[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 21, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H3149-H3151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IN HONOR OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from Hawaii [Mrs. Mink] is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. MINK of Hawaii. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to notable 
accomplishments by Asian Pacific Americans as Asian Pacific American 
Heritage Month is commemorated here in the Nation's Capital and in 
other cities nationwide. The annual celebration of this month of 
meaningful observance stems back to 1978, and is now carried on under 
Public Law 102-450, which permanently designated the month of May upon 
finding that ``Asian and Pacific Americans have contributed 
significantly to the development of the arts, sciences, government, 
military, commerce, and education in the United States.''
  Comprising nearly 10 million, or 3.7 percent of the U.S. population, 
Asian Pacific Americans rank among the highest in our educational 
institutions, hold high political office and log advances in 
entrepreneurship. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 1994, nearly 
90 percent of Asian Pacific Islander men and 80 percent of Asian 
pacific Islander women aged 25 years and older had at least a high 
school diploma. In addition, an estimated 46 percent of men and 37 
percent of women had at least a bachelor's degree.
  Median income of Asian and Pacific Islander households in 1995 was 
$40,614. Business ownership figures show that the number of businesses 
owned by Asian and Pacific Islanders increased 56 percent between 1987 
and 1992, from 386,291 to 603,439.
  Asian Pacific American visibility in government is also on the rise. 
My State of Hawaii boasts the first Filipino-American Governor, 
Benjamin Cayetano. Chinese-American Gary Locke succeeded in his bid for 
Governor of Washington State in last year's elections. In addition, 
there are 23 State Senators in Colorado, Hawaii and Oregon, and 40 
State Representatives in Arizona, California, Hawaii, New Hampshire, 
New York, and Washington State. The membership of this body includes 
five Asian Pacific Americans, as well as two in the Senate, Senators 
Daniel Akaka and Daniel Inouye.
  Of particular note are Asian Pacific Americans who, through singular 
dedication to the greatness of our Federal Government, have thrived and 
risen to positions of prominence in Federal departments and agencies. 
The following is a list of top-ranking Asian Pacific Americans in the 
14 Federal Departments:
  Agriculture: Lon Hatamiya, Administrator of Agricultural Marketing 
Service, and Jeremy

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Wu, Deputy Director, Office of Civil Rights, Departmental 
Administration.
  Commerce: Hoyt Zia, Chief Counsel, Bureau of Export Administration.
  Defense: Fred Pang, Asst Secretary of Defense for Force Management 
Policy.
  Education: Terry Dozier, Special Advisor to the Secretary (on teacher 
issues).
  Energy: Dr. Sun Chun, Special Assistant to Assistant Secretary for 
Fossil Energy, and Thomas T. Tamura, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of Human Resources.
  Health & Human Services: Dennis Hayaski, Director, Office of Civil 
Rights.
  Housing & Urban Development: Robert Santos, Secretary's 
Representative in Seattle.
  Interior: Danny Aranza, Deputy Director, Office of Insular Affairs.
  Justice: Michael Yamaguchi, U.S. Attorney, Northern California, and 
Rose Ochi, Director of Community Relations Service.
  Labor: Donna Onodera, Regional Director, Workers' Compensation 
Division.
  State: William H. Itoh, Ambassador to Thailand.
  Transportation: Dharmendra K. Sharma (Mr.), Administrator, Research & 
Special Programs Administration.
  Treasury: Valerie Lau, Inspector General.
  Veterans' Affairs: H. David Burge, Jr., Director, National Ctr for 
Veterans Analysis and Statistics.
  To acknowledge the achievements of Asian Pacific Americans in our 
Federal agencies, I requested a list of the 10 top-ranking Asian 
Pacific Americans in each agency, and these are the reported listings:
  U.S. Department of Commerce: Betty L. Barker, Deputy Director, Bureau 
of Economic Analysis; Tong S. Chung, Director, Advocacy Center, 
International Trade Administration; Gurmukh S. Gill, Director, Office 
of Business and Industrial Analysis; George Mu, Commercial Officer, 
Career Minister, U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service; Jin F. Ng, Deputy 
Group Director, Patent and Trademark Office; Sumiye Okubo, Director, 
Office of International Macroeconomic Analysis; Nancy L. Patton, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Asia and the Pacific; Potarazu K. Rao, Senior 
Scientist for Environmental Satellite, Data, & Information Service; 
Usha S. Varanasi, Science and Research Director, Northwest Region; and 
Hoyt H. Zia (top ranking), Chief Counsel, Bureau of Export 
Administration.


                       u.s. department of defense

  Office of the Secretary of Defense: Frederick F.Y. Pang (top 
ranking), Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy; 
Belkis W. Leong-Hong, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense of Plans 
and Resources, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense of Command, 
Control, Communications & Intelligence; Austin K. Yamada, Director, 
Special Advisory Staff, Ofc of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy, Office of the Deputy for Policy Support; and Julita Aviles, 
Associate Director for Policy Division, Office of the Under Secretary 
of Defense (Comptroller).
  Defense Intelligence Agency: John K. Kiehm, Chief, Office of 
Logistics Services, Defense HUMINT Service DHM.
  Defense Special Weapons Agency: Joan M. Pierre, Director for 
Electronics & Systems.
  Department of Defense Education Activity: Vernon M. H. Chang, 
Associate Director for Management Services.
  National Security Agency: Ronald D. Lee, General Counsel, National 
Security Agency.
  Department of the Army: Lieutenant General Eric Ken Shinseki, Deputy 
Chief of Staff for Operations & Plans; Brigadier General Edward 
Soriano, Director, Office of Personnel Management, U.S. Total Army 
Personnel Command; Dr. Jagdish Chandra, Director, Mathematical & 
Computer Sciences Division, U.S. Army Research Office; Kisuk Cheung, 
Chief of Military Engineering, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Military 
Programs Directorate; Dr. Bhupendra P. Doctor, Director, Division of 
Biochemistry; William K. Takakoshi, Special Assistant to the Under 
Secretary of the Army, Office of the Secretary of the Army; and Dr. 
Renu Virmani, Chairperson, Department of Cardiovascular Pathology, 
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
  Department of the Navy: Dr. Kia Ling Ngai, Senior Theoretical Solid 
State Physicist, Naval Research Laboratory; and Dr. Bhakta B. Rath, 
Associate Director, Materials Science and Component Technology, Naval 
Research Laboratory.
  Department of the Air Force: Dr. C. I. Chang, Director of Aerospace & 
Materials Sciences, Air Force Office of Scientific Research; and Allen 
M. Murashige, Chief Scientist, Directorate of Command and Control; and 
Dr. Joseph H. Shang, Senior Scientist.


                       us department of education

  Members of Education Department-related Commissions and Boards: Rajen 
Anand, National Committee on Foreign Medical Education & Accreditation; 
Paul Antony, National Committee on Foreign Medical Education & 
Accreditation; Jose Evangelista, National Committee on Foreign Medical 
Education & Accreditation; Kenji Hakuta, National Educational Research 
Policy & Priorities Board; Mitsugi Nakashima, National Assessment 
Governing Board; Lynne Waihee, National Institute for Literacy Advisory 
Board; and Grace Yuan, Civil Rights Reviewing Authority.
  Department Staff/Personnel: Therese Knecht Dozier (top ranking), 
Special Advisor to the Secretary (on teaching); Natarajan K. Gounder, 
Senior Computer Specialist; Dr. Edward K. Fujimoto, Deputy Director of 
Communications, Office of Public Affairs; Jeanette Lim, Senior 
Executive Service; M. Theresa San Agustin, Research Associate, Office 
of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Ricky Takai, Senior 
Executive Service; Melvin DeGuzman, Computer Specialist, Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer; Thomas Hibino, Equal Opportunity Specialist--
Supervisor; Samuel Peng, Statistician; and Sharif Shakrani, 
Statistician.


               us department of health and human services

  Political Appointees: Dennis W. Hayashi (top ranking) Director, 
Office for Civil Rights; Irene Bueno, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Legislation (Congressional Liaison); Deborah Chang, Director of 
Legislation, Health Care Financing Administration; Regina Lee, Deputy 
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children 
and Families; and Jennifer Chang, Acting Director of Intergovernmental 
Affairs, Administration for Children and Families.
  Career Senior Executive Service: Evelyn S. Ohki, Senior Advisor to 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion; Kathleen A. Buto, Associate Administrator for Policy, 
Health Care Financing Administration; Eva T. Jun, Director, Office of 
Computer and Communication Services, Bureau of Data Management and 
Strategy, Health Care Financing Administration; Lillian T. Yin, 
Director, Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, Ear, Nose and Throat and 
Radiological Devices, Office of Device Evaluation, Center for Devices 
and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration; and Philip S. 
Chen, Jr., Associate Director for Intramural Affairs, National 
Institutes of Health.
  US Department of Housing and Urban Development: Roberta Ando, Chief, 
Asset Management Branch; Thomas Azumbrado, Chief, Production Branch; 
John Chin, Supervisory Systems Accountant; Tzylai Chong, Special 
Project Officer; Min Li Chung, Systems Accountant; Virginia Der, Budget 
Analysis; Ronaldo Dizon, Supervisory Computer Specialist; Cornelio 
Galdones, Supervisory Computer Specialist; David Hashimoto, Supervisory 
Equal Opportunity Specialist; Carl Kao, Attorney Advisor General; Lily 
Lee, Housing Program Officer; Robert Leong, Attorney Advisor General; 
Patrick Liao, Director Single Family Division; Eliza Lo, Supervisory 
Contract Specialist; Lawrence Mcghee, Management Analysis; Satinder 
Munjal, General Engineer; Dung Nguyen, Executive Assistant; Nita Nigam, 
Budget Analysis; Jim Park, Executive Assistant; Sandra Pavolka, 
Supervisory Equal Opportunity Specialist; Alfredo Santos, Computer 
Specialist; Robert Santos (top ranking), Secretary's Representative in 
Seattle; Tsou Liang Tang, Structural Engineer; Bam Viloria, Supervisory 
Attorney Advisor General; and Pamela Walsh, Program Manager.
  US Department of Treasury: Valerie J. Lau (top ranked), Inspector 
General; Jacqueline J. Wong, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary 
(Tax Policy); Harry T. Manaka, National Director, Collection Field 
Operations, Internal Revenue Service; Deborah Melody Chew Nolan, Deputy 
Assistant Commissioner (International), Internal Revenue Service; Helen 
H. Bolton, Special Assistant to the Commissioner, Internal Revenue 
Service; Robert D. Ahnee, District Director, Northern California 
District, Internal Revenue Service; Delora Ng Jee, Deputy Comptroller 
for Large Case Supervision, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; 
and James D. Kamihachi, Senior Deputy Comptroller, Economic and Policy 
Analysis, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
  US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Paul M. Igasaki, Vice 
Chairman; Sallie T. Hsieh, Director of Information Resources 
Management; Raj K. Gupta, General Attorney (Civil Rights); Mark Wong, 
Policy Analyst; Kenneth W. Chu, Supervisory Attorney Examiner (Civil 
Rights); Daniel K. Chang, Computer Scientist; John C. Chang, 
Supervisory Computer Specialist; Indu Kundra, Program Analyst; and 
Wallace Lew, Attorney Advisor (Civil Rights).
  US General Accounting Office: Judy A. England-Jospeh, Director of 
Housing and Community Development Issues; Thomas J. Schulz, San 
Francisco Regional Manager Designee; Kwai-Cheung Chan, Director of 
Special Studies and Evaluations; Allen Li, Associate Director of 
Defense Acquisition; and Helen H. Hsing, Director of Congressional 
Relations.

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  US Office of Personnel Management: Dory E. Zamani, Supervisory 
Financial Management Specialist; Wesley H. Shimamura, Supervisory 
Personnel Management Specialist; Deborah A. Kendall, Special Assistant, 
Congressional Relations; Linda M. Watson, Personnel Staff Specialist; 
James J. Tsugawa, Personnel Management Specialist; Lina A. Savkar, 
Employee Development Specialist; Phong V. Ngo, Program Analyst; Teresa 
Chi Chao Yang Huang, Computer Systems Analyst; James Hong, Supervisory 
Personnel Staffing Specialist; Jeri T. Hara, Personnel Management 
Specialist; Jaime P. Espiritu, Computer Systems Analyst; May S. Eng, 
Statistician, Survey; Esterlita De Leon Cueto, Systems Accountant; 
Sherman M. Chin, Personnel Management Specialist; and Susai Anthony, 
Computer Programmer Analyst.
  Social Security Administration: Glennalee Donnelly, Senior Executive 
Service, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Office of Programs and Policy; 
Tina Sung, Senior Executive Service, On Assignment to the National 
Performance Review; Leslie S. Chin, Division Director, Office of 
Systems; Dinesh Kumar, Executive Assistant to the Associate Commission 
for Telecommunications and Systems Operations; Yuan Jye Liu, 
Supervisory Computer Specialist, Office of Hearings an Appeals; Donna 
Y. Mukogawa, Assistant Regional Commissioner for Processing Center 
Operations, Chicago, Illinois; Chih Yuan D. Wang, Computer Specialist, 
Office of the Commissioner; Seung H. An Actuary, Office of the Actuary; 
Lyman Goon, General Attorney, Office of the General Counsel; Gordon C. 
Gonzalez, Field Office Manager, Pasadena, Texas; Alan W. Heim, Field 
Office Manager, Anchorage, Alaska; Li Ming Koo, Senior Computer Systems 
Specialist, Office of Hearings and Appeals; Kenneth M. Lew, Supervisory 
Criminal Investigator, Office of the Inspector General; Jane Y. Lim, 
Field Office Manager, Parsippany, New Jersey; Sze Jui Lui, Medical 
Officer, Office of Human Resources; Martin W. Long, General Attorney, 
Office of the Regional Chief Counsel, Dallas; Maynard K. Malabey, 
Supervisory Management Analyst, Office of Operations; Thomas J. 
McCullough, Field Office Manager, Sarasota, Florida; Gloria L. Tong, 
Program Analyst, Office of the Commissioner; Yen T. Tra, Senior 
Computer Systems Specialist, Office of Hearings and Appeals; Jack H. 
Trudel, Supervisory Auditor, Office of the Inspector General, Richmond, 
California; Wanda H. Waldman, Field Office Manager, Santa Ana, 
California; Mitchi A. Weger. Field Office Manager, San Antonio, Texas; 
and Mark E. Young, Field Office Manager, Bremerton, Washington.
  US Agency for International Development: Kumar Krishna, Program 
Analyst; Carla Montemayor Royalty, Administrative Officer; Gloria 
Steele, Program Analyst Officer; Rodney S. Azama, International Trade 
Specialist; Paula Y. Bagasao, Senior Advisor; Dirk W. Dikjerman, 
Support Program Officer; and Kiertisak Toh, Foreign Affairs Officer.
  My warmest congratulations to all of these individuals, and other 
Asian Pacific American Federal employees not listed, for their labor 
and accomplishments.
  As Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific Caucus, I am pleased to 
commend the Asian Pacific American community for all it has attained in 
the past year. We are a growing part of this diverse nation and will 
only continue to increase the number of successes we are able to 
celebrate. I would like to extend to all a happy Asian Pacific American 
Heritage Month.

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