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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Chi-mei Lin is retiring as chief executive officer |
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| 8 | 9 | | of the Chinese Community Center in Houston in December 2024, |
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| 9 | 10 | | drawing to a close more than two decades of dedicated service to the |
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| 10 | 11 | | agency; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Lin was first hired at the Chinese Community |
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| 12 | 13 | | Center as associate executive director in 1999; since becoming CEO |
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| 13 | 14 | | of the organization in 2002, she has played an important role in |
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| 14 | 15 | | guiding its evolution from a language school to an agency that |
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| 15 | 16 | | provides job training and senior services to residents of all |
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| 16 | 17 | | ethnicities; along the way, she has worked tirelessly to foster |
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| 17 | 18 | | collaborations with local and national initiatives to better serve |
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| 18 | 19 | | the Greater Houston area and amplify the voices of Asian Americans |
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| 19 | 20 | | in the community; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Under Ms. Lin's leadership, the CCC Child |
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| 21 | 22 | | Development Center achieved national accreditation from the |
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| 22 | 23 | | National Association for the Education of Young Children, a |
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| 23 | 24 | | designation that has been awarded to fewer than five percent of |
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| 24 | 25 | | childcare centers in Houston; moreover, she has been instrumental |
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| 25 | 26 | | in establishing the CCC Financial Opportunity Center and in |
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| 26 | 27 | | overseeing the successful completion of two major building |
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| 27 | 28 | | campaigns that have greatly expanded and enhanced the CCC |
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| 28 | 29 | | facilities; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, A native of Xindian, Taiwan, Ms. Lin studied English |
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| 30 | 31 | | and education at National Taiwan University before moving to the |
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| 31 | 32 | | United States to further her knowledge of Western education and |
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| 32 | 33 | | administration standards at the University of Michigan; she went on |
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| 33 | 34 | | to acquire professional experience as a YMCA after-school teacher |
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| 34 | 35 | | and as an employee at Disaster Recovery Coalition of America |
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| 35 | 36 | | WorkWell; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, The Chinese Community Center has benefited |
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| 37 | 38 | | immeasurably from Chi-mei Lin's vision, expertise, and unwavering |
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| 38 | 39 | | dedication to the agency's mission, and the impact of her |
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| 39 | 40 | | contributions will be felt for many years to come; now, therefore, |
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| 40 | 41 | | be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Chi-mei Lin on her retirement as |
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| 43 | 44 | | chief executive officer of the Chinese Community Center and extend |
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| 44 | 45 | | to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for Ms. Lin as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | House of Representatives. |
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