[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 70 (Friday, May 14, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E960]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO FELICIA WONG

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 13, 1999

  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Felicia Wong of 
Berkeley, California who has had the distinct honor of serving as a 
distinguished White House Fellow.
  Last year, Ms. Wong became one of 17 outstanding citizens to join a 
long and prestigious list of former White House Fellows, including one 
of the Bay Area's most famous and successful businessmen, Robert D. 
Haas, Chairman and CEO of Levi Strauss and Company. Established in 
1965, the White House Fellowship Program honors outstanding citizens 
across the United States who demonstrate excellence in community 
service, leadership, academic and professional endeavors. It is the 
nation's most prestigious fellowship for public service and leadership 
development. Over the past three decades, White House Fellows have 
promoted active citizenship and service to the nation. Additionally, 
the White House Fellowship Program has served as a ``proving ground'' 
for many of today's community, business and political leaders and will 
continue to do so for America's future leaders.
  Ms. Wong currently serves as director of the Federal Support to 
Communities Initiative for the U.S. Department of Justice. The 
initiative, housed at the National Partnership for Reinventing 
Government, is an interagency project working with pilot cities around 
the country to respond more effectively to community needs, 
particularly in the area of youth development programming. She has 
played a leading role in this initiative, which works in partnership 
with communities, helping to provide better access to youth development 
funding and to furnish user-friendly information about the federal 
government to parents and families, community-based organizations, and 
state and local officials.
  Ms. Wong has worked hard to achieve her standards of excellence. She 
received a bachelor's degree in English and Political Science, with 
honors and Phi Beta Kappa, from Stanford University, as well as a 
master's degree in Political Science from U.C., Berkeley. A recipient 
of a three-year National Science foundation graduate fellowship, Ms. 
Wong is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at U.C., Berkeley, where 
she is writing her dissertation on the politics of race and urban 
education reform. Ms. Wong is also a high school history and philosophy 
teacher at the College Preparatory School in Oakland, California. In 
her teaching position, she is a faculty advisor to a student group on a 
diversity and has launched an ethics program for the school's senior 
class. Ms. Wong is also the co-director of the school's Partner's 
Program, an academic summer school that serves low-income public 
students. She has also worked on nuclear non-proliferation issues at 
the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and at the Arms Control 
Association.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand here to recognize the 
accomplishments of Felicia Wong, and I hope my colleagues will join 
with me today in wishing Ms. Wong the very best as she continues her 
future endeavors.

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