HR 8
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Date of Hearing: January 23, 2025
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Blanca Pacheco, Chair
HR 8 (Fong) – As Introduced January 8, 2025
SUBJECT: Lunar New Year.
SUMMARY: Celebrates January 29, 2025, as the beginning of the Lunar New Year and
extends best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous Lunar New Year to all Californians.
Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) January 29, 2025, will mark the beginning of the Lunar New Year, which is celebrated in
many Asian communities around the world, including the United States and especially in
California.
2) California is home to nearly 6 million Asian and Pacific Islander Americans of Bangladeshi,
Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Indonesian, Iu-Mien, Japanese, Korean,
Laotian, Malaysian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese descent.
3) The Asian and Pacific Islander American communities have greatly contributed to the social,
cultural, civic, economic, and academic success of the state.
4) The Lunar New Year is predominantly celebrated by the 2.5 million Chinese, Korean, Iu-
Mien, and Vietnamese residents of California.
5) The Lunar Calendar rotates through 12-year cycles, with each year representing an animal
from The Great Race, and through 60-year cycles—with each animal associated with one of
the five elements: metal, wood, fire, water, or earth—to create harmony and balance.
6) The 2025 Lunar New Year is the Year of the Wood Snake, symbolizing versatility, growth,
and creativity.
7) The celebration of the Lunar New Year in communities throughout California illustrates the
state’s rich cultural history and commitment to racial, religious, and cultural diversity.
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