[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H6013]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF COLONEL VU VAN LOC

  (Mr. LICCARDO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LICCARDO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
extraordinary life of Colonel Vu Van Loc, a South Vietnamese Army 
veteran and beloved community member and leader in San Jose, for his 
selfless dedication to Vietnamese refugees and to cultural 
preservation.
  Born in 1933 in northern Vietnam, Loc Vu and his family fled their 
homeland during the fall of Saigon, ultimately finding refuge in San 
Jose, California, the largest community of ethnic Vietnamese of any 
city outside of Vietnam.
  Soon after arriving, Loc Vu founded the Immigrant Resettlement and 
Cultural Center to aid fellow refugees in rebuilding their lives. Over 
the next four decades, the IRCC became a lifeline to Vietnamese, 
Cambodian, and Laotian families throughout our region.
  He also founded, funded, and passionately led the creation of the 
Museum of the Boat People and the Republic of Vietnam to ensure future 
generations understand the tremendous sacrifice, courage, and 
resilience of the thousands who came to our shores after the Vietnam 
war.
  Loc Vu passed away peacefully this November at the age of 92. I was 
fortunate to have known Loc Vu for two decades, and I will miss our 
community's friend, mentor, and leader. His legacy lives on in the 
hearts of the more than 20,000 neighbors he has helped to support and 
uplift.

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