ROCLAMATION
Whereas, the yi14ino American istory lvlonth is celebratetiin the ‘UmtetiStates tiuring the month of October. This was establishetiby the fiQpino American 1’Iationala-listoricalSociety in 1992 ancñvas officially recognizetiby the ‘US Congress in 2009, to recognize the achievements, contributions antihistoricalpresence offilipinos in the ‘USA; anti Whereas, October was chosen because the first recortietipresence of a filpino in the ContinentaltinitetiStates was in October 1587, antiOctober is also officially recognizetiby the California Department of Ttiucation; anti
Whereas, the City of çlentiale recognizes the increasing mtmber offilipino-Americans who live antiwork in the city antitherefore,join in the celebration; anti Whereas, the fitjpino American Business ..2ssociation of çlentiale (JABAQ-çcAc) will continue to celebrate 71i-db4 a-USToRy 1i109’[T to keep their arts, culture, history anti heritage ongoing with a cuthtralcelebration on SAT’URVAy, OCTOBTRio, 2026, at the çlentiale Atiult Recreation Center by honoring antirecognizing our first Respontiers, Real-Lfe filAm Senior Legentis antigiving out cfft of Ttiucation çrant Awartis to outstantiing cvSv high schoolstutients. fARA willalso celebrate its 36th gear Anniversary. 9Vb-iv, therefore, L Artiashes Artiy .Xassakhian, .fMayor of the City of çlentiale, together with City Councilyviembers, tio herebyproclaim the month of October 2026, as yIqpmno-AmerIcan slistory fivE onth
in çlentiale, CA antiCongratulate the 7i1pino American Business ..f4ssociation of çlentiale (JABAç-çLAç)for spearheading these ongoing expressions of arts anticulture, history anti heritage, etiucation antioutstantiing community service.
Artiashes Artiy Xassakhian, lvlayor
September 29, 2026