After a few dark years for the Asian-American community, there's a bright spot at the state legislature.
from the Western Slope introduced a bill to establish Lunar New Year as an observed holiday in Colorado.
The bill would not turn Lunar New Year into an official state holiday; that would be a much heavier lift, because giving state employees a paid day off and closing government offices would have required that a fiscal earmark be attached to the legislation. . Having an observed Lunar New Year would"allow more Coloradans to acknowledge and honor this momentous tradition and invite the wider community to celebrate this holiday," the proposal continues.Lunar New Year, a celebration of the first new moon, typically begins sometime in late January or early February and lasts fifteen days. It's a festive time for Asian-Americans and Asians around the globe, who celebrate and share good wishes with one another.
Over the past year, Vương-Sandoval put together and chaired the Lunar New Year Allies Advisory Group, which worked on getting the bill introduced. That group has members from the nonprofit sector, the government world, academia and community advocacy, according to Vương-Sandoval, who notes that there's representation from the Filipino, Indonesian, Malaysian, Vietnamese and Japanese communities, among others.
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