[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.
                                  ____


          [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.
                                  ____


                         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.
                                  ____


              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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