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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures and |
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Education Center in Corpus Christi celebrated its 40th anniversary |
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in 2014, and the attainment of this milestone represents a fitting |
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opportunity to celebrate this unique institution; and |
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WHEREAS, For 17 years in the 1950s and 1960s, Billie Trimble |
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Chandler of Corpus Christi lived and taught English in Japan, where |
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she collected thousands of Japanese paintings, sculptures, and |
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dolls; after her return to Corpus Christi, she founded the Billie |
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Trimble Chandler Arts Foundation in 1974 and opened the Japanese |
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Art Museum as a nonprofit corporation in a building that she |
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purchased and remodeled to exhibit items from her collection; and |
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WHEREAS, The museum moved to several different locations over |
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the years, and in 1982, it was renamed the Museum of Oriental |
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Cultures and began to exhibit artifacts from other Asian countries, |
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such as China, Korea, and India; a board of trustees was formed in |
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1983, and in 1995, the museum moved to its current location on North |
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Chaparral Street in Corpus Christi; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures and |
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Education Center possesses more than 8,000 works of art and |
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documents, among them two life-size bronze samurai statues, a |
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five-foot bronze Amida Buddha, one of the largest collections of |
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Japanese Hakata dolls in the United States, Chinese wedding |
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ceremony costumes, embroidered kimonos, Chinese hand-carved ivory |
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and jade, Korean ceramics, brass artifacts from India, and items |
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from the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia; the museum's |
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education program focuses on the geography and culture of the major |
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Asian countries and includes classes in origami, calligraphy, |
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cooking, Tai Chi, and several Asian languages; and |
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WHEREAS, For four decades, the Texas State Museum of Asian |
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Cultures has introduced visitors from across the state and nation |
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to the wonders of Asian art and history, helping to promote |
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understanding between cultures by fostering a deeper appreciation |
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of different ways of seeing the world and preparing our young |
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leaders for global participation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Texas |
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State Museum of Asian Cultures and Education Center and extend to |
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all those associated with the museum sincere best wishes for |
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continued success in their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the museum as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1259 was adopted by the House on March |
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26, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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