[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 138 (Tuesday, December 7, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11893-S11894]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              HARRISON LIM

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I take this opportunity to 
recognize Harrison Lim, the founder and executive director of Charity 
Cultural Services, who is retiring after 21 years of dedicated service 
to the community.
  Mr. Lim emigrated from China to San Francisco over 30 years ago. Upon 
his arrival in America, he struggled with the difficulties of learning 
a new language and assimilating into a new culture. As he worked hard 
to establish himself in his new country, Mr. Lim noticed that there 
were other immigrants who faced similar situations. Seeing the 
struggles of immigrants, Mr. Lim dedicated his life to making sure that 
new immigrants had resources available to them to ease the transition 
of immigration.
  To achieve this goal, Mr. Lim founded and established Charity 
Cultural Services Center, CCSC, in 1983. Located in the heart of San 
Francisco's Chinatown, CCSC aimed to provide essential services to new 
Asian American immigrants and their families. Today, CCSC successfully 
assists over 4,000 people

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each year by offering a variety of services, from employment-training 
for adults, apprenticeship programs, and English-as-a-Second-Language 
classes to school-based academic support services and other activities 
for youth. Working with local government, businesses, and educational 
institutions, CCSC's programs result in the ability of new immigrants 
to improve their quality of life and provide them with a greater chance 
at equal opportunities. In 1990, seeing a similar need by Asian 
American immigrants in Silicon Valley, Mr. Lim worked successfully with 
the Silicon Valley community to establish a Silicon Valley chapter of 
Charity Cultural Services Center, the Silicon Valley Crosscultural 
Community Services Center.
  In addition to his work at CCSC, Mr. Lim has also been involved with 
other community-based organizations in San Francisco. He has served as 
the President of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and 
also sits on the Chinatown Economic Development Committee.
  Mr. Lim has tirelessly strived to address the issues and meet the 
needs of new immigrants and their families who find themselves living 
in two different cultures. Through CCSC, he has enriched the community 
by helping its residents develop positive identities, build confidence 
in their capabilities, and become active members of society.
  Harrison Lim is an invaluable asset to the Bay Area's Asian American 
community. I commend him for his dedication, hard work and many 
achievements, and wish him well in his future endeavors. I am sure 
that, even in his retirement, he will continue to serve as an advocate 
for the Bay Area's Asian American immigrants. He is the kind of person 
who makes my state and our country a better place.

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