Full Text of HR0108 95th General Assembly
HR0108 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois wish to honor the Chinese New Year | 4 |
| Spectacular being held at Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on | 5 |
| March 3, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, The Chinese New Year is the most colorful and | 7 |
| important of China's fetes and the Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, | 8 |
| and Singaporean celebrate their ancient traditions through | 9 |
| family reunions and performing arts; and
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| WHEREAS, The 2007 Chinese New Year Spectacular will span 28 | 11 |
| major cities in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America, | 12 |
| with an expected live audience of 150,000 worldwide; the | 13 |
| Chicago shows will have an estimated audience of 7,800; and
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| WHEREAS, The 2007 Chinese New Year Spectacular will be | 15 |
| performed by the Divine Performing Arts group, whose mission is | 16 |
| to rediscover the essence of true, traditional culture and to | 17 |
| bring arts that celebrate human dignity and positive values; it | 18 |
| produces and performs works that center on classical themes and | 19 |
| divinely-inspired cultural traditions; the groups performances | 20 |
| aim to provide an experience of consummate beauty and goodness; | 21 |
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| WHEREAS, The 2007 Chinese New Year Spectacular in Chicago | 2 |
| aims to be a showcase of traditional Chinese culture, a | 3 |
| platform for cross-cultural understanding between the East and | 4 |
| West, and a unifying event for all people interested in Chinese | 5 |
| culture; and
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| WHEREAS, The 2007 Chinese New Year Spectacular is organized | 7 |
| by the Sound of Hope Radio, an independent Chinese language | 8 |
| media; Sound of Hope Radio is a non-for-profit organization | 9 |
| dedicated to facilitate cross-cultural communications between | 10 |
| the East and West, and to assist the public in their search for | 11 |
| valuable cultural events, and services, educational workshops, | 12 |
| and publications; in addition, the program is partially | 13 |
| supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council; therefore, | 14 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| honor and express our support for the 2007 Chinese New Year | 18 |
| Spectacular; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to the Chinese New Year Spectacular Organizing | 21 |
| Committee.
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