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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dallas Vietnamese Radio is celebrating its 10th |
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anniversary in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Serving Vietnamese residents within a 100-mile |
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radius of Dallas, DVR began broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a |
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week, on January 6, 2003; today the station also maintains a website |
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and an uplink to a satellite channel, allowing it to reach countless |
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other listeners around the world; and |
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WHEREAS, The station carries a wide variety of programming in |
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cooperation with Little Saigon Radio-TV, a network of 30 Vietnamese |
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Public Radio stations in California and Houston; in addition to |
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news, current affairs, and live election coverage, DVR offers talk |
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shows that address such issues as law, immigration, health |
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services, and voter registration; the station also broadcasts |
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English lessons and other educational content, as well as music, |
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plays, poetry, and stories; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to building a stronger Vietnamese |
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American community, DVR works to preserve traditional culture and |
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assists residents in need; the station has benefited those farther |
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afield by extending assistance to victims of natural disasters in |
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Japan, Haiti, and the New York City area; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past decade, Dallas Vietnamese Radio has |
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served as a leading source of information, entertainment, and |
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advocacy for Vietnamese Americans in the Metroplex, and its |
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contributions have greatly enriched the lives of innumerable |
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people; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dallas Vietnamese Radio on its 10th |
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anniversary and extend to all those associated with the station |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the station as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Turner of Tarrant |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1731 was adopted by the House on May |
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1, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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