[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12512]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE REVEREND HUAN NGOC NGUYEN ON FATHER'S DAY

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                             HON. AL GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 2008

  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, this Father's Day, I would like 
to honor a man who exemplifies what it means to be an excellent 
father--a man who is a community leader, an upstanding and moral man, 
and a positive role model for our youth. The Reverend Huan Ngoc Nguyen, 
who lives in my congressional district, has done great things, and I am 
proud to express my congratulations to him for all he has done for our 
community.
  Reverend Nguyen, a father of three sons and two daughters, has been 
married since 1945. He fled to Thailand from danger in Vietnam in 1979 
and came here to the United States in 1980, where he quickly became an 
active and valued member of the community, eventually becoming an 
American citizen in 1986. Reverend Nguyen, who preaches at Houston's 
Vietnamese First Alliance Church, has taught Sunday school since 1985 
and became a pastor in 2005.
  Reverend Nguyen has long been a valued member of the community, and 
rightly so. On this occasion of Father's Day, I would like to recognize 
Reverend Nguyen for all of his accomplishments and urge people across 
America to look to leaders such as Reverend Nguyen as role models for 
their work in inspiring and engaging our youth to live productive, 
positive lives.