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1 ..... VIETNAMESE REMEMBRANCE DAY ..
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,.� ' - WHEREAS, following the conclusion of the Vietnam War on April 30, 1975, many e
4' .'. Vietnamese refugees resettled in communities across the United States, including y:.
Oregon, seeking safety, opportunity, and a new beginning; and r' , '' ► I .4Y; ``. I
(....:,-, ,I. WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans have become valued members of our community and
�! have contributed significantly to the civic, cultural, economic, educational, and military life r ,
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WHEREAS, many Vietnamese Americans have come to regard Oregon and the United N
States as their second home while continuing to honor their cultural heritage and history;
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',''ate WHEREAS, April 30 is observed by many Vietnamese Americans as a day of .. `?.j'
remembrance to honor the sacrifices made by American and South Vietnamese service '` >
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, Yi-Kang Hu, Mayor of the City of Tigard, Oregon, do hereby 4-- S•.I
proclaim April 30, 2026, as
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VIETNAMESE REMEMBRANCE DAY •• _- ,•_,
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in Tigard and encourage all community members to join in reflecting on the history, E, - -4='
resilience, and contributions of the Vietnamese American community.
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Dated this 30'h day of April 2026 :'`••:r,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of '. '''-'s=>
Tigard to be affixed.
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