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GA HR1007
Resolution
Status
Passed
1/29/2020
Primary Sponsor
Bonnie Rich
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AI Summary
- Recognizes January 25, 2020, as the beginning of the Lunar New Year (Year of the Rat) and extends best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous new year to all Georgians
- Acknowledges Georgia is home to nearly 388,000 Asian and Pacific Islander Americans of Bangladeshi, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Indonesian, Iu-Mien, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese descent
- Notes the Lunar New Year is predominantly celebrated by Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese residents of Georgia as a time to renew family ties and start the new year with a clean slate
- Recognizes the contributions of the Asian and Pacific Islander American community to the social, cultural, civic, economic, and academic success of the state
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available for public and press distribution
Legislative Description
Lunar New Year Celebration; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
1/29/2020
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