RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE GOLDEN-YELLOW FLAG

WITH THREE RED STRIPES AS THE OFFICIAL FLAG OF THE

VIETNAMESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH

(TR03-17)

WHEREAS, the City of Falls Church is the home of a substantial Vietnamese commercial development known as the "Eden Center" that is one of the

largest gathering places for the Vietnamese American Community on the east coast of the United States; and

WHEREAS, the Vietnamese American Community, through the Eden Center, makes a significant contribution to the City of Falls Church both economically and culturally; and

WHEREAS, the vast majority of Vietnamese Americans who fled Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon in 1975 do not condone the current Vietnamese regime

nor recognize its flag; and

WHEREAS, the vast majority of Vietnamese Americans embrace the golden-yellow flag with three red stripes as the symbol of the Vietnamese American Community; and

WHEREAS, dating back to 1948, the golden-yellow flag with three red stripes has a long history in Vietnam and is a broader symbol of resilience, freedom, and democracy that represents the cultural heritage of the Vietnamese American Community; and

WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans who live and work in the City of Falls Church have shown their desire that the golden-yellow flag with three red stripes be recognized as the official flag of the Vietnamese American Community.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Falls Church, Virginia that the golden-yellow flag with three red stripes be

recognized as the official flag of the Vietnamese American Community and flown adjacent to the American Flag at Eden Center in the City of Falls Church.

Mayor Daniel Gardner, Council Member Mabry