[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 478-479]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING KOREAN AMERICAN DAY

  (Mrs. COMSTOCK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, on January 13, 1903, 102 Korean 
immigrants first arrived in the United States. Today we celebrate 
Korean American Day and the contributions of our Korean American 
community. Earlier this week, we had a celebration right here on 
Capitol Hill, with many of my colleagues joining our local and national 
community.
  When I previously served as the State delegate and now, as a Member 
of Congress, I have been privileged to work with our Korean American 
community in northern Virginia and throughout the 10th District through 
organizations such as the Korean American Association of the Washington 
Metropolitan Area; the Korean Medical Society; the Korean Women's 
Chamber of Commerce, which has worked with us tirelessly on battling 
the human trafficking issue. These are a few of the many organizations 
that serve in our area.
  I have also been privileged to visit with the Korean faith community 
and attended many cultural festivals, such as the annual KORUS 
Festival, which I was honored to chair just last year, and Korean 
Independence Day, which we celebrate annually in August with our local 
community--and I know we celebrate it throughout our country--so

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that we can all unite in our passion for freedom and for the ``One 
Korea'' cause, something we are all united on.
  Near my home in the 10th District is Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 
which is home to the Korean Bell Garden, a gift to the community and to 
our park system from the Korean American Cultural Committee, which 
serves our whole community as a beautiful symbol of goodwill towards 
all.
  I am proud to be a member of the Korea Caucus, and I appreciate that 
goodwill and the goodwill that is found throughout our Korean American 
community. I join with them today in celebrating this anniversary.

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