[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 181 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1528]
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                        IN HONOR OF BUI BINH BAN

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                          HON. J. LUIS CORREA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 15, 2018

  Mr. CORREA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. Bui Binh Ban, a 
well-respected leader who has made significant impacts on the 
Vietnamese community in Orange County, California.
  Mr. Bui Binh Ban was born in 1937, in Nam Dinh, Vietnam. In 1954, he 
migrated to the South of Vietnam and continued his higher education. In 
1958, he graduated and became an agricultural engineering professor 
training many engineers and officers in the field of agriculture in the 
South of Vietnam.
  Mr. Bui left Vietnam and settled in Southern California where he 
dedicated his life to the Vietnamese community here. He served as the 
President of the Vietnamese American Federation Association of Southern 
California for two consecutive terms (1994 to 1998). In 2002, he 
established the Federation of Overseas Free Vietnamese Communities 
Television, FreeVN.Net, to livestream Vietnamese community events 
without accepting any compensation, advertisement or staff offers. His 
recordings are particularly valuable to not only the Vietnamese 
community, but other Vietnamese media. In 2010, he became the Advisor 
for the Institute of Vietnamese Studies and has been in this position 
until today.
  Mr. Bui has lived blissfully for 81 years. His passing is a 
tremendous loss to the Vietnamese community in Orange County. In memory 
of his passing, I'd like to take this moment to recognize his 
contributions, dedication, and continuous efforts in preserving and 
developing the Vietnamese history, culture, activities, and most 
importantly, community in Orange County. He will always be remembered 
as a kind, devoted, and prominent Vietnamese community leader.

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