Fall 2016
Committee:
Regional Affairs Committee
Whereas, since the first “Luzones Indios” set foot in Morro Bay, California on October 18, 1587 using a galleon ship built in Manila and captained by Pedro de Unamuno of Spain, Filipinos and Filipino Americans have been contributing with the state and the United States, and since then Filipinos have immigrated to the country and worked in various jobs in the military personnel, service sectors, agriculture and farming, et cetera (Citation 1);
Whereas, Filipino-American agricultural labor leaders like Larry Itliong and Philip Vera Cruz coordinated with César Chávez and Dolores Huerta with other Mexican-American leaders from the National Farm Workers Organization in organizing over 1,500 farm workers from the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee in the 1965 Delano Grape Strike;
Whereas, the Filipino-American community and population holds the largest Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) group in the state, and third largest AAPI group in the nation; and
Whereas, the California State Assembly and Senate adopted a concurrent resolution recognizing the month of October as Filipino American History Month, and as way of commemorating over four centuries since the first Filipinos set foot in the continental United States; therefore be it
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC) recognizes the month of October as Filipino American History Month; be it
Resolved, that the SSCCC encourages the 113 California Community Colleges’ administration, and governing boards to recognize the month of October as Filipino American History Month, and be it
Resolved, that the SSCCC reaches out and encourages Associated Student Organizations (ASOs) to advocate for the recognition Filipino American History Month on their college campuses.
Whereas, Filipino-American agricultural labor leaders like Larry Itliong and Philip Vera Cruz coordinated with César Chávez and Dolores Huerta with other Mexican-American leaders from the National Farm Workers Organization in organizing over 1,500 farm workers from the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee in the 1965 Delano Grape Strike;
Whereas, the Filipino-American community and population holds the largest Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) group in the state, and third largest AAPI group in the nation; and
Whereas, the California State Assembly and Senate adopted a concurrent resolution recognizing the month of October as Filipino American History Month, and as way of commemorating over four centuries since the first Filipinos set foot in the continental United States; therefore be it
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC) recognizes the month of October as Filipino American History Month; be it
Resolved, that the SSCCC encourages the 113 California Community Colleges’ administration, and governing boards to recognize the month of October as Filipino American History Month, and be it
Resolved, that the SSCCC reaches out and encourages Associated Student Organizations (ASOs) to advocate for the recognition Filipino American History Month on their college campuses.