[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 42 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E610]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASIAN PACIFIC STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 2005

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to an organization with a 
great record of service to the Sacramento Region. For the past three 
decades, the Asian Pacific State Employees Association has worked 
tirelessly to protect and advance the interests of Asian American state 
employees. As the Asian Pacific State Employees Association hosts its 
30th Anniversary celebration on April 28, 2005, I ask all my colleagues 
to join me in saluting the Asian Pacific State Employees Association, 
one of the Asian Pacific Islander community's most important service 
organizations.
  The Asian Pacific State Employees Association, formerly known as the 
Asian State Employees Association, was founded in 1975 for the purpose 
of working toward achieving equal opportunity within the state work 
force through professional development and community empowerment. The 
Association's vision is one of Asian Pacific state employees serving, 
enhancing, and leading state government and their community.
  Objectives adopted by the Association include advocating for Asian 
Pacific Islander state employee interests; providing an Asian Pacific 
network for its members and employers; advancing personal and 
professional development of its membership; consulting with members 
facing adverse action or other employment problems; working with the 
community to promote career opportunities, professionalism, cultural 
pride, self-esteem, and citizenship; and providing services and 
interchange with community, academic, and business groups.
  Benefits and services offered by the Association include employee 
development, networking, scholarship opportunities, communications, and 
celebration of Asian Pacific contributions. At the present time, the 
Asian Pacific State Employees Association has over 1,000 members 
statewide, which includes the Southern, Central Valley, and Bay Area 
chapters, and officers frequently serve on legislative fact-finding 
committees, and provide testimony before the legislative committees 
regarding advocacy and affirmative action policies.
  I would like to acknowledge and congratulate the evening's special 
honoree, Assemblywoman Judy Chu. Judy's distinguished career and her 
commitment to advocate for the interests of Asian American state 
employees make her a most deserving recipient of special praise and 
recognition
  Mr. Speaker, the Asian Pacific State Employees Association has 
evolved into a leading organization within the state, a dynamic force 
striving to improve the quality of life of its members and the general 
community. I am confident that the Asian Pacific State Employees 
Association will continue to do great work and yield tremendous 
benefits to the Asian Pacific Islander state workers of California. I 
ask all my colleagues to join me in wishing the Asian Pacific State 
Employees Association continued success in the future.

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