Date: October 18, 2022
To: Honorable Mayor Robert Garcia and Members of the City Council From: Vice Mayor Rex Richardson, 9th District
Councilmember Suely Saro, 6th District
Councilmember Mary Zendejas, 1st District
Subject: Filipino American History Month
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and File a presentation on Filipino American History Month.
Background
Filipino immigrants first arrived in the United States at Morro Bay, California, 435 years ago today, on October 18, 1587. Filipino American History Month celebrates this day as well as the birth of Filipino American labor leader Larry Itliong, whose Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee merged with Cesar Chavez’s National Farm Workers Association in 1965 to form the United Farm Workers.
Long Beach is home to a vibrant and diverse Filipino American community. According to the US Cens us, more than 22,000 residents i dentify as Filipino American, with over 14,000 being immigrants.1 Their contributions to our city deserve to be celebrated.
Fiscal Impact
No Financial Management review was able to be conducted due to the urgency and time sensitivity of this item.
Urgency Statement
As this is the final council meeting taking place during Filipino American History Month, urgency is requested for this item.
Suggested Action
Approve recommendation.
1 “Long Beach city, California” US Census, 2020.
https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Filipino%20long%20beach%20CA&g=1600000US0643000&hidePreview=f alse&tid=ACSDT5Y2015.B05006&cid=B01001_001E&vintage=2015&layer=VT_2015_160_00_PY_D1 NB-37
REQUEST TO ADD AGENDA ITEM
Date: October 18, 2022
To: Monique De La Garza, City Clerk
From: Vice Mayor Rex Richardson, 9th District
Councilmember Suely Saro, 6th District
Councilmember Mary Zendejas, 1st District
Subject: Request to Add Agenda Item to Council Agenda of 10/18
Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 2.03.070 [B], the City Councilmembers signing below request that the attached agenda item (due in the City Clerk Department by Friday, 12:00 Noon) be placed on the City Council agenda via the supplemental agenda.
The agenda title/recommendation for this item reads as follows:
Receive and File a presentation on Filipino American History Month.
Council District Authorizing Councilmember Signed by
9 Rex Richardson
6 Suely Saro
1 Mary Zendejas
cc: Office of the Mayor
City of Long Beach Memorandum
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