H.R. No. 940
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of the Houston, Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth,
and San Antonio chapters of the Asian Real Estate Association of
America are gathering at the State Capitol on May 1, 2019; 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 17,000
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 National Founding Chairman and Emeritus Allen
M. Okamoto, National Founding Chairman and Emeritus John Yen Wong,
National Chairman and Emeritus Jim Park, and National Executive
Director Hope Atuel; in Texas, the association is capably led by the
Houston Chapter's Founding Chairman and Emeritus Kenneth Li,
Founding President and Emeritus Dawn Lin, current President Casey
Kang, and Past President Eugene Wang, as well as Austin Chapter
President Lori Goto, Past President Christine Chau, Dallas/Fort
Worth Chapter President Tony Nguyen, Past President Daniel Eng, and
San Antonio Chapter President Ojas Tasker; 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 86th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize May 1, 2019, 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.
Wu
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 940 was adopted by the House on April
5, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House