The Michigan Senate adopted Senate Resolution 38 on April 30, 2025, designating April 30, 2025 as Black April Memorial Week to commemorate the fall of Saigon and to recognize the Vietnamese American community in Michigan.

Senator Demuth offered Senate Resolution 38; the rules were suspended to allow immediate consideration. The presiding officer then recognized a senator identified in the transcript as Senator Demos, who delivered extended remarks recounting the aftermath of the Vietnam War, the waves of Vietnamese refugees, and the establishment of Vietnamese American communities in the United States. The remarks noted the evacuation of Saigon on April 30, 1975 and described subsequent refugee waves, camps, and resettlement programs; the speaker said the resolution commemorates “Black April” as an occasion both to memorialize loss and to celebrate the resilience of Vietnamese Americans.

Senator Chang also addressed the chamber to welcome guests from the Vietnamese American Association of Michigan who were present in the gallery. Following remarks and no further discussion, the clerk put the question on adoption; Senators voted by voice and the president announced the resolution adopted. The transcript does not contain a roll-call tally for the adoption; the adoption was recorded as a voice vote.

Ending: The resolution was adopted and will be entered into the Senate journal per routine practice; no implementation steps or fiscal impacts were recorded in the session transcript.