[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 22, 1994)]
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COMMITTEE OF 100
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, next week a delegation representing the
Committee of 100, an organization of prominent Chinese-Americans, will
be visiting China to introduce themselves and to promote an
understanding of American attitudes toward the People's Republic of
China [PRC]. At the center of its message to China are the results of a
study commissioned by the committee and carried out by Wirthlin
Associates.
The Wirthlin study, as I understand it, concentrates on the opinions
of four United States constituencies essential to the development of
our policy toward the PRC: United States congressional decisionmakers,
business decisionmakers, Chinese-Americans, and the general public. It
is my hope that providing Chinese leaders with the findings will
underscore the importance of our relationship in all its many facets.
I have long admired the work of the Committee of 100 and the very
distinguished members that represent it. The members of the committee
represent Chinese-Americans from all over the Nation and across a wide
range of political opinions and professions. To give my colleagues an
idea of the caliber of people making up the organization, I commend to
them the biographies of three members who recently visited my office,
one of whom, Ms. Ming Chen Hsu, is an Arizona resident. The biographies
are somewhat dated, but I think they illustrate well the competence of
the Committee of 100 delegation.
I ask unanimous consent that the three biographies, as well as a
complete delegation list, filled with distinguished Chinese-Americans,
appear in the Record so that my colleagues might examine them.
I wish the Committee of 100 delegation well in their efforts to
establish a dialog with the PRC and look forward to speaking with them
upon their return. Given the state of United States-Chinese relations
today, their efforts to promote mutual understanding could not come at
a better time.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:
[From the Patriots Asian Pacific American Heritage]
Ming Chen Hsu, Commissioner, the Federal Maritime Commission
From vice president of international trade for the RCA
Corporation to her current position as commissioner of the
Federal Maritime Commission, Ming Chen Hsu for over 30 years
has been part business woman, part politician, and part
diplomat. During this time period, she was named the
Governor's Special Trade Representative by former Governor
Thomas Kean of New Jersey and served as director of the State
Commerce Department's Division of International Trade.
After leaving China and her family in 1944, Hsu made it to
California via the help of a United States army plane and
troop ship. In New York, she enrolled at Barnard College,
later transferring to George Washington University in
Washington, DC. By 1949, she received her BA in foreign
affairs with a minor in international economics. By this
time, her father was sent to Taiwan with Chaing Kai-shek and
her mother and sister soon joined her in New York. She later
received her PhD from New York University and was the
Penfield Fellow of International Affairs. Diplomacy, and
Belles-Lettres, Hsu also obtained a LLD from Ramapo College
in 1988 and from Kean College in 1989.
Hsu constantly faced the possibility of deportation and
received temporary stays. She eventually married Richard Hsu,
then president of the China Institute in America. Soon, Hsu
began working for NBC as a researcher. She received her first
break with RCA. NBC's parent company, when they asked Hsu to
make a presentation because they were interested in investing
in foreign television stations. Within the year, she moved to
RCA and worked on corporate planning and marketing. According
to Hsu, the position was not glamorous. By the 1970's, Hsu
made a name for herself. After years of slowly climbing the
corporate ladder, she became director of international
marketing in 1976 and was staff vice president in 1980.
Representing RCA before representatives of the People's
Republic of China, hosting delegations, and working with
United States government agencies were a few of her
accomplishments during this time period.
Her constant commitment to public service and her weariness
of the rigid corporate environment were some of the reasons
she left RCA and accepted the position as director of the New
Jersey State Commerce Department's Division of International
Trade in 1982. Working with her good friend, former New
Jersey Governor Thomas Kean, she set out to promote New
Jersey as a place to do business. Through Hsu's efforts, over
1,000 companies from 48 countries invested in New Jersey--
employing some 175,000 residents. Among the firms Hsu helped
bring to New Jersey: Hyundai, Sharp Electronics, and Samsung
Electronics.
After former Governor Kean left office, the White House
asked Hsu to come to Washington to become commissioner of the
Federal Maritime Commission. She was confirmed by the Senate
in June 1990. She was reappointed in 1991 after completing
the term of a former commissioner.
Hsu's and the Commission's major concern is to protect
United States shipping and trade practices or trade statutes
that have been enacted by foreign governments. Many
complaints have been filed against a number of countries for
their discriminatory trade practices. The Commission is
currently gathering information on certain shipping practices
from countries such as Japan, Taiwan, Venezuela and the Ivory
Coast. Hsu states, ``The object is to free up trade and make
it easier for our exporters to sell in those countries.''
The numerous committees Hsu has worked with include the
Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, the New
Jersey Advisory Council of Channel Thirteen/WNET, the
National Commission on the Observance of International
Women's Year, the United States Commission on Civil Rights,
and the Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey. Some of the awards
she has received include Woman on the Move Award from the
Business Journal of New Jersey in 1989, the Paul L. Troast
Award for Outstanding Public Service from the New Jersey
Business and Industry in 1989, the Philbrook Award from the
Women's Political Caucus in 1989, and Woman of the Year from
the Asian-American Professional Women's Association in 1983.
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[From the Patriots Asian Pacific American Heritage]
Brig. Gen. John L. Fugh, Judge Advocate General, Department of the Army
After years of legal service for the United States Army,
Brigadier, General John Fugh is the current Judge Advocate
General, overseeing a worldwide legal organization for the
Army.
As the current Judge Advocate General. Brigadier General
John L. Fugh heads a worldwide legal organization for the
Army consisting of 1,700 active duty lawyers. 350 civilian
lawyers, 2,200 reserved component lawyers (nonactive national
Guard or United States Army Reserve lawyers), and over 5,000
paralegal and administrative personnel. Fugh added that this
is a statutory position and his responsibilities include
being the legal adviser to the Army leadership and directing
Army lawyers in the performance of their duties. Fugh also
oversees the Judge Advocate General's School in Virginia, a
claims service at Fort Meade, and a judiciary that includes
judges and appellate judges. His duties are not only limited
to the military justice arena. Fugh also handles civil law
matters, such as Army contracts with the defense industry,
protest disputes, and litigation. ``I also assist the Justice
of Department in the Federal courts, take care of soldiers'
personal legal concerns, and handle legal concerns, and
handle legal work in operational areas.'' Fugh added.
Born in Beijing, China, Fugh attended Georgetown University
School of Foreign Service, the George Washington University
Law School, and Harvard University's Kennedy School of
Government. Fugh has also attended the Judge Advocate
General's School, the United States Army Command and General
Staff College, and the United States Army War College.
With over 30 years in the United States. Army, Fugh stated
that he has not experience overt discrimination, ``just the
usual ethnic slurs one can expect from peers along the way.
``In 1984, I became the first Chinese-American and the first
non-white person to become General in the United States Army,
so you can see that being a minority, or Chinese did not hurt
me too much,'' commented Fugh.
Fugh has travelled extensively throughout his career. He
visits the field to make sure the delivery of legal services
is going well. ``My next visit will be to Budapest to meet
with my counterpart in the Hungarian Army. They're trying to
catch up, being a former Communist country, and the interests
of our national and foreign policy is to further the
democratization of their society.'' Topics to be discussed
between the two include environmental compliance and clean-up
law and litigation, and civil military relations.
Prior to his appointment as Judge Advocate General, his key
assignments at Headquarters, Department of the Army, include
service as the Assistant Judge Advocate General (1990-1991),
Assistant Judge Advocate General for Civil Law (1984-1990),
and Chief, Litigation Division (1982-1984). Fugh has also
been the Special Assistant in the Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and
Logistics), and the Staff Judge Advocate for Legal Counsel
for the Third Armored Division in Frankfurt, Germany, for the
United States Ballistic Missile Defense Program, for the
Office of the Army Chief of Staff in Arlington, Virginia, and
for the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Taipei, Taiwan.
Asked about his plans when he retires, Fugh stated that he
hoped to do something in the area of international trade in
the Pacific. ``There, I can use my language, ability,
background, and training. Of course, being a lawyer, I would
work with law firms and our United States corporate entities
and businesses over there.'' Because China is second to Japan
in terms of favorable trade balance, Fugh would like to work
on ways to promote United States companies to the Chinese.
His awards and declarations include: the Defense Superior
Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal
(with Oak Leaf Cluster), Air Medal, Joint Service
Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf
Cluster), Office of Secretary of Defense Badge, and Army
Staff Badge.
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Vita of Kung-Lee Wang
Mr. Wang is a businessman and economist. He is an active
Asian Pacific American community leader. Born in China, he is
a naturalized American citizen. He has a broad range of
experiences as a senior government official an
internationally known resource and inter-industry economist,
a businessman and a community activist.
From 1955 to 1960, he was an economist-operations analyst
with the C.F.I.R., Inc., a consulting firm. For twenty-two
years, he worked as an economist for the U.S. Department of
the Interior. From 1966 to 1982, he was a GS 15 senior
economist. After 12 years as the chief of Quantitative
Economics at the Bureau of Mines, he left the U.S. Civil
Service in June 1982 and heads his own economic, business
development and marketing consulting firm, KLW International,
Inc.
In December 1982, he helped to found the Chinatown
Development Corporation (CDC). CDC and its partners jointly
bid and won the right to develop the Far East Trade Center in
the heart of Washington, D.C. Chinatown on top of a transfer
stop for three of the five Washington, D.C. subway lines from
the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in May
1983. Since 1982, he has served CDC as Director and/or
Officer. Now CDC is the largest limited partner of the Far
East Trade Center Associates partnership that is developing a
$200 million mixed-use real estate project, next to Chinatown
Friendship Archway and near the Washington, D.C. Convention
Center.
Mr. Wang received his B.A. degree in economics from
Yenching University in China, received his M.A. degree in
economics from Brown University, his M.B.A. degree in
business economics from Columbia University and his M.B.A.
degree in political economy and government from Harvard
University.
He is a professional economist with international
reputation in mineral economics and inter-industry (input-
output) analysis, has authored many monographs, articles and
book (sections) on mineral economics and input-output
analysis. He was the founder and first president of the
American Institute of Mining Metallurgical and Petroleum
Engineers (AIME) Washington, D.C. Mineral Economics Section,
75-78, first time in AIME history to have a section devoted
to economics. He was the national Chairman of AIME Council of
Economics, 80-81. The Council has over 10,000 members among
the total 55,000 AIME members at that time.
Mr. Wang is the founder of the Organization of Chinese
Americans, Inc. (OCA) and served as its first National
President, 73-77; National Board Member, 73-91; and OCA
Business Advisory Council coordinator, 83. OCA, with 8,000
members and 11 chapters in 26 states, is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan national advocacy organization dedicated to
ensuring justice and equal opportunities for Chinese, other
Asians and all Americans; to eliminate ignorance about the
bigotry against Chinese and other Asian Americans; to promote
a positive image for Chinese and other Asian Americans; and
to encourage active participation of all Americans in all
levels of civic, political and economic life in America.
Mr. Wang is the chairman of the U.S. China Capital Cities
Friendship Council, Inc. since 1987 that carries out and
promotes cultural and business exchange between the two
sister cities. He is the founder and president of the U.S.
China Council for International Exchange, Inc. since February
1988 that promotes professional personnel exchange between
the U.S. and China.
Mr. Wang is a co-founder and national director of the
National Council of Chinese American Voters League and the
Asian American Voters Coalition since 1984. The principle
purpose of the two organizations is to promote political
involvement of Asian Americans in mainstream American
politics. He is also a co-founder and past President of the
Asian Pacific American Heritage Council, Inc. of the
Washington, D.C. area. Since 1979, the Council has been
sponsoring annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Week
activities that promote the positive image of Asian and
Pacific Islanders and has been the prime mover in
successfully asking the President to proclaim the annual
Asian Pacific Heritage Week by Executive Order since 1979.
He is a co-founder and past national director of the
Association of Chinese Schools, Inc. that promotes and
coordinates activities of the 120 weekend Chinese language
and cultural schools in the eastern United States. He was a
counselor of the Harvard University-Kennedy School of
Government Alumni Association Executive Council, 1978-82. He
was a past national Vice President of the Asian Pacific
American Chamber of Commerce, 1983-84.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Committee
of 100 since 1989 and its current Executive Director. The
Committee of 100 is a national organization of Chinese
American leaders in arts, academia, public service, business
and the sciences. The Committee's mission is to provide
leadership in advocating respect for the inherent dignity and
rights of Chinese Americans and Chinese everywhere and to
promote a constructive relationship between the people of
China and the United States.
His firm, KLW International, Inc., provides consulting
assistance to business enterprises in the Far East and South
East Asia in the fields of marketing, investment, finance,
economic and business analysis, negotiations and public
relations. The firm also provides consulting services to
Americans firms outside of Washington, D.C. area in
qualifying for minority business programs of U.S., state and
local governments such as 8(a) program, mentor-protege
program, etc. and in assisting firms to bid for business
contracts from various government agencies and Fortune 500
corporations.
In 1964, he was selected to receive the Career Education
Award from the Ford Foundation and U.S. Civil Service
Commission. In 1966, he was selected as a Fellow of the
National Institute of Public Affairs. He was the recipient of
the 1976 Engineer of the Year Award and the 1984 Mineral
Economist of the Year Award from the AIME-Washington, D.C.
Section. He is listed in the Who's Who in the East and Who's
Who in the World of Marquis Who's Who, Inc., in the Men and
Women of Distinction and Men of Achievement of International
Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, U.K., and American
Men and Women of Science: Economics of Bowker and Co. He is
the recipient of the Civil Rights Award of the Year, 1988 by
the Asian and Pacific American Civil Rights Alliance.
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Committee of 100--China Trip Delegation List
I. Attending Board of Directors-Governors
Mr. Yo-Yo Ma. A world famous concert cellist. (Cambridge,
Massachusetts)
Mr. I.M. Pei. A world renowned architect. (New York City,
New York)
Dr. Chang-Lin Tien. Chancellor, University of California at
Berkeley. (Berkeley, California)
II. Attending Board of Directors-Officers
Chairman: Ms Shirley Young. Vice President Consumer Product
Development, General Motors Corporation. (Detroit, Michigan)
Vice Chairman: Mr. Henry Tang. Senior Vice President and
Managing Director, Jeffries & Company Inc. (New York City,
New York)
Treasurer: Mr. Oscar Tang. Former CEO and President, Reich
and Tang Inc. (New York City, New York)
Secretary: Mr. Charles Pei Wang. Member and Former Vice
Chairman, US Civil Rights Commission; Former President, China
Institute in America. (New York City, New York)
Executive Director: Mr. Kung-Lee Wang. Founder and First
National President, Organization of Chinese Americans Inc.;
President, US-China Council of International Exchange and
Professional Quantitative (Input-Output) and Mineral Resource
Economist. (Rockville, Maryland)
iii. attending board of directors-members
Ms. Lily Lee Chen. Chairwoman, Han. Chuan (U.S.A.)
Corporation; Former Mayor City of Monterey Park, California;
Delegate to Democratic National Convention; and Past National
President, Organization of Chinese American Women. (Glendale,
California)
Ms. Leeann Chin. Author Betty Crocker's New Chinese
Cookbook, Recipes by Leeann Chin. CEO and Founder of Leeann
Chin, Inc, an organization that runs many restaurants.
(Bloomington, Minnesota)
Ms. Ming Chen Hsu. U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner
(Appointed by President George Bush in 1990). Delegate to the
Republican National Conventions, 1984, 1988. Former Vice-
President of RCA Corporation. (Washington, D.C.)
Mr. David K. Lam. President and CEO, Expert Edge Inc.; Past
President Asian American (High Technology) Manufacturers
Association of Silicon Valley, California. (Palo Alto,
California)
Dr. T. Y. Lin. Chairman of the Board, Lin Tung-Yen China
Inc.; Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, University of
California Berkeley; Recipient of US Presidential National
Medal of Science, 1986. (San Francisco, California)
Mr. Wei-Ming Lu. Executive Director, Lowertown
Redevelopment Corporation, a US $425 Million Real Estate
Development Project, St. Paul, Minnesota; Chairman, Midwest
Asian Center. (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Dr. Edmund Hsin-Tung Pi. Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
and Director of Transcultural Psychiatry, University of
Southern California School of Medicine. (Los Angeles,
California)
Mr. Charles Y. C. Tse. Lawyer, Vice Chairman (retired),
Warner Lambert Company; Director, Foster-Wheeler Corporation;
Director, Brendon Systems Corporation; Director, Transcell
Technologies Inc.; and President, Cancer Research Institute
(1992). (New York City, New York)
V. Attending Delegation Members
Major General John L. Fugh, U.S. Army Retired. Formerly The
Judge Advocate General, Department of the Army. Currently,
partner at a large law firm, McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe,
Washington, D.C. office. (Washington, D.C.)
Mr. John Chien-Nan Huang. U.S. Representative and Director
of Lippo Group of Indonesia and Hong Kong and Vice Chairman,
Lippo Bank California and Lippo Group (USA) Companies.
(Glendale, California)
Mr. James M. Li. President, International Business
Development Group, 1993 and President, Consumer Financial
Service Group, 1991-93, Travel Related Service Companies,
Inc. American Express. (New York City, New York)
Mr. Don Liu, MD. Professor of Ophthalmology and Chief of
Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery, University of Southern
California School of Medicine Doheny Eye Institute. (Los
Angeles, California)
Dr. Charles Sie. Vice-President of Advanced Technology and
Engineering Excellence at Xerox Corporation; Manager,
Technology Portfolio for Xerox Office Document Systems
Division. (Palos Verdes, California)
Dr. John B. Tsu. Regent and Professor, John F. Kennedy
University; President, Asian American Political Education
Foundation; Secretary's Western Regional Representative for
the US Department of Education, 1989-91; National Chairman,
Asian Pacific Americans for Bush and Quayle, 1988 and 1992.
(Millbrae, California)
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