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RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -082
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING OCTOBER 26TH OF EACH YEAR, AS THE
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM DAY TO HONOR AND COMMEMORATE THE
CONTRIBUTIONS AND SACRIFICES OF ELECTED AND GOVERNMENTAL
OFFICIALS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, AND THOSE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM AS WELL AS AMERICAN
SOLDIERS, VIETNAM WAR VETERANS, ALLIED ARMIES, AND THEIR
FAMILIES.
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. WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana has a diverse population of more
than 23,000 Vietnamese Americans including those families and
individuals who are Vietnamese refugees from the Republic of
Vietnam who fled their country as a result of the Vietnam War;
B. WHEREAS, during the Vietnam War the Government of the
Republic of Vietnam and its armed forces, people, elected, and
governmental officials struggled continuously and bravely to defend
and protect the freedom, lives, and property of the people, to
safeguard the Republic and the new born democratic government
created after the reestablishment of independence from French
colonial rule;
C. WHEREAS, during the Vietnam War against the invasion of the
Vietnamese Communists, the United States and its allied armies
from Australia, South Korea, Thailand, New Zealand, and
Philippines also made enormous contributions and sacrifices in
protecting freedom, democracy, lives, and property of the
Vietnamese people and the Republic of Vietnam;
D. WHEREAS, the Vietnamese American community with a population
of nearly two million, consisting of many industrious and talented
members, after four decades of integration has matured with
numerous successes in all fields from culture to education,
business and politics, science and technology, electronics and
internet, trading and financing, court and military, and has
contributed a significant effort to the maintaining of the
development, and protecting the fabric of the American society at
the local, state and federal government levels;
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E. WHEREAS, the Steering Committee for Republic of Vietnam Day
Resolution is leading the effort to designate October 26 of each
year as Republic of Vietnam Day, the City of Santa Ana recognizes
the struggle to defend and protect freedom, democracy, lives and
property of the people and the Republic of Vietnam, and the
enormous sacrifices and contributions of the army, people, elected
and governmental officials and their families during the Vietnam
War and therafter; and
F. WHEREAS, even in the United States, the sacrifices of more than
58,000 American soldiers and the contributions of about three
million former servicemen and servicewomen as well as their
families during the Vietnam War should continue to be honored,
appreciated and recognized.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana designates the date of
October 26th of each year, as the Republic of Vietnam Day to honor and commemorate
the contributions and sacrifices of elected and governmental officials from the Republic
of Vietnam, and those community members from the Republic of Vietnam as well as
American soldiers, Vietnam War veterans, allied armies, and their families.
Section 3. If any surcharge or fee, section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or word of this Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed
and adopted this Resolution, and each and all provisions hereof, irrespective of the fact
that one or more provisions may be declared invalid.
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 December, 201
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
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AYES: Councilmembers: Amezcua, Martinez, Pulido, Reyna Tinaiero (5)
NOES: Councilmembers: None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: Benavides. Sarmiento (2)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the
attached Resolution No.2014 -082 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on December 2, 2014.
Date:
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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