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MEMORANDUM
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To: Mayor and City Council Date: January 30, 2009
From: Councilmember Vincent Sarmiento
Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez
Councilmember Sal Tinajero
Subject: Proposed Resolution Recognizing Vietnamese American Freedom and Heritage Flag
We seek your support for adoption of a City Council resolution recognizing the Vietnamese
American Freedom and Heritage Flag. The basis for such a resolution is set forth below.
A. The Vietnamese-American community has made positive contributions to the historical,
cultural, educational, and economic prosperity of California and the City of Santa Ana;
and
B. Vietnamese-Americans remain vigilant in opposing tyranny of all forms, actively
supporting human rights for all people, and celebrating the principles of democracy,
justice, and tolerance upon which our nation was founded; and
C. The flag of the former Republic of Vietnam, with three red stripes upon a field of yellow,
and dating back to 1948, has been and will continue to be a symbol of resilience, freedom,
and democracy to many Vietnamese-Americans; and
D. The flag of the former Republic of Vietnam is an important symbol in the history of
Vietnamese-Americans and is now known as the Vietnamese Freedom and Heritage Flag;
and
E. The vast majority of California's Vietnamese-Americans embrace the Vietnamese
Freedom and Heritage Flag as the symbol of the Vietnamese-American community.
For the foregoing reasons, we propose that the City Council of the City of Santa Ana formally
recognize the Vietnamese Freedom and Heritage Flag as the official symbol of the Vietnamese-
American community and support their efforts to promote freedom and democracy and
encourage its display. In addition, we propose that the City of Santa Ana encourage other
governmental organizations to take action formally recognizing the yellow flag with three red
stripes as the official flag of the Vietnamese American community.
bm Exhibit A
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