[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING TEJINDER KAUR WITH CALIFORNIA'S THIRD DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                               YEAR AWARD

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 16, 2018

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Tejinder Kaur as a 
woman of the year. She has dedicated her career to promoting literacy 
in her community. Through her work at the Sutter County Library 
Literacy Services Department she has helped a large immigrant 
population learn to speak, read, and write in English. Most 
impressively, Ms. Kaur played a pivotal role in building Sutter County 
Library's Literacy Services Citizenship Preparation class which has 
helped students pursuing United States Citizenship. The program has 
assisted students in the completion of 6,386 applications for 
Naturalization, 740 applications for Certificates of Citizenship, and 
4,000 fee waiver requests. Thanks to Ms. Kaur's work, her students had 
a guide through the overwhelming process of applying for citizenship 
and were able to achieve a smooth transition into American culture. Her 
service to her community goes above and beyond the requirements of her 
profession. For the past 14 years she has organized the Multicultural 
Women's Dance which draws women from all different cultures in the 
Yuba-Sutter area. She coordinated with the Sutter County Public Health 
Department to ensure the event would be a healthy learning experience 
as well as a valuable cultural exchange. Her work has played an 
important role in bringing her community together to build 
relationships across cultural barriers. Ms. Kaur's devotion to her work 
and dedication to her community has had an immense positive impact 
throughout Sutter County.

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