[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 89 (Friday, May 26, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1145]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            RECOGNITION OF CARECEN'S COMMUNITY LEADER AWARDS

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                       HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 25, 1995
  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the 1995 
Central American Resource Center's [CARECEN] honorees: Joe R. Hicks, 
Inquilinos Unidos, R. Samuel Paz, and the law firm of Loeb & Loeb.
  Joe R. Hicks is the executive director of the Southern Christian 
Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles. CARECEN is honoring Mr. 
Hicks for his leadership in the struggle against prejudice and 
inequality, and for building bridges among the diverse racial and 
religious groups in our community.
  Inquilinos Unidos--United Tenants--is being honored for helping 
organize low-income tenants in the immigrant community, and for 
empowering them to improve their living conditions.
  R. Samuel Paz, a distinguished Los Angeles civil rights attorney, is 
honored today for his courageous defense of and advocacy for civil and 
human rights of immigrants and all victims of oppression and injustice.
  The final honoree, Loeb & Loeb, a full service international law firm 
of 200 attorneys, is being honored for its dedication to public 
interest and the betterment of our society, and for its generous pro 
bono legal service to CARECEN.
  Again, I congratulate these honorees and I join CARECEN in expressing 
my gratitude for their role in improving the quality of life for the 
people of the city of Los Angeles.


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