HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 Chinese Historical Proclamation - Word - 08.29.2005PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Chinese Historical Cultural Project began in 1987 specifically to raise funds for the replication of Ng Shing Gung, the community and spiritual center of San Jose's lost
Chinatown called Heinlenville; and
WHEREAS, the Chinese Historical Cultural Project dedicated the Ng Shing Gung to the community in 1991; and
WHEREAS, the Chinese Historical Cultural Project, in 1993, produced the “Golden Legacy” curriculum based on Chinese cultures that provided enrichment to those Santa Clara County public
elementary students it was donated to; and
WHEREAS, on Saturday, September 17, 2005, the Chinese Historical and Cultural Project will celebrate its annual gala to support and celebrate the continued success of efforts to promote
and preserve Chinese and Chinese-American history and culture through community outreach activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor Patrick Kwok, and the Cupertino City Council, do hereby acknowledge and honor the
CHINESE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PROJECT
in recognition of the remarkable contributions of the organization and its members to our shared historical heritage and rich cultural wealth.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the city of Cupertino to be affixed on the Seventeenth day of September, Two-Thousand and Five.
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Patrick S. Kwok, Mayor