[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 599 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 599

 Honoring Byung Wook Yoon, Ph.D. for his outstanding service on behalf 
                   of the Korean American community.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 27, 2012

 Ms. Waters submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring Byung Wook Yoon, Ph.D. for his outstanding service on behalf 
                   of the Korean American community.

Whereas, on January 13, 2012, the Korean American community in the United States 
        celebrated Korean American Day initiated by Dr. Yoon;
Whereas this year marks the 109th anniversary of the first Korean immigrants to 
        arrive in the United States;
Whereas in 2003, Dr. Yoon, then President of the Southern California Centennial 
        Committee of Korean Immigration to the United States, began the campaign 
        to establish a national Korean American Day;
Whereas in 2003, the Korean American Foundation was founded as the successor of 
        the Centennial Committee of Korean Immigration with the goals of 
        fostering pride in Korean cultural heritage and traditions as well as 
        establishing Korean American Day;
Whereas in 2004, Dr. Yoon became president of the Korean American Foundation, 
        forming the National Committee of Korean American Day, successfully 
        campaigning for the passage of legislation recognizing Korean American 
        Day on the Federal, State, and local levels;
Whereas, on October 20, 2005, the U.S. Senate passed S. Res. 283, ``Recognizing 
        the contributions of Korean Americans to the United States and 
        encouraging the celebration of Korean American Day'';
Whereas, on December 13, 2005, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Res. 
        487 ``Supporting the goals and ideals of Korean American Day'', 
        recognizing the many contributions of Americans of Korean descent to the 
        life and cultural fabric of the United States;
Whereas Dr. Yoon is the recipient of the Presidential Award from the Republic of 
        Korea;
Whereas Dr. Yoon received the first Grand Award for World Korean Day from the 
        World Korean Interchange and Cooperation Association;
Whereas Dr. Yoon was honored with the first Grand Award for Korean American Day 
        from the Korean American Foundation;
Whereas Dr. Yoon was selected as one of a group of 100 honorable Korean 
        immigrants to the United States by the Korean American History Museum;
Whereas Dr. Yoon obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political and Diplomacy Science 
        from Korea University and a Master of Arts in Journalism and 
        Communication from Brigham Young University;
Whereas Dr. Yoon received honorary doctorates from Yuin University and the World 
        Mission University;
Whereas Dr. Yoon's professional career has included serving as a correspondent 
        to the United States for the Seoul Kyunghyang Daily Newspaper as well as 
        a Founding Director of Business and Trade for Wilshire State Bank in Los 
        Angeles, California, and has also served three times as Chairman of the 
        Korean Institute of Southern California;
Whereas Dr. Yoon authored the ``Korean American Legacies: Challenges and 
        Responses'', a source of inspiration for current and future generations 
        of Korean Americans; and
Whereas over many years, Dr. Yoon has demonstrated his leadership and dedication 
        to the Korean American community through his work and support of 
        numerous nonprofit and service organizations, including creating KARE 
        (Korean American Respect for the Environment), and serving as the 
        Honorary National Chairman of the Korean American Foundation USA: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors Byung Wook Yoon 
for his outstanding work raising awareness and recognition of the 
contributions Korean Americans have made in every facet of United 
States society.
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