[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7614]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



              IN HONOR OF TAIWANESE AMERICAN HERITAGE WEEK

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                             HON. DAVID WU

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 10, 2000

  Mr. WU. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to Taiwanese 
Americans across the United States. As you may know, May 7-14 is 
designated as Taiwanese American Heritage Week. Today, there are more 
than one half-million Taiwanese Americans across the United States. 
From science and education, to politics, Taiwanese Americans have made 
profound contributions to the strength and diversity of this great 
nation.
  Like many immigrant communities, Taiwanese Americans have maintained 
a close relationship with their original homeland. Exchanges between 
Taiwan and the United States have resulted in an ever-closer 
relationship in trade, culture, and values. As we witnessed in the 
March 18th, 2000 Taiwanese Presidential election, the people of Taiwan 
and the United States share a bond in their adherence to the principles 
of freedom, democracy, and human rights. That bond is made stronger 
each day by the Taiwanese American community here in the United States.
  Today, as the first member of the U.S. House of Representatives born 
in Taiwan, I am proud to pay tribute to Taiwanese Americans. During the 
occasion of Taiwanese American Heritage Week, I urge all my colleagues 
in the U.S. House of Representatives, and indeed all Americans, to 
celebrate the diversity Taiwanese Americans have contributed to the 
United States.

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