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' WHEREAS, Vietnamese refugees have proudly resided in the City of Tigard, and the State of ' "Y1
'Iy': Oregon since the conclusion of the Vietnam War on April 30*, 1975; and ,i1,-"A.41—,. :
`.•::*- o WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans have put forth their full toiling energy building the City of o' w: 31..
ti Tigard, in a multitude ofprominent areas includingindust economy, culture, education, and I }~ '
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'fi � WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans have counted on Tigard and Oregon as beingtheir second l I
heart, mind, and family homeland; and j
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.:,f'4' c WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans have embraced Vietnamese customs and traditions that
have been continually practiced through generations; and .,
I1"' WHEREAS, many of Oregon's Vietnamese Americans respectfully embrace the yellow and I
i` three red striped Heritage and Freedom flag as a symbol of the Vietnamese American ,
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WHEREAS, it is the ultimate will and honorable desire from the Vietnamese Community of ‘ . ,
` t' Oregon and its community members, that the Vietnamese American Heritage and Freedom .' > E .
Flag be recognized as the official flag of their organization in the City of Tigard, Oregon. a _r,
:, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, Mayor Heidi Lueb of the City of Tigard, Oregon I•
--/'1:1" does hereby proclaim Tigard's recognition for
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in : ;�, recognize the cultural reverence and respect afforded the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom s{
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Dated this 13th day of June 2023 s
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of I: ,0
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