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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, James Tran is being honored for his significant |
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accomplishments on the occasion of Vietnamese American Day at the |
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State Capitol on April 25, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas is home to more than 210,000 Vietnamese |
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Americans, and these individuals play an important role in numerous |
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fields of endeavor, including medicine, law, public and military |
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service, scientific research, and the arts; Mr. Tran serves as an |
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outstanding example of the exceptional leadership and initiative |
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that has been demonstrated by so many members of this community; and |
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WHEREAS, Born Tran Tri Hoang in Vietnam, Mr. Tran enrolled at |
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Chu Van An High School in Saigon in 1973, and in 1980, he escaped the |
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communist regime by crossing through Cambodia into Thailand; |
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settling in Texas, he graduated from Milby Senior High School in |
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Houston in 1983 and studied computer science at Texas A&M |
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University; he has gone on to a successful career in the tech |
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industry, working for such major companies as Compaq Computer |
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Corporation and Cisco Systems, and he is currently a senior network |
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engineer at CompuCom Systems in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Tran is a founder of Hoa Lu, a nonprofit youth |
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group, and a member of Supporting the Disabled Veterans of the |
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Republic of South Vietnamese Armed Forces, the Republic of Vietnam |
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Next Generation organization, and the Houston Knights Team, which |
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provides free assistance to stranded Vietnamese motorists; he has |
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also helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for victims of |
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flooding in Vietnam, survivors of the Indonesian tsunami, and those |
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affected by Hurricane Harvey in Southeast Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Tran has distinguished himself through his |
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exemplary achievements and the valuable support he has provided to |
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his fellow Vietnamese Americans in the Lone Star State, and he is |
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indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend James Tran on the occasion of Vietnamese |
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American Day at the State Capitol and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Tran as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |