| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2283 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, National Cameroonian Heritage and Diaspora Month is |
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| 6 | 6 | | taking place in May 2023; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, Since becoming an independent nation in 1960, |
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| 8 | 8 | | Cameroon has played a vital role in maintaining regional stability; |
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| 9 | 9 | | nicknamed "Africa in Miniature," the country is known for its |
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| 10 | 10 | | religious, linguistic, geographic, and ethnic diversity, and the |
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| 11 | 11 | | Cameroonian diaspora includes individuals of many different |
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| 12 | 12 | | backgrounds; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Cameroon has long served as an important economic, |
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| 14 | 14 | | military, and cultural partner of the United States; Cameroonian |
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| 15 | 15 | | immigrants and their descendants have contributed greatly to all |
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| 16 | 16 | | areas of American life, including the military, health care, the |
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| 17 | 17 | | arts, education, community service, and public policy; in addition, |
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| 18 | 18 | | they have been active in social and political movements in the U.S.; |
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| 19 | 19 | | and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Each year since 1972, May 20 has been set aside for |
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| 21 | 21 | | Cameroon National Day to celebrate Cameroonian citizens around the |
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| 22 | 22 | | globe; in the United States, the observance continues throughout |
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| 23 | 23 | | the month of May for National Cameroonian Heritage and Diaspora |
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| 24 | 24 | | Month; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, The Lone Star State is home to generations of |
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| 26 | 26 | | Americans who take great pride in their family roots in Cameroon, |
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| 27 | 27 | | and National Cameroonian Heritage and Diaspora Month provides a |
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| 28 | 28 | | welcome opportunity to recognize their significant contributions |
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| 29 | 29 | | to the prosperity and cultural vibrancy of our nation; now, |
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| 30 | 30 | | therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby recognize May 2023 as National Cameroonian |
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| 33 | 33 | | Heritage and Diaspora Month. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Garcia |
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| 35 | 35 | | ______________________________ |
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| 36 | 36 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 37 | 37 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2283 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 38 | 38 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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