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Senate adopts resolution recognizing Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Week; Long Beach leaders honored on floor
Summary
The Senate unanimously adopted Senate Resolution 37 to mark April 17–23, 2025, as Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Week; authors and colleagues highlighted the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge takeover and recognized community leaders from Long Beach on the Senate floor.
The California State Senate unanimously adopted Senate Resolution 37 on the floor, designating April 17 through April 23, 2025, as Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Week in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the Khmer Rouge takeover.
Senator Gonzalez (author) said the resolution honors victims and survivors of the Cambodian genocide between April 17, 1975, and January 1979, during which the Khmer Rouge regime killed more than 1.7 million Cambodians. She noted California is home to the largest Cambodian community outside Southeast Asia and said the…
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