HR 112
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Date of Hearing: August 5, 2024
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Blanca Pacheco, Chair
HR 112 (Lee) – As Introduced July 1, 2024
SUBJECT: Filipino American History Month.
SUMMARY: Recognizes the month of October 2024 as Filipino American History Month and
the 437th anniversary of the first presence of Filipinos in the continental United States.
Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) Filipinos and Filipino Americans have been contributing to California and the United States
for hundreds of years, ever since October 18, 1587, when the first “Luzones Indios” set foot
in Morro Bay, California, on board the Nuestra Señora de Esperanza, a Manila-built galleon
ship captained by Pedro de Unamuno of Spain.
2) In the first decades of the 20th century, thousands of Filipinos in California worked in
agricultural fields throughout the state, in cities and regions such as the Sacramento-San
Joaquin Delta, the central coast, Imperial Valley, Orange County, the Inland Empire, Delano,
Bakersfield, Coachella Valley, and the San Francisco Bay area, and became a critical element
in the growth and political economy of the state, often enduring harsh labor conditions and
poor wages, but persevering and creating a strong legacy of mutual support, strikes, and
organization for farm labor unionization.
3) The Filipino American population is currently the largest Asian American and Pacific
Islander group in California and the third largest Asian American and Pacific Islander group
in the United States.
4) Throughout the history of the United States, Filipino Americans have made cultural,
economic, political, social, and other contributions to our country that have become a vital
part of the rich, diverse, and vibrant tapestry of our nation.
5) Preserving our Filipino communities throughout California and the United States is critical to
the preservation of Filipino culture, history, traditions, and heritage and to the preservation of
our state and national history as well as our state and national future.
FISCAL EFFECT: This resolution is keyed non-fiscal by Legislative Counsel.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800