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CA SCR87

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

9/4/2018

Primary Sponsor

Janet Nguyen

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 Session

AI Summary

  • Proclaims October 2018 as Republic of Vietnam Month to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the first Constitution of the Republic of Vietnam
  • Honors the approximately 58,000 American service members and over one million total individuals who died or made sacrifices during the Vietnam War
  • Recognizes the positive contributions of more than 500,000 Vietnamese Americans to California's social, cultural, economic, educational, business, and technological sectors
  • Acknowledges the struggle of nearly three million Vietnamese refugees who fled the country after the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, with approximately half perishing at sea
  • Draws attention to ongoing human rights concerns in Vietnam including political detention, religious persecution, press suppression, and labor rights abuses

Legislative Description

Republic of Vietnam Month.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 181, Statutes of 2018.

9/4/2018

Committee Referrals

Rules8/13/2018
Rules1/3/2018

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