[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 152 (Wednesday, October 12, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1827]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CELEBRATING THE 70TH BIRTHDAY OF TAKAYOSHI OSHIMA

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 12, 2011

  Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great American 
innovator and entrepreneur, Mr. Takayoshi Oshima. On the occasion of 
his 70th birthday, which he celebrated last month, I would like to take 
this opportunity to herald Mr. Oshima's many achievements in the field 
of business and technology--achievements that have helped establish 
Silicon Valley, which I am proud to represent, as the international 
center of IT research and development.
  Born in Tochigi, Japan on September 17, 1941, Mr. Oshima moved to the 
United States with the support of generous benefactors to pursue an 
engineering degree at the University of Florida. He began his studies 
with little English fluency, but he studied hard and excelled 
academically, demonstrating early the high standards to which he has 
held himself throughout his life. Upon graduating, he was recruited by 
ITT to work in Puerto Rico. Restless for new challenges and 
opportunities, Mr. Oshima returned to Florida to study business after 
which he joined the esteemed ranks of the technology industry's 
earliest and most promising pioneers. He worked for the legendary 
Fairchild Semiconductor company, where he and his colleagues like Dr. 
Robert Noyce, Dr. Gordon Moore, and Dr. Andy Grove helped start what 
today has become Silicon Valley. He would later take on senior 
technical, marketing, and managerial roles at Advanced Micro Devices 
and Ungermann-Bass.
  Taki currently serves as Chairman and CEO of Allied Telesis Holdings 
KK which he founded in San Jose, CA in 1987. Internationally recognized 
for developing sophisticated data networks used in high performance and 
high reliability applications, Allied Telesis today employs over 2,400 
people in 23 countries around the world. At 70, he remains committed to 
leading a company on the cutting edge of technological innovation. He 
is personally motivated to address some of our nation's most pressing 
challenges: improving health care, homeland security, and 
transportation through more advanced technologies.
  Mr. Oshima has not only distinguished himself in engineering and 
business; he is also a respected leader in the San Francisco Bay Area's 
Japanese American community. He is a committed family man--a proud 
father to two daughters and one son and a doting grandfather to four 
grandsons.
  As a fellow Californian, as a Japanese American, and as a friend, I 
am proud today to pay tribute to Mr. Oshima for his contributions to 
America's technological advancement and economic growth. Although his 
modesty would seek to convince you otherwise, Mr. Oshima is among 
Silicon Valley's most successful and transformative entrepreneurs.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank and applaud Mr. Takayoshi Oshima for his 
outstanding achievements and his passion to discover and foster 
untapped potential in every frontier. He is a true American pioneer.

                          ____________________