[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 141 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2005-E2006]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING DR. JUAN ANDRADE, JR.

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 8, 1998

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I 
congratulate one of Northwest Indiana's most distinguished citizens. 
Dr. Juan Andrade, Jr., of Griffith, Indiana, was recently selected to 
receive the 1998

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Hispanic Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented 
to Dr. Andrade in San Francisco on August 25, 1998. Presented by Bank 
One, this award is in recognition of Dr. Andrade's career as a 
community organizer, national leader, television commentator, 
motivational speaker, and co-founder of the United States Hispanic 
Leadership Institute (USHLI).
  Born in Brownwood, Texas, Dr. Andrade began his lifelong quest to 
empower Hispanic Americans while still a youth. He credits his mother, 
Julia Andrade, for instilling in him a sense of humor and a strong work 
ethic. Dr. Andrade utilized both while working through twelve years of 
public school and five years of college. Since beginning his 
distinguished career over thirty years ago, Dr. Andrade has made 
headlines as the first Latino in the nation to be arrested for using 
his Spanish-language skills to teach high school civics, the first 
Latino State Director for nonpartisan voter registration in Texas, the 
youngest Chairperson of a Community Action Agency in Texas, and the 
only Latino political commentator on an English-language television 
station (WLS-TV, ABC's Chicago affiliate) in the nation for six years. 
In addition, Dr. Andrade was an influential organizer of the United 
States Hispanic Leadership Conference (USHLC), now in its sixteenth 
year.
  Indeed, through his outreach, political expertise, and motivational 
speaking, Dr. Andrade has influenced a whole generation of young 
Hispanic American leaders. To further their education and 
opportunities, the ``Juan Andrade Scholarship for Young Hispanic 
Leaders'' was established in recognition of his tireless efforts to 
motivate and train young Hispanic leaders. Since 1994, this fund has 
awarded over one hundred thousand dollars in scholarships to young 
Hispanic leaders. Moreover, Dr. Andrade has not only influenced many of 
our nation's future leaders, he has influenced and helped mold many of 
today's business, civic, and national leaders. His exemplary efforts 
have been acknowledged by many; he has been named the ``Chicagoan of 
the Year'' by the Chicago Sun-Times, one of the ``100 Most Influential 
Hispanics in America'' three times by the Hispanic Business Magazine, 
and a ``Distinguished Alumni'' by Howard Payne University. Though Dr. 
Andrade has been honored for his lifetime achievement, he intends to 
continue his endeavors. In addition, he plans to spend time with his 
wife, Maria Elenia, and their four children and two grandchildren.
  As President John F. Kennedy said, ``It is time for a new generation 
of leadership, to cope with new problems and new opportunities. For 
there is a new world to be won.'' His words are as poignant now as they 
were on that Fourth of July in 1960. As our country heads into the 
twenty-first century, we must address many new problems and issues. Dr. 
Andrade is preparing tomorrow's leaders to deal with these multi-
faceted problems and issues.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my other distinguished colleagues 
join me in congratulating Dr. Juan Andrade, Jr. for his selection as 
the 1998 recipient of Hispanic Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award. 
Dr. Andrade's efforts to train a new generation of leaders to solve our 
future problems and create new opportunities for our nation is the work 
of a true visionary. His vision and self-sacrificing labors to 
accomplish his goals have positively changed our country for the 
better. From Indiana's First Congressional District to Washington, 
D.C., we have seen the Hispanization of America. I am confident that 
with dedicated, upstanding citizens like Dr. Andrade helping our young 
people mature into adult leaders, the future of the United States is 
safe and in good hands as we enter the twenty-first century.

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