[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 64 (Friday, April 12, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E454]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING FRANCISCO HSIEH

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                             HON. JUDY CHU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 12, 2019

  Ms. JUDY CHU of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
life of Francisco Han Ping Hsieh, who passed away on March 26, 2019 at 
the age of 85. Mr. Hsieh played an important role in the Asian-American 
community in California for more than 50 years.
  Mr. Hsieh was born in Hubei, China on October 14, 1933. After his 
graduation from Soochow University in 1959, he worked as a journalist, 
which eventually brought him to San Francisco in 1965. There, he was 
employed as a correspondent for Central Daily News, until he went on to 
serve as publisher and editor at Kiu Kwong Newspaper and Chinese 
Commercial News.
  Following his successful career in journalism, Mr. Hsieh opened Hunan 
Village Restaurant in San Francisco, bringing the cuisine of his 
childhood to the city he had grown to love. He shared his passion for 
Chinese cuisine widely, teaching cooking classes at City College of San 
Francisco and assisting in the development of other Chinese restaurants 
in the area.
  Following the closure of his restaurant in 1987, Mr. Hsieh pivoted 
his attentions once again, working on the campaigns of several 
California politicians, including former Congressman Mike Honda, former 
San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, and former Governor Gray Davis. Mr 
Hsieh also served on the California Acupuncture Board, the Commission 
on Asian Pacific Islander American Affairs, the California State 
Friendship Committee, and the Chinese American Democratic Club.
  In every part of his life, whether publishing a weekly newspaper, 
bringing Hunan cuisine to a new audience, or political activism, 
Francisco Hsieh spent his life sharing the subjects he was passionate 
about to a wider audience, welcoming new members into a vibrant and 
robust community that he helped build. Mr. Hsieh was a central figure 
in the Asian-American community in California for more than half of a 
century. It is my honor today to pay tribute to his memory and his 
enduring legacy.

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