CITY OF FRESNO
Mayor and City Council Offices
Cambodian Heritage Month
WHEREAS, The City of Fresno recognizes the numerous contributions of Cambodians to our great city; and
WHEREAS, The Cambodian people have a long and rich history, vibrant language, and ancient culture dating back 4000 years, including the temples of Angkor; and
WHEREAS, On April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge seized control of Cambodia, beginning the Cambodian Genocide, where from 1975 to 1979, approximately 1. 7 million people (21% of the entire Cambodian population) lost their lives; and
WHEREAS, After 1979, Cambodian refugees and immigrants came to the United States to escape war and Genocide - including resettling in Fresno, California; and
WHEREAS, April serves as a time to remember those lost in the Cambodian Genocide.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, Mayor Jerry Dyer, and the Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim April 28, 2022, to be:
“Cambodian Heritage Month”
in the City of Fresno.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed the Seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 28th day of April 2022.
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MAYOR JERRY DYER COUNCILMEMBER LUIS CHAVEZ
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COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON ESPARZA COUNCILMEMBER ESMERALDA SORIA
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COUNCILMEMBER MIKE KARBASSI COUNCILMEMBER MIGUEL ARIAS
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COUNCIL VICE-PRESIDENT TYLER MAXWELL COUNCILMEMBER GARRY BREDEFELD