[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 18, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E119-E120]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


      IN HONOR OF MONO SEN, DISTINGUISHED INDIAN COMMUNITY LEADER

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 18, 1995
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mono Sen, 
an Indian community leader. Mr. Sen has made many positive 
contributions to the Indian community in the 13th Congressional 
District. He has dedicated himself to helping others, no matter how 
difficult the task. He has spent his entire career creating 
opportunities for hundreds of people of all races, creeds and 
ethnicities.
  Mr. Sen came to the United States in 1971 and lived in New York until 
June of 1974. While living in New York, he dedicated himself to helping 
senior citizens. He served as the management consultant at the William 
Hudson Center in the South Bronx and as director of Caring Community 
Center in New York, which provided quality services mostly to the 
Jewish and Italian communities.
  Mr. Sen has provided jobs for many Indian E.S.L. teachers in Jersey 
City and is responsible for the hiring of many Indians as income 
maintenance technicians in the Hudson County Welfare Department. In 
1977, Mr. Sen fought for Federal money to help Vietnamese refugees 
resettle in Hudson County. Mr. Sen is a community leader in the best 
sense of the word. People come to him with their problems, whether they 
are financial or personal, and Mr. Sen tries to help them with their 
problems.
  Mr. Sen has expressed great interest in uniting the Asian-American 
community. He founded the United Ethnic Congress in America in 1980. 
The purpose of this organization was to promote the election and 
appointments of Asians to the U.S. Government, so that they could 
contribute politically. Mr. Sen also joined the American Association 
and began generating interest among Indians in the community in 
becoming involved in politics. In addition, he was one of the main 
speakers of the first Convention of Indians in New York. Also, in 1991, 
Mr. Sen spoke for almost 2 hours before the U.S. Civil Rights 
Commission on police abuses on behalf of 9 million Asian people.
  Many people in the community depend on Mr. Sen for help in such 
matters as seeking help from the city, county or State, as well as 
[[Page E120]] legal matters. Mr. Sen has also been generous enough to 
donate $30,000 worth of materials to the Hudson County Community 
College and $3,000 worth of books to the Jersey City Public Library.
  A great many people depend on Mr. Sen's abilities, as well as his 
kindness, generosity and goodwill. He makes no distinction in helping 
people. He has worked very hard for many years to help those in need, 
and has turned no one away. He has never discriminated among Jews, 
Hindus, Christians, or Muslims.
  I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mono Sen for all of 
his hard work in the community. I am truly proud to have such an 
exemplary man living in my district. A birthday celebration will be 
held in Mr. Sen's honor on February 4, 1995, at public school No. 11. 
Please join me in wish Mono Sen a happy 70th birthday.


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