To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Report Title: Adopt resolution recognizing the month of OCTOBER as AANHPI [GU1]Autumn Harvest Festival Cultural Celebration and Remembrance
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Adopt Resolution recognizing the month of OCTOBER as AANHPI [GU2]Autumn Harvest Festival Cultural Celebration and Remembrance
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
BACKGROUND:
See Resolution
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
N/A
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
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IN THE MATTER OF recognizing the month of OCTOBER as AANHPI [GU3]Autumn Harvest Festival Cultural Celebration and Remembrance
WHEREAS, today, more than 25 million Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) live in the United States and, through their actions, make the United States of America a more vibrant, prosperous, and secure Nation; and
WHEREAS, Peoples of Chinese heritage first arrived to the United States of America in the early 1800s, constituting approximately 225years of valuable contributions to the nation; peoples of Japanese and Korean heritages first arrived to the United States of America in the 1880s , constituting approximately 145 years of valuable contributions to the nation; peoples of South Asia heritage first arrived to the United States of America as early as the 1700s, and in large numbers in the late 1800s, constituting approximately 325 years of valuable contributions to the nation; and peoples of Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander heritages first arrived to the United States of America in the 1960s constituting approximately 70 years of valuable contributions to the nation; and
WHEREAS, The few select AANHPI populations mentioned above alone constitute decades of investment, labor, love, and sacrifices on and for USA soil - from West Coast, East Coast, Midwest, Northern and Southern United States, Hawaii, Alaska,...
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