Los Angeles County has voted to move back a day honoring actress Jane Fonda after the previously proposed date of April 30 ignited backlash from Vietnamese Americans and state lawmakers.
Los Angeles County voted Tuesday to move back a day honoring actress Jane Fonda after the previously proposed date of April 30 ignited backlash from Vietnamese Americans and state lawmakers. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors originally proposed April 30 for 'Jane Fonda Day' because it occurred during 'Earth Month' and would honor her climate activism. Vietnamese Americans and state lawmakers objected to that day as it commemorates the Fall of Saigon, when the U.S.
In a letter signed by more than a dozen other lawmakers, he said the decision to mark 'Jane Fonda Day' on April 30 'is a painful reminder of Ms. Fonda’s pro-communist activism during the Vietnam War.' 'The pain and hurt caused by this decision will surely cause long-term damage to the Vietnamese refugee community,' he said. California is home to the largest Vietnamese community outside Vietnam. In a letter to Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, Sen.
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