[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 66 (Thursday, April 24, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E727]
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                        HONORING MANAMI KITAZAWA

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                         HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 24, 2008

  Mr. DOYLE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the artistic 
ability of a young woman from my Congressional District, Manami 
Kitazawa of Woodland Hills High School.
  Manami is the winner of the 2008 14th Congressional District of 
Pennsylvania's High School Art Competition, ``An Artistic Discovery.'' 
Manami's artwork, an intricately detailed charcoal drawing, was 
selected from a number of outstanding entries to this year's 
competition. Fitly works from ten different high schools were submitted 
to our panel of respected local artists.
  Manami is an exchange student from Japan who is spending a year 
attending high school in my district in Pennsylvania. I am certain that 
her family in Japan and her host family here in the United States are 
both proud of her artistic talents as well as this accomplishment.
  Manami's artwork wilI represent the 14th Congressional District of 
Pennsylvania in the national exhibit of high school students' artwork 
that will be displayed in the United States Capitol over the coming 
year. I am certain Manami had no idea that one of her drawings would 
hang in the U.S. Capitol when she applied to study in the United 
States.
  I encourage my colleagues as well as any visitor to Capitol Hill to 
view Manami's artwork, along with all of the other winning artwork that 
will be on display in the Capitol tunnel. It is amazing to walk through 
this corridor and see the interpretation of life through the eyes of 
these young artists from all across our country--and in Manami's case, 
from across the globe.
  I would like to recognize all of the participants in this year's 14th 
Congressional District High School Art Competition, ``An Artistic 
Discovery.'' I would like to thank these impressive young artists for 
allowing us to share and celebrate their talents, imagination, and 
creativity. The efforts of these students in expressing themselves in a 
powerful and positive manner are no less than spectacular. I hope that 
all of these individuals continue to utilize their artistic talents. 
and I wish them all the best of luck in their future endeavors.

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