[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 78 (Thursday, June 2, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1025]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING THE EXEMPLARY COMMUNITY SERVICE OF DR. HO S. BAE

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                          HON. XAVIER BECERRA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 2, 2011

  Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a truly remarkable 
member of my community, Dr. Ho S. Bae, the medical director of the 
Asian Pacific Liver Center at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Dr. Bae has 
dedicated his career as a physician to improving the lives of people in 
my district. As we have just completed celebrating Asian American 
Pacific Islander Heritage Month, it is fitting that we recognize the 
significant accomplishments of our AAPI community leaders.
  In 2007, Dr. Bae founded the Asian Pacific Liver Center after 
noticing a disproportionally high incidence of Chronic Hepatitis B 
(CHB) in Asian American communities in Los Angeles. Rather than be a 
passive witness to this growing public health problem, Dr. Bae took 
action to educate the public regarding CHB and increase the 
availability of treatment for this life threatening disease.
  Since founding the center, Dr. Bae has been providing comprehensive 
services ranging from free screening, vaccinations, education and 
treatment for people afflicted by and at risk of contracting CHB. Dr. 
Bae has screened over 10,000 individuals and provided free hepatitis 
and liver cancer education to several thousand others at community 
venues. He has also been a leader in ensuring that information and 
strategies on how to protect individuals from the disease are 
communicated to patients in a culturally and linguistically appropriate 
manner. This has vastly improved the value of his center's work by 
helping individuals make better lifestyle choices to effectively treat 
the disease and erase the stigma associated with it.
  Dr. Bae's emergence as a leader on this issue provides true 
inspiration to all who hope to be a positive influence for the next 
generation of Americans. I am proud to have such a wonderful leader in 
my district and honored to recognize his service as we celebrate Asian 
American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride and honor that I ask my 
colleagues to join me today in saluting Dr. Ho Bae and the countless 
Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent who are making a 
difference in their communities and throughout our country.

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