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This resolution memorializes Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 2025 as Czech-American Heritage Month in New York State, recognizing the significant historical and cultural contributions of Czech-Americans. The resolution highlights the early Czech settlers like Augustine Herman and Frederick Philipse, and details the immigration of Moravian Brethren beginning in 1735, who established settlements in various states and made important contributions to American culture, particularly in music. The document notes that by 1940, the Czech-American population had grown to 1,764,000, and today approximately 1,615,000 Czech-Americans live in the United States. The resolution celebrates notable Czech-Americans like Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. Secretary of State, and Thomas Robert Cech, a Nobel Prize-winning chemist, and emphasizes the goal of recognizing the aspirations, values, and broad societal contributions of Americans of Czech descent. Ultimately, the resolution requests that the governor officially proclaim October 2025 as Czech-American Heritage Month and calls for a copy of the resolution to be transmitted to Governor Hochul.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/K676