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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 714
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WHEREAS, Members of the Houston, Austin, and Dallas/Fort |
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Worth chapters of the Asian Real Estate Association of America |
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are gathering at the State Capitol on May 3, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 2003, the Asian Real Estate |
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Association of America is a nonprofit trade organization that |
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promotes sustainable home ownership and property investment for |
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Asian Americans and works to increase business opportunities for |
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the professionals who serve this growing community; and |
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WHEREAS, Through an extensive network of more than 15,000 |
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real estate agents and mortgage and housing-related professionals, |
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the association is the only trade association dedicated to |
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representing the interests of the national Asian American real |
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estate market; in addition, the association and its local chapters |
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advocate on behalf of state and national policy positions that |
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reduce the barriers preventing home ownership among members of |
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the Asian American community; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the association have benefited |
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greatly from the leadership of founding chairs Allen M. Okamoto |
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and John Yen Wong, chair emeritus Jim Park, president Angie Lee, |
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vice president Randy Char, and executive director Hope Atuel; in |
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Texas, the association is capably led by the Houston chapter's |
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chair emeritus Kenneth Li, founding president Dawn Lin, and |
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current president Eugene Wang, as well as by Austin chapter |
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president Rela Pantaleon-Manigsaca, Dallas/Fort Worth chapter |
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president Cathy Capps-Warren, and immediate past president |
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Daniel Eng; and |
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WHEREAS, By working to ensure that the American dream of |
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home ownership is attainable by all members of the Asian American |
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community, the Texas chapters of the Asian Real Estate |
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Association of America are helping to build a more prosperous |
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Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize May 3, 2017, as Asian Real Estate |
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Association of America Day at the State Capitol and extend to the |
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visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and |
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informative stay in Austin. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 3, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |