THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, MAY 25, 2010

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 25, 2010  

A RESOLUTION

Designating June 7, 2010, as "African and Caribbean Children

Day" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Many African and Caribbean immigrants have settled

in this Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, The city of Philadelphia is home to more than

200,000 African and Caribbean immigrants, many of whom were

resettled by local humanitarian organizations under the Refugee

Act of 1980; and

WHEREAS, Many African and Caribbean immigrants, especially

children, encounter problems in acclimating into society due to

language barriers and differences in customs and cultures; and

WHEREAS, Many African and Caribbean children and their

families face problems in education and in obtaining essential

services; and

WHEREAS, The African and Caribbean community has made

important contributions to and has enriched the diversity of

this Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, United States Army General Colin L. Powell (Ret.),

the 65th United States Secretary of State, was the first African

and Caribbean American to serve in that post and also the first

African and Caribbean American to serve on the Joint Chiefs of

Staff; and

WHEREAS, It is fitting to recognize the hardships the African

and Caribbean community face as well as the contributions the

community has made to the United States and to this

Commonwealth; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate designate June 7, 2010, as "African

and Caribbean Children Day" in Pennsylvania.