[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E844]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         RECOGNIZING LILY SHEN

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 7, 2016

  Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Lily Shen, a 
resident of the 6th district, for being awarded the Asian American Hero 
of Colorado Award.
  Mrs. Shen emigrated from Taiwan to the United States with her family 
35 years ago. Since then, she has been a pillar of her community; 
fervently engaging in countless community programs. To name just a few 
of her current engagements, Mrs. Shen is currently the President of 
Colorado Chinese Language School and Colorado Chinese Club, the 
President of Colorado Chinese Evergreen Society, the Vice Chair of the 
Asian Pacific Development Center, and as the Treasurer of the Asian 
Roundtable of Colorado. Mrs. Shen has also served as the chair of the 
Chinese/Taiwanese Advisor Council to my office since 2012-present.
  Her storied career of community service to the Colorado Asian 
community, and to the Colorado community as a whole, has been 
punctuated by numerous awards recognizing her achievement. To name a 
few of her many awards, Mrs. Shen is a recipient of a lifetime 
achievement award from the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, a 
Woman of Distinction award from the Girl Scouts Mile High Council, an 
Outstanding Performance and Lasting Contributions Award from Senator 
Wayne Allard and she is a recipient of the Ambassadors for Peace 
Excellence in Leadership Award from Inter-religious and International 
Federation for World Peace; American Leadership Initiative in 
Washington DC.
  I commend Mrs. Shen for her dutiful and tireless service to her 
community. She is truly deserving of being awarded the Asian American 
Hero of Colorado Award; an award which is yet another testament to her 
lifetime of community service.

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