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RESOLUTION
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Referred To
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The City of Saint Paul recognizina the yellow flag with three red stripes
as the official flag of the Vietnamese American Community
3 Whereas the current Government of Vietnam is a non-democratic, one party system of government without
4 rule of law that arbitrarily infringes upon the basic human and civil liberties of its citizens; and
5 Whereas Vietnamese Americans were forced to flee Vietnam in fear of the Government of Vietnam's
6 campaign of retribution and persecution after the Fa11 of Saigon in 1975; and
7 Whereas the City of Saint Paul is home to the largest number of Vietnamese Americans and residents of
8 Vietnamese descent in the State of Minnesota, and they have contributed to the business and commerce of the
9 City of Saint Paul; and
10 Whereas the vast majority of Vietnamese Americans embrace the yellow flag with three stripes as the symbol
i l of the Vietnamese American Community; and
12 Whereas, the current Government of Vietnam continues to harass, intenogate and arrest individuals advocating
13 democracy; and
14 Whereas the current Government of Vietnam has increased its human rights violations since the passage of the
15 Bilateral Trade Agreement in 2000; and
16 Whereas, dating back to 1948, the yellow flag with three red stripes has a long history in Vietnam and is a
17 broader symbol or resilience, freedom and democracy of and for the Vietnamese American Community; and
18 Whereas Vietnamese Americans have shown their desire that the yellow flag with three red stripes be
19 recognized as the official flag of the Vietnamese American Community;
20 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT T2ESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul formally recognizes the yellow flag
21 with three red stripes as the official flag of the Vietnamese American Community, and that this flag may be
22 displayed on any City-owned property, at any City-controlled or sponsored Vietnamese American event, or any
23 public function organized by the Vietnamese American Community, subject to the permit requirement of the
24 City; and
1 BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED that the City of Saint Paul encourage county officials and state legislators to
2 pass legislation recognizing the yellow flag with three red stripes as the official flag of the Vietnamese
3 American Community and encourage local school districts to adopt similar resolutions recognizing the yeliow
4 flag with three red stripes as the official flag to be displayed in the schools. O3 � S�`
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