[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 44 (Thursday, March 9, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E562]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         TRIBUTE TO TOGO TANAKA

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                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, March 9, 1995
  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting 
Mr. Togo Tanaka on the occasion of his receipt of the Spirit of 
Wellness Community Award from the Wellness Community in Santa Monica, 
CA.
  As an active member of the Wellness Community Board of Directors, Mr. 
Tanaka has made a tremendous contribution to realizing the goal of the 
Wellness Community.
  Togo Tanaka is one of the most prominent members of the large Los 
Angeles Japanese-American community. A political scientist by training, 
Mr. Tanaka has also served as a newspaper editor, publisher, and 
leading figure in the field of real estate. In addition, he served 10 
years as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and on 
the advisory council of the California World Trade Commission.
  During World War II, like virtually every other individual of 
Japanese ancestry, Mr. Tanaka was interned at a remote rural relocation 
center. Tanaka, who is a native-born American citizen, has never been 
bitter about the great injustice he and others of Japanese ancestry 
suffered from the unconstitutional and unconscionable forced relocation 
program.
  Despite Mr. Tanaka's busy professional life and strong commitment to 
his family, he has found the time and energy to become deeply involved 
in numerous philanthropies. Among those to which he is most dedicated 
are the Wellness Community, the Crippled Children's Society, the 
American Red Cross, and the Japanese Cultural and Community Center.
  I ask you, Mr. Speaker, and all of our colleagues to congratulate 
Togo Tanaka and to wish him continued happiness, good health, and 
success in all future endeavors.


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