HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-43 - Recognizing Flag of Former Republic of Vietnam as Official Flag of Vietnamese People OverseasRESOLUTION NO. 09-43
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, RECOGNIZING THE
FLAG OF THE FORMER REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM AS
THE OFFICIAL FLAG OF THE VIETNAMESE PEOPLE
OVERSEAS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the current Vietnam Hanoi Communist regime continues to be a one
party state ruled by an un -elected and unaccountable government that continuously and
arbitrarily infringes on the human rights and religious freedom of its people; and
WHEREAS, the vast majority of Americans from Vietnam do not recognize or
condone the Communist regime currently governing Vietnam; and
WHEREAS, the people of the former Republic of Vietnam are not defeated but
remain unbowed and fiercely opposed to communism while standing united in their
commitment to'freedom; and
WHEREAS, the State of California is home to the largest group of immigrants
from Vietnam; and
WHEREAS, the people of the former Republic of Vietnam were valiant in their
resistance to the aggression of communist North Vietnam, and refugees from the
Republic of Vietnam who immigrated to the United States of America and settled in the
City of Costa Mesa should be honored and remembered for their sacrifices such that
the only flag depicting the Nation of Vietnam should be the flag of the former Republic of
Vietnam; and
WHEREAS, the flag of the free Vietnamese people is the flag of the former
j Republic of Vietnam and consists of three horizontal stripes of red (gules) upon a field
of gold; and
WHEREAS, the flag of the one party regime currently holding power in occupied
Vietnam may be the flag of a government, but it is not the flag of a Nation; and
WHEREAS, the culture and history of the Vietnamese people should be
celebrated and honored with the flag of the Vietnamese Nation, not the flag of the
tyrants who betrayed and rejected that glorious culture and history; and
WHEREAS, this flag remains a poignant reminder of the threat of communism
and the imperative of remaining vigilant in opposition to tyranny of all forms, and to
actively support human rights; and
WHEREAS, the States of California, Colorado, Florida and Louisiana as well as a
number of cities across the Country, including the cities of Westminster and Garden
Grove, have officially recognized this flag and there are many residents of Vietnamese
heritage who have made Costa Mesa their home and are a part of our community.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, on this day, the City of Costa Mesa
formally recognizes the flag of the former Republic of Vietnam as the official flag of the
Vietnamese people overseas and that all Americans, regardless of their heritage,
recognize and honor the American flag as the flag representing freedom for all in America.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 16th day of June, 2009.
Allan R. Mansoor, Mayor
ATTEST: APP OVED AS TO FORM:
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Julie FOcik, City derk Idimberly Hall Barlow, City Attorney
_ STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 09-43 and was duly passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the
16th day of June, 2009, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MANSOOR, LEECE, BEVER, FOLEY, MONAHAN
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 17th day of June, 2009.
(SEAL)
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JU FOLCIK, CITY CLERK