[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 125 (Thursday, September 16, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H6792]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         A TRIBUTE TO TAN ESCO

  (Mr. SABLAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SABLAN. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor a woman of the Northern 
Mariana Islands for her enduring entrepreneurial spirit--Senora 
Escolastica Tudela Cabrera, more popularly known as ``Tan Esco.''
  Born in 1930, Tan Esco grew up in difficult times during the Japanese 
administration and, as a teen, witnessed the atrocities of World War II 
in the battle for the Northern Mariana Islands.
  After the war, still just a girl, Tan Esco opened Saipan's first 
beauty shop. She then expanded into retail, selling clothes and shoes. 
She and her husband, the late Gregorio Camacho Cabrera, started a 
gasoline station, began manufacturing charcoal and tapioca, and opened 
Saipan's first ice cream shop. Tan Esco's true legacy, however, will 
forever be her bakery. People from all over the Marianas and from 
across the Pacific know and love the local Chamorro treats offered at 
Esco's, including bibingka, rosko, apigigi, and pan tuba.
  The people of the Northern Mariana Islands honor the many 
contributions Escolastica's Enterprises has made to our community. 
Perhaps her greatest contribution is Tan Esco's work ethic, her drive 
to succeed--a shining example to us all.

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