[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 30, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E640]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING GRACE CHEUNG-SCHULMAN

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 30, 2026

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Grace 
Cheung-Schulman, whom I have selected to receive the American Dream 
Award for California's 4th Congressional District. This award 
recognizes the achievements of immigrants in my district who have made 
remarkable contributions to our communities in the areas of Arts and 
Culture. Professional Achievement, Entrepreneurship and Innovation or 
Community Service. As the Sonoma County honoree, Mrs. Cheung-Schulman 
is very deserving of this award and recognition.
  Mrs. Cheung-Schulman was born in Hong Kong, where she received her 
Bachelor of Arts from the University of Hong Kong. Mrs. Cheung-Schulman 
lived and studied in Canada, receiving a Bachelor of Music from the 
University of Toronto and Bachelor of Education from Queen's 
University. She then lived in New York before relocating to Sonoma 
County following the death of her husband, Professor Martin Schulman, 
in 2002. Mrs. Cheung-Shulman has also received a Master of Business 
Administration from Binghampton University.
  Mrs. Cheung-Schulman is the co-founder and current Vice President of 
the Asian American Pacific Islander Coalition of North Bay (AAPIC North 
Bay), the only organization of its kind serving the Asian Amellcan 
Pacific Islander (AAPI) community across the entire North Bay region. 
As anti-Asian hate was surging in the wake of COVID-19. Mrs. Cheung-
Schulman came out of retirement to found AAPIC. She built AAPIC's 
entire digital infrastructure, making the organization fully visible to 
the public and enabling consistent outreach to a broad and diverse 
membership. Mrs. Cheung-Schulman has made great effort to ensure 
AAPIC's legal, financial, and contractual health.
  Drawing on her own experience as an immigrant, Mrs. Cheung-Schulman 
has spearheaded new initiatives to safeguard, inform, and protect AAPI 
immigrants navigating an often complex and uncertain landscape through 
working directly with employers and immigrant families. Mrs. Cheung-
Schulman has an extraordinary gift for showing up and seeking out the 
most isolated members of the AAPI community to ensure no one is left 
behind.
  Mrs. Cheung-Schulman is also a Board Member of the Redwood Empire 
Chinese Association. She has supported local environmental efforts with 
the Southeast Greenway Campaign and Homeless Action advocacy community 
group.
  Mr. Speaker, we recognize Grace Cheung-Schulman for her achievements 
and for enriching our community. It is therefore fitting and proper 
that we honor her here today with the American Dream Award.

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