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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Robinson

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/15/07

HB

SHORT TITLE Asian American Day

SB SM 8

ANALYST Guambaña

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Memorial 8 requests that February 8, 2007 be declared “Asian American Day" at the

Senate.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

•

There are over thirty thousand Asians living in New Mexico that come from Afghanistan, Bang-

ladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Iraq, Iran, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Phil-

ippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam;

•

Asians have worked on the railroads and in agriculture in New Mexico since the nineteenth cen-

tury;

•

Asians in New Mexico have fought in World War I, World War II, the Korean and Vietnam con-

flicts, the Gulf War and in Afghanistan and in Iraq and have received Medals of Honor, Purple

Hearts and other military commendations;

•

Asians have contributed to the economy of New Mexico through their labor, industry, businesses

and purchasing power; and

•

Asians are contributing their culture, customs and traditions to the culture of New Mexico.

AG/nt