85R27239 CJM-D
By: Wu H.R. No. 1841
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of the Houston, Austin, and Dallas/Fort
Worth chapters of the Asian Real Estate Association of America are
gathering at the State Capitol on May 3, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 2003, the Asian Real Estate Association
of America is a nonprofit trade organization that promotes
sustainable home ownership and property investment for Asian
Americans and works to increase business opportunities for the
professionals who serve this growing community; and
WHEREAS, Through an extensive network of more than 15,000
real estate agents and mortgage and housing-related professionals,
AREAA is the only trade association dedicated to representing the
interests of the national Asian American real estate market; in
addition, AREAA and its local chapters advocate on behalf of state
and national policy positions that reduce the barriers preventing
home ownership among members of the Asian American community; and
WHEREAS, The members of AREAA have benefited greatly from the
leadership of founding chairs Allen M. Okamoto and John Yen Wong,
chair emeritus Jim Park, president Angie Lee, vice president Randy
Char, and executive director Hope Atuel; in Texas, the association
is capably led by the Houston chapter's chair emeritus Kenneth Li,
founding president Dawn Lin, and current president Eugene Wang, as
well as by Austin chapter president Rela Pantaleon-Manigsaca,
Dallas/Fort Worth chapter president Cathy Capps-Warren, and
immediate past president Daniel Eng; and
WHEREAS, By working to ensure that the American dream of home
ownership is attainable by all members of the Asian American
community, the Texas chapters of the Asian Real Estate Association
of America are helping to build a more prosperous Texas; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize May 3, 2017, as Asian Real Estate
Association of America Day at the State Capitol and extend to the
visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and
informative visit to Austin.