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May 10, 2023 <br /> <br />Santa Ana City Council <br />Santa Ana City Hall <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> <br />Dear Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council, <br />Thank you so much for co -hosting the inaugural Mid-Autumn Festival in 2022 to highlight Asian <br />cultures and celebrate Santa Ana’s large Vietnamese community. This multicultural event was <br />hosted at Rosita Park, which is in a health equity zip code, and attracted approximately 4,0 00 <br />attendees, including many families and children, to build stronger cultural bridges and <br />understanding between neighbors. We’re excited that the Mid-Autumn Festival will be an annual <br />event in the City of Santa Ana and look forward to supporting the event for years to come. <br /> To build upon this foundation, I am reaching out on behalf of Asian American Senior Citizen <br />Service Center to propose a deeper partnership to serve Santa Ana’s community , especially the <br />Asian Pacific Islander community. The City of Santa Ana is home to one of the largest Asian <br />American populations in Orange County, and I am bringing forth an idea for the City of Santa <br />Ana to co-host events in recognition of several important holidays to the Asian American <br />community as the City of Santa Ana considers its budget for FY 2023-2024. <br />According to data from the Census as of July 2021, 12.1% of Santa Ana’s 310,000 residents are <br />Asian American and 0.2% of Santa Ana’s residents are Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander. <br />Lunar New Year (Tết) is an especially meaningful holiday to the Asian American population and <br />we would also like to propose hosting events that celebrate Asian Pacific Islander culture with <br />the City of Santa Ana’s Library Services Department. By hosting a family-friendly events that are <br />both large and small scale, we have an opportunity to instill an appreciation of cultural <br />exchanges by multigenerational families earlier and often. Asian American Senior Citizens <br />Service Center can support in p lanning and coordinating the se events and highlight the City of <br />Santa Ana’s commitment to serving our community. <br /> <br />Holiday / Event Proposed Budget Description <br />Lunar New Year (Tết) $70,000 The Lunar New Year (Tết) is <br />the festival that celebrates <br />the beginning of a new year <br />on the traditional lunar <br />calendar. In 2024, Lunar New <br />Year (Tết) will fall on <br />Saturday, February 10th. <br />Santa Ana Library – Asian <br />Pacific Islander Culture <br />Events <br />$20,000 Events can be hosted <br />throughout the year and <br />complement the City’s