[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 13, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1230-E1231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


    MR. HUU DINH NGUYEN RECOGNIZED ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 13, 1995
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and extend my 
heartfelt congratulations to Huu Dinh Nguyen, on the occasion of his 
retirement from the Santa Clara County Social Services Agency. Mr. 
Nguyen's commitment to social work has improved the quality of life of 
many people. I commend his tireless dedication and relentless self-
sacrifice in the name of public service.
  Mr. Nguyen was born in Vietnam and earned a master's degree in 
literature from the University of Saigon. He later went to U.S. Army 
military schools in Georgia and Okinawa. A colonel in the South Vietnam 
Army, Mr. Nguyen came to the United States when North Vietnam overtook 
South Vietnam in 1975.
  Following a brief stay in Alabama, Mr. Nguyen moved to California and 
began working for the Santa Clara County Social Services Agency. He was 
assigned to the Child Welfare Service Unit where he managed children in 
foster and adoptive programs. He has recently been recognized with the 
Daniel E. Koshland Award for outstanding social worker of the year for 
the State of California. Mr. Nguyen's 15 years of service is 
commendable.
  Further, in his spare time, Huu Dinh Nguyen established Aid to 
Refugee Children Without Parents [ARCWP]. ARCWP is a nonprofit, 
volunteer organization which helps children in Southeast Asian refugee 
camps. Mr. Nguyen [[Page E1231]] has served on several boards and 
commissions committed to helping children in need.
  Mr. Dinh Nguyen is a shining example of what the United States of 
America is all about. This Nation was built on certain ideals including 
community, self-sacrifice, and caring. Mr. Nguyen has demonstrated, 
through his career as a social worker and by his voluntarism, that he 
is committed to those ideals that Americans value.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to express my own congratulations and 
gratitude to Mr. Huu Dinh Nguyen on behalf of my constituents in the 
16th District of California and the U.S. House of Representatives.


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