By:  Ellis                                      S.R. No. 1080
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to
    1-3  recognize the attendees and convention delegates of the 42nd
    1-4  Biennial National Convention of the Chinese American Citizens
    1-5  Alliance; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, The convention is being hosted by the
    1-7  organization's Houston Chapter and takes place in Houston,
    1-8  August 10 through 14, 1993; approximately 180 attendees will
    1-9  arrive from across the United States; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, Topics for this year include the organization's
   1-11  agenda for the second hundred years, cultural diversity, political
   1-12  empowerment, hate crimes, and Asian appointments in government; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, The country's oldest national Asian American civil
   1-14  rights organization, the Chinese American Citizens Alliance was
   1-15  founded in 1895 in San Francisco by a small group of patriotic
   1-16  Chinese Americans; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, The organization was created to insure the legal rights
   1-18  of its members and to promote the general welfare and happiness of
   1-19  Chinese communities; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, The Chinese American Citizens Alliance promotes the
   1-21  educational opportunities of Chinese American youths and is in the
   1-22  forefront of advancing the causes of justice and equality for
   1-23  Chinese Americans; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, It has established programs and activities
    2-2  nationwide to bring Chinese Americans into the American mainstream
    2-3  and is working to further racial understanding, harmony, and
    2-4  brotherhood; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, This exceptional and distinguished
    2-6  organization deserves praise for its many accomplishments
    2-7  and for its effectiveness as a social and political voice for Chinese
    2-8  Americans; now, therefore, be it
    2-9        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-10  73rd Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the Chinese American
   2-11  Citizens Alliance and extend a warm welcome to its members and
   2-12  delegates on the grand occasion of its 42nd Biennial National
   2-13  Convention; and, be it further
   2-14        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
   2-15  members of the alliance as a token of esteem from the Texas Senate.
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   2-17                                        President of the Senate
   2-18                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-19                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-20                                 the Senate on May 27, 1993.
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   2-22                                        Secretary of the Senate
   2-23                                 _____________________________________
   2-24                                         Member, Texas Senate