[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: May 26, 1994]
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                    IN MEMORY OF JOHN TA CHUAN FANG

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 1994

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, 2 years ago I spoke of the passing of a 
great American John Ta Chuan Fang. John was more than a close personal 
friend; John was the embodiment of all that is best about America. He 
was an immigrant who brought with him the values of hard work academic 
achievement, and family. He started as a reporter and built a 
publishing empire. He was a gentle spirit, warm, generous, and loyal. A 
refugee of communism, John embraced the freedoms of America which gave 
him the opportunity to succeed, and he returned that opportunity a 
thousand-fold through his community work and his leadership on human 
rights issues throughout the world.
  Today, appropriately on the date of his birth, Florence, his widow, 
and the Fang family will permanently enshrine a tribute to John at the 
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. The Fang family gift is a 
handcrafted duobaoge, a treasure case which will become the ``great 
treasure wall'' of the Asian Art Museum's Gruhn Court. Modeled on a 
treasure case within the forbidden city, the great treasure wall is a 
moving testimonial to John and a fitting gift the city and country 
which he loved.

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