[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E484-E485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 A TRIBUTE TO ALICE LAN-HUA HWANG 29TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF 
                             THE YEAR--2005

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 2005

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, in honor of Women's History 
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our nation's women during the month of March. It is 
an honor to pay homage to outstanding women who are making a difference 
in my Congressional District.
  I would like to recognize an outstanding woman in my Congressional 
District, Alice Lan-Hua Hwang. For many years, Alice has brought an 
abounding spirit and energy to her service in the community. Those 
fortunate enough to meet and work with Alice instantly recognize her 
dedication and commitment to education.
  Raised in a diplomatic family, Alice lived in Asia and Latin America 
before coming to the United States in 1967 when her father was assigned 
to the Los Angeles Chinese Consulate. Her parents, who were educators, 
instilled in Alice the spirit of altruism and the importance of 
education. Alice received her education under 5 different educational 
systems on 3 continents.

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  Alice moved to South Pasadena, California in 1983. In 1989, Alice was 
elected to the South Pasadena Board of Education and was the first 
Asian American woman to be elected to that body. She served on the 
board for 8 years, serving as President for one term, until her 
retirement in 1997.
  Together with her late husband, Dr. Karl J. Hwang, and former South 
Pasadena City Councilman Paul Zee, Alice co-founded the South Pasadena 
Chinese American Club. The club has been successful in fostering 
understanding between the Chinese American community and other ethnic 
groups, raises funds to provide grants to South Pasadena teachers, and 
awards college scholarships.
  After her husband's untimely death, Alice returned to school and 
earned a multiple subjects and bi-lingual teaching credential in 1993. 
Currently an ESL teacher in the Adult Division of the Alhambra School 
District, she is also a member of the California Teachers of English to 
Speakers of Other Languages and a presenter at their annual state 
conference in 2003.
  Alice has served as a board member of the Young Men's Christian 
Association, the South Pasadena Educational Foundation and the South 
Pasadena Chinese American Club, and on the committee to protect the 
South Pasadena Public Library system. She is also a volunteer for the 
Pacific Asia Museum and serves as an interpreter for parents in the 
local schools. In 1993 she received the Outstanding Woman of the Year 
Award from the Kiwanis Club and an award from the Los Angeles County 
Commission on the Status of Women in 1996.
  In addition to her service to the community, Alice sings in her 
church choir, is a classical pianist and guitarist and a former member 
of the Arroyo Singers. She is the proud mother of Victor and Michael.
  I ask all Members to join me today in honoring an outstanding woman 
of California's 29th Congressional District, Alice Lan-Hua Hwang. The 
entire community joins me in thanking Alice for her success and 
continued efforts toward making the 29th Congressional District a more 
enjoyable place in which to live and work.

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