H.R. No. 1742

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Members of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance
	are celebrating 100 years of community leadership at their 51st
	Biennial National Convention in Houston on July 27-30, 2011; and
	WHEREAS, Founded in San Francisco in 1895 as the Native Sons
	of the Golden State, the Chinese American Citizens Alliance is the
	nation's second-oldest community support organization focusing on
	civil and immigration rights; it soon expanded to other California
	cities and incorporated on May 15, 1912, to open interstate
	chapters called lodges; in 1915, with lodges in Chicago,
	Pittsburgh, Detroit, Boston, and other cities across the country,
	it adopted its present-day name; the national growth of the
	organization eventually led to the establishment of two Texas
	chapters, the Houston Lodge and San Antonio Lodge; and
	WHEREAS, The organization began admitting women in 1977, and
	less than 20 years later, regional lodges had almost equal numbers
	of male and female presidents; the first female national grand
	president was elected at the 1997 convention, and today the
	Alliance benefits from the skillful leadership of grand president
	Carolyn Hong Chan and executive vice president Virginia C. Gee; and
	WHEREAS, Through the years, members of the Alliance have
	worked with steadfast resolve to promote civil rights, social
	justice, and family unity; they have supported innumerable civic
	and educational programs in their communities, and their good works
	are guided by their cardinal principles, "to fully enjoy and defend
	the rights and privileges of American citizenship, to support and
	obey the laws and Constitution of the United States, to cultivate
	the mind through exchange of knowledge, to effect a higher
	character among the members, and to observe and practice the
	fundamentals of brotherly love and mutual help"; and
	WHEREAS, The members of the Chinese American Citizens
	Alliance have devoted themselves to the betterment of their
	communities, and they are indeed deserving of special recognition
	for their dedication to civic life and social progress; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby welcome the members of the Chinese American
	Citizens Alliance on the occasion of their 51st Biennial National
	Convention and congratulate them on their organization's
	centennial; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the Alliance as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Howard of Fort Bend
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1742 was adopted by the House on May 17,
	2011, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House