[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 46 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E326]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          CENTENNIAL OF THE YEE SHAN BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, INC.

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                        HON. NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 15, 2018

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate the Yee Shan Benevolent Society, Inc. on its centennial 
celebration on March 18, 2018.
  Since 1918, the Yee Shan Benevolent Society has been sharing 
fellowship, support, friendship, benevolence and hope with immigrants 
from the Pan Yu County of the Canton Province in China. Over the course 
of a century, it has expanded its services to include fundraising for 
local hospitals, health centers, non-profits and other initiatives. 
Today, the Society is a beloved cornerstone organization that continues 
to provide social and community enrichment to Chinese Americans in New 
York City and the greater NY region.
  I am proud that the constituents of my district continue to support 
the traditions and values of this esteemed fraternity along with its 
partners, the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and Lin Sing 
Association. My district is enriched and indebted to them for their 
service to advance the betterment of the Chinatown and Lower East Side 
community.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the Yee Shan Benevolent 
Society in New York for its commendable and exemplary work and wish it 
many years of continued success.

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