Anshul Khetarpal is a first-generation American who lives in Redding CA, and first learned English at the age of eight. Once he did, he raced through the educational system, eventually earning degrees and certifications from San Diego State University, UCLA, and the University of Maryland. He is a well-known intellectual in many circles.
He has wide-ranging interests, including the State of Jefferson movement, which proposes that parts of Northern California and southern Oregon secede from their respective states to form a new State
The idea for Jefferson State goes all the way back to 1852, and a bill that was introduced in California’s State Legislature. That bill died in committee and the idea stalled. But it began to gain new momentum many years later, when in 1941 several counties in California and Oregon decided that they were not being fairly represented by their state governments. These mostly rural regions depend on lumber, fishing, and other harvesting businesses. Supporters of the breakaway plan believed that by doing so they could better control their own destinies.
At that time there were still just forty-eight states in the USA, and the idea of creating a 49th had some appeal in the region and the Board of Supervisors in Siskiyou County began to seriously explore the idea. After a lot of discussion and consideration the name of “Jefferson” was chosen as the new state name. But just as it began to seem it might really happen, the United States was drawn into World War II, and the matter was shelved. It has never been entirely forgotten, however, and is revived from time to time.
Anshul Khetarpal Redding CA is a Vice President of Business Development for a biotechnology firm in Redding CA.
Sources:
http://sisnet.ssku.k12.ca.us/~msusdftp/jones/ian/historypg1.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_(proposed_Pacific_state)
He has wide-ranging interests, including the State of Jefferson movement, which proposes that parts of Northern California and southern Oregon secede from their respective states to form a new State
The idea for Jefferson State goes all the way back to 1852, and a bill that was introduced in California’s State Legislature. That bill died in committee and the idea stalled. But it began to gain new momentum many years later, when in 1941 several counties in California and Oregon decided that they were not being fairly represented by their state governments. These mostly rural regions depend on lumber, fishing, and other harvesting businesses. Supporters of the breakaway plan believed that by doing so they could better control their own destinies.
At that time there were still just forty-eight states in the USA, and the idea of creating a 49th had some appeal in the region and the Board of Supervisors in Siskiyou County began to seriously explore the idea. After a lot of discussion and consideration the name of “Jefferson” was chosen as the new state name. But just as it began to seem it might really happen, the United States was drawn into World War II, and the matter was shelved. It has never been entirely forgotten, however, and is revived from time to time.
Anshul Khetarpal Redding CA is a Vice President of Business Development for a biotechnology firm in Redding CA.
Sources:
http://sisnet.ssku.k12.ca.us/~msusdftp/jones/ian/historypg1.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_(proposed_Pacific_state)