[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6455-6456]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING MS. LINDA TUNG AS THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S 
            WOMEN IN BUSINESS CHAMPION OF THE YEAR FOR 2010

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 27, 2010

  Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ms. Linda Tung 
for her entrepreneurial leadership and mentorship in the women's 
business community on Guam. Ms. Tung is the President and Founder of 
GIT International Tours and was recently named the U.S. Small Business 
Administration's Women in Business Champion of the Year for 2010.
  Linda was born and raised in Taiwan and is fluent in English, 
Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese. Following her graduation from 
high school in 1966, she began working for a number of leading in-bound 
travel agencies in Taipei.
  Linda married Dr. Frank C. Tung in 1976 and after traveling 
throughout the United States for educational opportunities, the couple 
settled on Guam in 1985. Since that time, Linda served as Guam 
Operations Manager of Japan Travel Land and established GIT 
International Tours, Inc. Since its inception, GIT Tours has 
successfully provided various services to more than 320,000 visitors 
from Taiwan (R.O.C.), Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Honcho, Liaoning 
and the Philippines.
  Linda's thirty years of experience have proved invaluable as 
Chairwoman of the Tourism Committee of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce 
of Guam. She works in partnership with members of the Guam Visitors 
Bureau, the Office of the Governor of Guam, Government of Guam 
agencies, Guam Hotel & Restaurant Association, Chinese Chamber of 
Commerce of Guam and United Chinese Association of Guam, as well as 
numerous agencies in the Asia-Pacific region to promote Guam as a 
premier, family-oriented tourist destination in the Western Pacific.
  Linda often volunteers to help aspiring entrepreneurs on Guam. In 
addition, Linda has created opportunities for her female employees to 
engage in in-house cross-training to develop their leadership skills 
and expertise in all facets of the tour business. A number of her

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former female employees have continued to pursue their education and 
other career opportunities and are now recognized as leaders in their 
respective communities. As a mentor for women in the business 
community, Linda is a sounding board and colleague for many women 
seeking to emulate her success.
  It is on the occasion of her recognition by the U.S. Small Business 
Administration as their Women in Business Champion of the Year for 
2010, that I join the people of Guam to acknowledge her service and 
outstanding leadership in our business community.

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