APPROVEDASTOFORMANDLEGALITY
DRAFT________________________CITYATTORNEY’SOFFICE
OAKLANDCITYCOUNCILRESOLUTIONNO._______________C.M.S.
INTRODUCEDBYCOUNCILPRESIDENTNIKKIFORTUNATOBASANDCOUNCILMEMBERJANANIRAMACHANDRAN RESOLUTIONINCELEBRATIONOFMAY2024ASASIANAMERICANANDPACIFICISLANDERHERITAGEMONTHANDHONORINGASIANAMERICANSANDPACIFICISLANDERSWHOSESERVICEAND LEADERSHIPIN OAKLANDCONTRIBUTETO A MOREVIBRANTANDJUSTCITY WHEREAS,AsianandPacificIslanderAmericanshavemadeessentialandenduringcontributionstothehistoryofOakland,California,andthenation,helpingtobuild,defend,andstrengthenournation– as farmworkersandrailroadlaborers,entrepreneursandscientists,soldiers,publicsectorworkers,healthprofessionals,artists,communityactivistsandleadersofgovernment;and WHEREAS,AsianandPacificIslanderAmericanshaveenduredhardships,includingunjustworkingconditions,prejudice,anddiscriminationin someof thedarkesttimesinourcountry’s history, includingtheChineseExclusionAct,naturalizedcitizenshipineligibility, theAlienLandLaw, anti-miscegenationlaws,andJapaneseinternment;and WHEREAS,AsianandPacificIslanderAmericanscontinuetocultivateandadvanceinnovativeknowledge,economicgrowthanduniqueculturalvitalityinthefieldsofart,fashion,business,technology, medicine,science,education,government,law, humanities,sports,andentertainment;and WHEREAS,AsianandPacificIslandersAmericanshaveledandjoinedalonglegacyofactivismandorganizingin theUnitedStatesin themovementsforcivilrights,immigrants’rights,women’s rights,workers’rights,LGBTQrights,racialjustice,andenvironmentaljustice,muchof whichtookrootin OaklandandthesurroundingBayAreaduringthe1960sandcontinuestoday;and WHEREAS,Oaklandis hometonearly70,000AsianandPacificIslanderAmericans,andAsianandPacificIslanderAmericansareoneofthefastestgrowingethnicpopulationsinCaliforniaandtheUnitedStates;and 2646873v7- updated03/2/2021
WHEREAS,AsianandPacificIslanderAmericanscomprisemorethan17percentofOakland’s populationandrepresentdiverseancestriesthatinclude,butarenotlimitedto,AsianIndian,Bangladeshi,Bhutanese,Burmese,Cambodian,Chamorro,Chinese,Taiwanese,Filipino,Hmong,Indonesian,Iu-Mien,IwoJiman,Guamanian,Japanese,Korean,Laotian,Malaysian,Maldivian,Mongolian,Nepalese,NativeHawaiian,Vietnamese,Okinawan,Pakistani,Samoan,Singaporean,SriLankan,Thai,Tongan,andotherPacificIslander;and WHEREAS,therearemanychallengesthatpredominantlySoutheastAsianandPacificIslandermembersof thediverseAsianandPacificIslanderAmericancommunityarefacing,includinghigherratesof poverty, incarceration,healthdisparities,and limitedEnglishproficiency;and WHEREAS,thefederalgovernmentandtheStateofCaliforniaofficiallydesignateMayas “AsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth”andthethemefor2024is “AdvancingLeadersThroughInnovation”;and WHEREAS,thecelebrationof AsianandPacificIslanderAmericanHeritageMonthoffersOaklandresidentsanopportunitytorecognizetheachievements,contributions,challenges,andhistoryofAsianandPacificIslanderAmericans;and WHEREAS,theOaklandCityCouncilwouldliketocollectivelyhonorandcelebrateAsianand PacificIslanderAmericansthroughoutthe monthof Mayandencourageourcommunitytoenjoyart,dance,culture,film,discussions,festivals,andmorethroughoutourcity,includingeventsat theOaklandAsianCulturalCenter, OaklandMuseumof California, andsupportingourlocalbusinessescorridorsofChinatown,LittleSaigon,KoreatownandacrossallofOakland;and RESOLVED:ThattheOaklandCityCouncilrecognizesMay2024asAsianAmericanandPacificIslanderHeritageMonthandcelebratesandhonorstheserviceandleadershipofamultitudeof individuals,organizations,andeffortscontributingto a morevibrantandjustOakland.
INCOUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSEDBYTHEFOLLOWINGVOTE:
AYES- FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, ANDPRESIDENTFORTUNATOBASNOES–ABSENT–ABSTENTION– ATTEST: ASHAREED
2 CityClerkandClerkof theCouncil of theCityof Oakland, California Dateof Attestation: _______________________________
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