TITLE: Honoring Dallas Vietnamese Radio on its 10th anniversary.

SUMMARY: Honoring Dallas Vietnamese Radio on its 10th anniversary.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Dallas Vietnamese Radio is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2013; and WHEREAS, Serving Vietnamese residents within a 100-mile radius of Dallas, DVR began broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on January 6, 2003; today the station also maintains a website and an uplink to a satellite channel, allowing it to reach countless other listeners around the world; and WHEREAS, The station carries a wide variety of programming in cooperation with Little Saigon Radio-TV, a network of 30 Vietnamese Public Radio stations in California and Houston; in addition to news, current affairs, and live election coverage, DVR offers talk shows that address such issues as law, immigration, health services, and voter registration; the station also broadcasts English lessons and other educational content, as well as music, plays, poetry, and stories; and WHEREAS, Committed to building a stronger Vietnamese American community, DVR works to preserve traditional culture and assists residents in need; the station has benefited those farther afield by extending assistance to victims of natural disasters in Japan, Haiti, and the New York City area; and WHEREAS, For the past decade, Dallas Vietnamese Radio has served as a leading source of information, entertainment, and advocacy for Vietnamese Americans in the Metroplex, and its contributions have greatly enriched the lives of innumerable people; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby honor Dallas Vietnamese Radio on its 10th anniversary and extend to all those associated with the station sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the station as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Turner of Tarrant Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1731 was adopted by the House on May 1, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House