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RESOLUTION NO. 2009-013
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA FORMAllY RECOGNIZING THE
VIETNAMESE AMERICAN FREEDOM AND HERITAGE
FLAG.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOllOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. The Vietnamese-American community has made positive contributions to
the historical, cultural, educational, and economic prosperity of California
and the City of Santa Ana; and
B. Vietnamese-Americans remain vigilant in opposing tyranny of all forms,
actively supporting human rights for all people, and celebrating the
principles of democracy, justice, and tolerance upon which our nation was
founded; and
C. The flag of the former Republic of Vietnam, with three red stripes upon a
field of yellow, and dating back to 1948, has been and will continue to be a
symbol of resilience, freedom, and democracy to many Vietnamese-
Americans; and
D. The flag of the former Republic of Vietnam is an important symbol in the
history of Vietnamese-Americans and is now known as the Vietnamese
Freedom and Heritage Flag; and
E. The vast majority of California's Vietnamese-Americans embrace the
Vietnamese Freedom and Heritage Flag as the symbol of the Vietnamese-
American community.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana formally recognizes the
Vietnamese Freedom and Heritage Flag as the official symbol of the Vietnamese-
American community and supports their efforts to promote freedom and democracy.
Section 3. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana encourages other
governmental organizations take action to formally recognizing the yellow flag with three
red stripes as the official flag of the Vietnamese American community and encourages
its display.
Resolution No. 2009-013
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Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 2nd day of Februarv, 2009.
AYES: Councilmembers: Alvarez. Benavides. Bustamante. Martinez.
Pulido. Sarmiento. Tinaiero (7)
NOES: Council members: None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2009-013 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on Februarv 2. 2009.
Date: d -" I ;2.- ~ CJ
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Patricia E. Healy
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
Resolution No. 2009-013
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