[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 82 (Thursday, June 10, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1226]
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  TRIBUTE TO PRESLEY SAM, KENNETH TAKEUCHI, BARBARA TANIGUCHI, IZUMI 
                 TANIGUCHI, CAMILLE WING, GERYOUNG YANG

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 10, 1999

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Presley 
Sam, Kenneth Takeuchi, Barbara Taniguchi, Izumi Taniguchi, Camille Wing 
and Geryoung Yang, for being selected the 1999 Portraits of Success 
program Honorees by KSEE 24 and Companies that Care. In celebration of 
Asian-American Heritage Month for May, these six leaders were honored 
for their unique contributions to the betterment of their community.
  Presley Sam, a refugee from Cambodia, came to Fresno knowing no one. 
Through the offices of the Lao Family of Fresno, he became a Community 
worker and was later hired by the Police Department in Elkhorn Juvenile 
Boot Camp Facility. Presley serves as an executive member of the Board 
of Directors for the Cambodian Buddhist Society of Fresno.
  Kenneth Takeuchi worked for 32 years for the Fresno County Parks 
Department. He is a member of the San Joaquin River Parkway Trust, the 
Shinzen Garden Committee and the Fresno Buddist Church. Mr. Takeuchi is 
a marathon and ultra-marathon runner and race organizer. Over the past 
16 years, he has directed runs for many fund raisers for organizations 
such as United Cerebral Palsy, the American Heart Association and 
Special Olympics.
  Barbara Taniguchi has been a member of the Japanese American Citizens 
League since 1955. Very involved in her community, Barbara has served 
on the Fresno Unified School District Desegregation Task Force, the 
Central California Nikkei Foundation and on several library boards.
  Izumi Taniguchi, Professor Emeritus of Economics at California State 
University Fresno since 1993, has been a board member of the Central 
California Nikkei Foundation since its inception. He has held many 
offices in the Japanese American Citizens League at the local, state 
and national levels and is active in numerous other community 
organizations.
  Camille Wing has served on the Board of Hanford's Taoist Temple 
Preservation Society since 1979 and has become a valuable resource on 
the history of early Chinese immigrants in Hanford. She is also active 
in serving Kings County Library, the Hanford Visitors Agency and 
community recycling efforts.
  Geryound Yang maintains a successful Fresno dental practice. He 
established a California State University, Fresno Hmong Student 
Association and has been active in the Sky Watch Project. Mr. Yang's 
goal is to be a mentor and role model for Hmong young people.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I pay tribute to the KSEE 24 
Companies that Care 1999 Asian American Portraits of Success honorees. 
I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing these honorees many more 
years of success.

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