CA ACR216

Designates October 2024 as California Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation Month

Recognizes significant contributions of Hindu Americans to California, including influences in Vedanta philosophy, Ayurvedic medicine, classical arts, yoga, and technology entrepreneurship

Acknowledges California's largest Hindu American population in the nation, with over 120 Hindu temples and religious centers throughout the state

Condemns all hate crimes and bias incidents against Hindu Americans, Hindu temples, and places of significance to the Hindu American community

Notes that 23 percent of religiously motivated hate incidents reported to California's Civil Rights Department were directed at Hindus, citing rising anti-Hindu hate crimes documented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation