CA SCR105

Declares the month of April as Arab American Heritage Month in California

Acknowledges that California has the largest Arab American population of any U.S. state, with over 715,000 residents of Arab heritage, with significant communities in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, and San Francisco

Recognizes Arab American contributions to American society across medicine, education, sciences, business, culture, government, and entertainment, citing notable figures including Candace Lightner, Donna Shalala, Salma Hayek, and Casey Kasem

Notes that approximately 95,000 immigrants from the Greater Syria region (present-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine) came to the United States between 1800 and 1924

References that Anaheim and Garden Grove proclaimed April as Arab American Heritage Month in 2016