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STAFF REPORT
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
CALIFORNIA
DATE: October 3, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Linda Smith, City Manager
Agenda Item 3.2
SU B.ECT : Presentation of the Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation Month
Proclamation
Prepared by: Marissa Clevenger, Administrative Technician
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will present the Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation Month
proclamation.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Present the proclamation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation Month is celebrated annually in the month of
October. October is significant because it is the birth month of Mahatma Gandhi and is often when
major Hindu holidays such as Navaratri and Diwali are celebrated. Hindu Heritage Month is a
global movement highlighting Hinduism as a tradition and the celebrating the contributions
Hinduism has made to human society.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
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ATTACHMENTS:
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Attachment I
A PROCLAMATION OF THE
CITY OF DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA
"Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation Month"
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin, along with the nation, has been shaped by the extraordinary cultural and ethnic linguistic and
religious diversity of its residents; and
WHEREAS, there are an estimated 1.2 billion Hindus worldwide, and approximately 3.4 million Hindu Americans live across the
country; and
WHEREAS, Hindu Americans in the City of Dublin represent diverse ethnic backgrounds, including individuals of Indian, Pakistani,
Bangladeshi, Malaysian, Indonesian, Afghan, Nepali, Bhutanese, Sri Lankan, Fijian, Caribbean, and European descent; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin and its greater community has benefited from its connection with Hindu Americans, especially
through the Vedanta philosophy, Ayurvedic medicine, classical Indian art, dance, music, meditation, yoga, literature, and community
service; and
WHEREAS, the year 2023 marks the 13oth anniversary of Hinduism being officially introduced to the United States by Swami
Vivekananda at the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago, IL, and the 123rd anniversary of when he founded the Vedanta
Society in San Francisco, California in 1900; and
WHEREAS, Hindu Americans promote the ideals of tolerance, pluralism, and religious freedom, and respect the diversity of all
faiths, and the Vedas, the 5,000-year-old texts of Hindu Americans, provide the basis for these core principles: "Truth is one, the wise
call it by many names" (Ekam sat vipra bahudha vadanti); and
WHEREAS, our diversity is one of our greatest strengths, and the City of Dublin joins with all those around the world celebrating
Hindu Americans.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby proclaim October 2023 as "Hindu
American Awareness and Appreciation Month" in the City of Dublin.
DATED: October 3, 2023
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Mayor Melissa Hernypez
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Co ncilmember Sherry Hu ouncilmember Jean Jcis4
Vice Mayor Michael McCorriston
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Councilmimber Kashef Qaadri
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