrant population residing in the 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | United States, and 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Florida is the third of the five states with the 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | largest concentrations of Dominican Americans, with 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | approximately 12 percent of Dominican Americans residing in this 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | state, and 21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Dominican Americans have made significant 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | contributions to the United States in several fields, such as 23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | music, sports, government, finance, fashion, and the arts, and 24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Dominican Americans continue to enrich the 25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 47 | 47 | | diversity of this state by sharing thei r unique accomplishments, 26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | traditions, culture, and cuisine, NOW, THEREFORE, 27 |
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| 50 | 50 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 29 |
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| 51 | 51 | | Florida: 30 |
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| 53 | 53 | | That February 27, 2024, is recognized as "Dominican -32 |
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| 54 | 54 | | American Heritage Day" in Florida to celebrate Do minican 33 |
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| 55 | 55 | | Republic Independence Day and the invaluable economic, social, 34 |
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| 56 | 56 | | and cultural contributions of Dominican Americans throughout 35 |
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| 57 | 57 | | this state. 36 |
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