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CA AR105

Resolution

Status

Passed

6/20/2022

Primary Sponsor

Steven Choi

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Origin

State Assembly

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Proclaims September 4, 2022, as Jikji Day in California to honor the 14th century Korean Buddhist document printed during the Goryeo Dynasty

  • Recognizes Jikji as the world's oldest extant book printed with movable metal type, printed in 1377, which is 78 years before Gutenberg's "42-line Bible"

  • Acknowledges UNESCO's confirmation of Jikji as the world's oldest metalloid type and its inclusion in the Memory of the World Programme

  • Honors Dr. Byeong-seon Park (1928–2011) for discovering Jikji in the National Library of France and identifying it as a pivotal cultural heritage artifact, earning her recognition as the "Godmother of Jikji"

Legislative Description

Relative to Jikji Day.

Last Action

Read. Adopted.

6/20/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules4/21/2022

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