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Download official Extensions PDFReturn to issue contextHON. MIKE THOMPSON
of california
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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.