RESOLUTION CHAPTERSenate Concurrent Resolution No. 48
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Relative to FilipinoAmerican History Month.
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SCR48, Yee.Filipino American History Month.This measure would designate the month of October 2009, andevery October thereafter, as Filipino American History Month.WHEREAS, The earliest documented proof of Filipino presencein the continental United States was the date of October 18, 1587,when the
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set foot in Morro Bay, California,as published by Lorraine Crouchett in her book, Filipinos inCalifornia (1982), which annotated John Walton Caughey
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s book,California (1953); andWHEREAS, The Filipino American National Historical Societyrecognizes the year of 1763 as the date of the
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rst permanentFilipino settlement in the United States in St. Malo Parrish,Louisiana, which set in motion the focus on the story of ournation
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s past from a new perspective by concentrating on theeconomic, cultural, social, and other notable contributions thatFilipino Americans have made in countless ways toward thedevelopment of the history of the United States; andWHEREAS, Efforts must continue to promote the study of Filipino American history and culture, as mandated in the missionstatement of the Filipino American National Historical Society,because the roles of Filipino Americans and other people of colorhave been overlooked in the writing, teaching, and learning of United States history; andWHEREAS, It is imperative for Filipino American youth tohave positive role models to instill in them the importance of education, complemented with the richness of their ethnicity andthe value of their legacy; andWHEREAS, California is home to over half of the Filipinopopulation in the United States and the location of historic Filipinocommunities such as in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Stockton,
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Here is the corrected Filipino American History Month Resolution as was adopted by the California Senate on September 9, 2009.
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