[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 31, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H5337]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF VIETBAO DAILY NEWS

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize and celebrate the achievements of VietBao Daily News. They 
are celebrating their 20th anniversary in the Vietnamese American 
community. For 20 years, VietBao Daily News has served its readers with 
comprehensive news, current affairs, as well as information from the 
broader community and from Vietnam.
  VietBao Daily News is also a venue for the Vietnamese people to 
preserve the Vietnamese language and cultural values through the 
Writing on America Award initiative. This is a writing competition that 
they hold every year that allows the Vietnamese American community to 
write short stories about their experiences, whether their experiences 
are those of coming over from Vietnam or of their experiences here. 
They judge it. They have winners. Then they make a compilation of these 
written stories. It's for the archives. It's for the future. It's for 
their community to understand where they come from. It's also for the 
broader American community to understand.
  So I would like to congratulate all of the winners and the 
participants of the 2012 Writing on America and Teen Writing awards for 
submitting so many incredible stories, some of which I have had the 
opportunity to read. Again, congratulations to your staff and for your 
dedication towards the community on this 20th anniversary.

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