[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 23, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E63]
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TRIBUTE TO LANGSTON HUGHES INSTITUTE AND THE LEADERSHIP OF DR. ORA LEE 
                      DELGADO AND ANTHONY DELGADO

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                            HON. JACK QUINN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 23, 1996

  Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor two of western New 
York's most dedicated community activists, Dr. Ora Lee Delgado and Mr. 
Anthony Delgado, upon the announcement of their retirement from full-
time status at the Langston Hughes Institute. Dr. and Mr. Delgado have 
dedicated an impressive 47 combined years of community service to the 
arts and cultural center. As the western New York community will 
attest, the Delgados have been the guiding force behind the Langston 
Hughes Institute. It is with heartfelt gratitude that I and the western 
New York community thank Dr. Ora Lee Delgado and Mr. Anthony Delgado 
for their contribution in making the institute what it is today.
  The Langston Hughes Institute was named after the most prolific and 
probably best known of modern African-American writers. As a leading 
minority not-for-profit corporation in the Buffalo area, Langston 
Hughes Institute provides a vital range of services to the community. 
Specifically: educational, cultural, and assistance programs with an 
African-American focus. The primary objective of the Institute is to 
create a positive self-image and instill motivation in the community's 
youth.
  The Langston Hughes Institute has been established as the premiere 
arts and cultural center in western New York due to the efforts of Ora 
Lee Delgado and Anthony Delgado.
  I join with their family, colleagues, friends, and the entire western 
New York community in recognition of the Delgado's outstanding 
dedication and years of distinguished community service.

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