[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E409-E410]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO MR. ART PING LEE FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ASIAN-AMERICAN 
                               COMMUNITY

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 2016

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to day to honor Mr. Art Ping Lee 
on his outstanding contributions to Chinese communities throughout the 
United States and his leadership in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan 
area.
  Mr. Lee immigrated to the United States from the Guangdong Province 
of the Republic

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of China in 1936. He saw the toll that World War II took on Chinese 
citizens in the United States who were prevented from being reunited 
with their families due to U.S. immigration laws and immigrant quota 
restrictions. As a founding member of the National Chinese Welfare 
Council in 1957, he campaigned vigorously for the lifting of 
limitations on immigration quotas. As a result, 40,000 Chinese 
immigrants were allowed to enter the U.S. every year. Mr. Lee has also 
worked tirelessly to enhance and strengthen the important relationship 
between the United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
  Mr. Lee, who celebrates his 102nd birthday this year, continues to be 
an active member of the community. He is a Senior Advisor to the 
Overseas Community Affairs Council of the Republic of China (Taiwan), 
which is a cultural, educational, economic and informational exchange 
organization between Taiwan and overseas communities. He is also an 
Honorary Elder of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of 
Washington, DC and an Honorary Elder to The Lee Family Association in 
the United States.
  Mr. Lee has been recognized for his work as the recipient of the 
Kuomintang Cathy Medal and the Hua Kuang Medal, First Class, which is 
awarded by the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Chinese 
who have made special contributions in overseas Chinese affairs.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. Art Ping Lee on 
his service to Chinese communities across the United States. His 
efforts have made a difference to countless people and I am grateful to 
him for his service to others.

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