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Council Member Melden
Title
A resolution recognizing the month of June 2020 as "Immigrant Heritage Month" to celebrate and take pride in the immigrant heritage of Lucas County.
Summary
WHEREAS, Immigrant Heritage Month is celebrated nationally during the month of June to recognize the diverse heritage and contributions of generations of immigrants from every corner of our world who have called the United States home; and
WHEREAS, Welcome Toledo-Lucas County (TLC), an initiative in partnership with the Board of Lucas County Commissioners and Toledo LISC, and housed at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library, is proud to celebrate June as Immigrant Heritage Month with a network of local and regional partners, and in collaboration with national partner, Fwd.us; and
WHEREAS, a long history of immigration to the region contributes not only to our unique and diverse social fabric, but to a competitive workforce and resilient economy. While Lucas County's current immigrant population is 3.4 percent, the make-up of foreign-born residents was 19 percent in 1910. However, the local immigrant population is rebounding as the county's foreign-born population increased more than 9 percent from 2000 to 2013, offsetting a loss in the general population; and
WHEREAS, Welcome TLC transitioned the initiative's leadership to the Toledo Lucas County Public Library and created a full-time Welcome TLC Librarian position that engages with the steering committee's diverse network of partners, furthering its commitment to building a welcoming and inclusive community for immigrants, refugees, and people of diverse cultures; and
WHEREAS, at the end of June, the Toledo-Lucas county community is invited to an author attended, virtual book discussion, hosted by the Library to foster a sharing of immigrant heritage journeys from its members; and
WHEREAS, Welcome TLC is sharing local immigrant heritage stories for the fifth year. This year, due to the Coronavirus/Covid-19...
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