; Whereas the city of Santa Ana, California, has a majority Chicano/Chicana population; Whereas, in 2021, the city of Santa Ana, California, was the first major city in the United States to declare August as Chicano Heritage Month ; Whereas the Chicano/Chicana community values family relationships, which encourages a sense of comradery and companionship within each household and serves as a means of embracing Mexican lineage and ensuring principal traditions from Chicano/Chicana culture are instilled in the younger generation; Whereas systemic prejudices targeting the Chicano/Chicana population are becoming especially apparent as domestic terrorism attacks surge, as seen in the 2019 shooting in El Paso, Texas; Whereas the elimination of Chicano/Chicana discrimination requires the awareness and acknowledgement of the community’s struggle and the culmination of decades-worth of marginalization; and Whereas, in 2023, the city of Anaheim, California, declared August as Chicano Heritage Month : Now, therefore, be it