| 1 | 1 | | 24 LC 128 0092 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 934 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Marin of the 96 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Mughal of the 105 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , and Tran of the 80 |
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| 10 | 10 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 11 | 11 | | Recognizing and commending Le Dam Doan; and for other purposes. |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Le Dam Doan has served as the chair for the Asian Pacific American Heritage2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Month Celebration Gala from 2010 to 2023 and was past president of the Asian/Pacific3 |
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| 15 | 15 | | American Council of Georgia (APAC-GA) 2013-2014; and4 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, APAC Georgia is a federation of over 15 multicultural Asian organizations in5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | metro Atlanta that was established to increase pride in the Asian culture, promote civic6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | engagement of Asian Americans, and protect the interests of Asian Americans; and7 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, she has dedicated a lifetime of service to the immigrant and refugee community.8 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Before coming to Georgia, she assisted in immigration humanitarian programs for refugees9 |
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| 21 | 21 | | throughout California for more than 30 years; and10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, she was part of a task force on hate crimes and affirmative action in California,11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | and when Vietnamese refugees arrived in California from 1975 to 1996, Ms. Doan12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | volunteered for Red Cross and Food for the Hungry and at Camp Pendleton and Camp13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Weimar Medical Center "Hope Village," relocation camps for Vietnamese refugees; and14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | H. R. 934 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, her service work in refugee camps extended internationally to countries |
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| 30 | 30 | | throughout Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines; and16 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, in addition to her leadership at APAC Georgia, she has also been involved in17 |
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| 32 | 32 | | the following communities: Public Relations Director of the Vietnamese American18 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Community of Georgia (VAC-GA), Treasurer of Vietnamese Women Association of Georgia19 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (VWA-GA), Board Member of the Atlanta Regional Workforce Board (ARWB) Youth20 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Council, Member of Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (Gwinnett Place21 |
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| 36 | 36 | | CID), Board Member of Asian American Advancing Justice-Atlanta Organization (AAAJA),22 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Chair and Team Captain of the Asian Cultural Experience in Georgia (ACE), Member of the23 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Atlanta Asian Film Festival (AAFF), Member of the International Association of Workforce24 |
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| 39 | 39 | | Professionals (IAWP), Board Member of Who's Who in Asian American Communities25 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (WWAAC) Alliance Foundation, Inc., and Member of Asian Pacific American Historical26 |
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| 41 | 41 | | Society-Georgia (APAHS); and27 |
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| 42 | 42 | | WHEREAS, her years of community service earned her numerous awards including: Thank28 |
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| 43 | 43 | | you Award for Services as President, Vice President, Gala Chair 2013-2023; Who's Who in29 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Asian American Community Leadership Award 2017; Outstanding Georgia Citizen Award30 |
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| 45 | 45 | | from Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp 2015; Outstanding Community Services31 |
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| 46 | 46 | | Award-Vietnamese American Community-GA (VAC-GA) 2015; Community Champions32 |
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| 47 | 47 | | Lifetime Award from The Asian American Legal Advocacy Center, Inc., (AALAC) 2014;33 |
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| 48 | 48 | | 25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia from Georgia Asian Times 2008, 2013,34 |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2014; Outstanding Community Services for Asian Pacific Police Officers of CA 1996;35 |
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| 50 | 50 | | Resolution Recognition Award from the State Advisory Council on Refugee Assistance and36 |
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| 51 | 51 | | Services by California Department of Social Services 1994, 1996; Outstanding Women of37 |
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| 52 | 52 | | the Year from YWCA-CA 1994; and Champion Volunteer of the Year from Red Cross CA38 |
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| 53 | 53 | | 1994; and39 |
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| 54 | 54 | | H. R. 934 |
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| 56 | 56 | | WHEREAS, received her bachelor's degree in psychology from California State University, |
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| 58 | 58 | | Sacramento in 1980and earned an MBA in 2000 from Trinity Washington University, D.C.;41 |
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| 59 | 59 | | and42 |
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| 60 | 60 | | WHEREAS, for over 14 years, she was a vocational counselor in the San Juan Unified43 |
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| 61 | 61 | | School District in Carmichael, California, working with at-risk students in the foster youth44 |
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| 62 | 62 | | program, independent living program, and occupational training program; and later worked45 |
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| 63 | 63 | | as Unemployment Insurance Field Tax Auditor II at the Georgia Department of Labor.46 |
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| 64 | 64 | | WHEREAS, she was born and raised in South Vietnam and now lives in Lawrenceville,47 |
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| 65 | 65 | | Georgia, with her husband Tinh Doan and son Nam-Quoc with his wife Ivy Ho and her48 |
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| 66 | 66 | | mother.49 |
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| 67 | 67 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that50 |
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| 68 | 68 | | the members of this body recognize and commend Le Dam Doan for her tireless work on51 |
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| 69 | 69 | | behalf of the Asian American community.52 |
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| 70 | 70 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized53 |
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| 71 | 71 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Le54 |
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| 72 | 72 | | Dam Doan.55 |
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| 73 | 73 | | H. R. 934 |
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