| 1 | 1 | | 84R33978 BPG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Vo, Parker, Davis of Dallas, Koop, H.C.R. No. 140 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Anchia |
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| 6 | 6 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, The display of the flag of the Socialist Republic of |
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| 8 | 8 | | Vietnam on government property across Texas has caused great |
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| 9 | 9 | | distress to many members of the Vietnamese American community; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, This flag, which features a yellow star on a red |
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| 11 | 11 | | background, was first adopted by the Indochinese Communist Party in |
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| 12 | 12 | | the mid-20th century; it represents a source of anguish to |
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| 13 | 13 | | countless people who fled to the United States as a welcoming haven |
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| 14 | 14 | | of liberty and tolerance; to these esteemed citizens, the display |
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| 15 | 15 | | of this flag is interpreted as a lack of respect for their historic |
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| 16 | 16 | | struggles; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, In contrast, the Freedom and Heritage Flag |
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| 18 | 18 | | symbolizes both the Vietnamese cultural heritage and a deeply |
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| 19 | 19 | | rooted resilience and yearning for democracy; this flag, which |
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| 20 | 20 | | bears three red stripes on a background of golden yellow, was flown |
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| 21 | 21 | | for the first time at a ceremony marking the official recognition by |
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| 22 | 22 | | France of Vietnamese unity and independence; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, City, county, and state governments and other |
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| 24 | 24 | | entities, such as airports and colleges and universities, can |
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| 25 | 25 | | express their respect for Vietnamese American culture and their |
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| 26 | 26 | | support for the ideals of liberty and democracy by replacing the |
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| 27 | 27 | | flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with the Freedom and |
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| 28 | 28 | | Heritage Flag; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | hereby urge city, county, and state governmental entities to cease |
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| 31 | 31 | | displaying the flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and to |
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| 32 | 32 | | instead fly the Freedom and Heritage Flag that has been embraced by |
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| 33 | 33 | | the Vietnamese American community. |
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