- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation.
- Title:
- A proclamation: Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag Month, Mar. 2, 2016
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Deal, Nathan
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, Georgia] : [Office of the Governor]
- Date of Original:
- 2016-03-02
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Description based on: January 18, 2012 ; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017).
Latest issue consulted: September 16, 2015 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 M4 2016/3-2
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2016-s3-h2
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2016-s3-h2
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
A PROCLAMATION
VIETNAMESE HERITAGE AND FREEDOM FLAG MONTH
WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: THEREFORE:
Vietnamese Americans were forced to flee their homeland in fear of the Communist government's campaign of retribution and persecution after the fall of Saigon in 1975; and
Many Vietnamese refugees who entered the United States settled in Georgia. In the ensuing years, they have become loyal citizens of this state and of the United States, contributing greatly in the areas of business, commerce, and culture; and
Virtually all of our Vietnamese American citizens embrace the "Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag," which appears as three red stripes on a saffron background, as the symbol of their community and their cultural identity, representing freedom, democracy, and the resilience of the Vietnamese people; and
The Vietnamese American community continues to flourish and embrace the American spirit of freedom, and it is proper that the tangible symbol of that spirit, the "Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag," be displayed in pride to recognize and honor the Vietnamese American community in Georgia; now
I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim April 2016 as VIETNAMESE HERITAGE AND FREEDOM FLAG MONTH in Georgia and commend the Vietnamese community for their many triumphs and successes.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 2nd day of March in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen.
GOVERNOR
ATTEST
CL;
CHIEF OF STAFF