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AZ SCR1011

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

Juan Mendez

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

AI Summary

  • Proclaims February 2-8, 2020 as Chicanx History Week in Arizona to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848.
  • Recognizes the contributions of Mexican-Americans and Chicanx people to Arizona and the nation in arts, business, media, industry, agriculture, education, and society.
  • Acknowledges historical injustices including land dispossession, suppression of language and culture, and denial of basic rights and citizenship despite treaty guarantees.
  • Honors the Chicanx generation's identity as a unique combination of multiple cultural and historical traditions, distinct from previous Mexican-American generations.
  • Extends recognition and tribute to North Americans of Mexican descent whose citizenship status changed from Mexican to American under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Legislative Description

Chicanx history week

Concurrent Resolution

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