[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 26, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H4047]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           DALIP SINGH SAUND

  (Mr. BERA of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BERA of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
contributions of Dalip Singh Saund, the first Indian American and the 
first Asian American to be elected to Congress.
  Along with 13 of my colleagues from California, I recently sent a 
letter asking Governor Jerry Brown to induct him into California's Hall 
of Fame.
  Saund was born in a small village in India, and much like my own 
parents, he immigrated to the United States in 1920 to attend college 
in California. He went on to serve his adopted country for three terms 
in Congress and was a trailblazer for human and civil rights.
  Congressman Saund's outstanding achievements and public service are 
an inspiration to generations of Asian Americans, Californians, and to 
all Americans.
  His portrait now hangs right outside this Chamber as a reminder to us 
all of the values that he stood for, values of equality and 
opportunity. Now it's time that Congressman Dalip Singh Saund's 
contributions are recognized in his home State by enshrining him in 
California's Hall of Fame.

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