[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 200 (Wednesday, December 19, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H10322]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING PROFESSOR YUMIKO OGAWA

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor New Jersey City 
University Professor Yumiko Ogawa.
  Professor Ogawa is a registered play therapist. Along with current 
and former NJCU students, she is providing play therapy for immigrant 
children who are in the process of applying for asylum. Their play 
therapy program is currently being implemented at the Newark office of 
a nonprofit called Kids in Need of Defense.
  Since 2014, the United States has welcomed more than 240,000 
unaccompanied minors who are seeking protection. Many of them have 
suffered from violence and child abuse. Some of them are escaping 
persistent trauma, including human trafficking and gang violence.
  Professor Ogawa's play therapy has already helped some of these 
children cope with their trauma. I am proud of Professor Ogawa's 
thoughtful leadership and the amazing research supported at New Jersey 
City University.
  It only takes an idea to change the world. I am proud to represent 
NJCU in Congress, and I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring this 
wonderful initiative.

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