[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 106 (Thursday, July 26, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1445-E1446]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 TRIBUTE TO ALICE PENA BULOS ON BEING HONORED BY THE SAN MATEO CENTRAL 
                             LABOR COUNCIL

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 2001

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Alice Pena Bulos, an 
extraordinary citizen of San Mateo County who is being honored by the 
San Mateo Central Labor Council

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at its 22nd Annual COPE Benefit Dinner on July 27, 2001.
  Alice Bulos has played an integral role in our nation's political 
arena and our community's heritage for decades. She has worked 
tirelessly to encourage the participation of minorities in the 
political process and the empowerment of Filipina and other Asian-
American women in their personal and professional lives. As a long-time 
political activist and as an adviser to President Clinton on the 
Federal Council on Aging, Alice Bulos has given voice to the concerns 
of millions of disenfranchised and needy Americans.
  Alice Bulos is known as the ``Godmother of Filipino American 
Politics.'' Together with her late husband Dony Bulos, she founded the 
Filipino American Grassroots Movement, a voter registration drive 
designed to involve Filipinos in the political process. She continues 
to serve as Chair of the Filipino American Caucus and has been 
outspoken on the rights and benefits due Filipino veterans who served 
during World War II. Alice has also served as the Charter President of 
the Fil-Am Democratic Club in San Mateo County, the Regional Chair of 
the National Filipino American Women's Network, and as a Board member 
of the National Asian/Pacific Democratic Council.
  Community work is synonymous with Alice Bulos. Very few have done as 
much. She's a Board Member of the San Mateo County Chapters of the 
American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and the 
American Red Cross. She also serves on the Board of the Community 
Initiative on Multiculturalism and the Northern California Disaster 
Preparedness Network.
  Alice Bulos has been an effective advocate on behalf of a number of 
other under-represented groups. She has led the effort to secure rights 
for workers at San Francisco International Airport by helping them join 
and organize labor unions. Alice has also worked to organize a 
coalition for Asian Pacific women to provide them with forums for 
education and business, and she has also established a support group 
for widows, focusing on self-esteem, self-respect, and independence.
  In 1993, President Clinton appointed Alice Bulos to the Federal 
Council on Aging where she advised and assisted the President on 
matters relating to older Americans. Recognizing her exemplary work, 
the President again called upon Alice Bulos to serve in another 
advisory role--this time as a delegate to the 1995 White House 
Conference on Aging.
  Alice is the widow of Donnie B. Bulos, a distinguished lawyer, and 
fellow political activist. She is the proud mother of Elizabeth, 
married to Carlos Ramilo, and has three magnificent grandchildren, 
Charity, Charles, and Clarke.
  Mr. Speaker, Alice Pena Bulos is an extraordinary individual, a 
respected political and community leader, and a dearly valued friend. 
We are a better county, a better country, and a better people because 
of her. I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring this distinguished 
woman for all she has done and continues to do to make the American 
dream come true for others and to help keep the promise of democracy to 
everyone.

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