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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 655
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WHEREAS, Members of the Houston, Austin, Dallas-Fort |
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Worth, and San Antonio chapters of the Asian Real Estate |
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Association of America are gathering at the State Capitol on |
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May 1, 2019; 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 17,000 |
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real estate agents and mortgage and housing-related |
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professionals, AREAA 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, AREAA and its local chapters advocate |
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on behalf of state and national policy positions that reduce the |
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barriers preventing home ownership among members of the Asian |
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American community; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of AREAA have benefited greatly from |
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the leadership of National Founding Chairman and Emeritus Allen |
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M. Okamoto, National Founding Chairman and Emeritus John Yen |
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Wong, National Chairman and Emeritus Jim Park, and National |
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Executive Director Hope Atuel; in Texas, the association is |
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capably led by the Houston Chapter's Founding Chairman and |
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Emeritus Kenneth Li, Founding President and Emeritus Dawn Lin, |
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current President Casey Kang, and Past President Eugene Wang, |
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aswellasAustinChapterPresidentLoriGoto,PastPresident |
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Christine Chau, Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter President Tony Nguyen, |
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Past President Daniel Eng, and San Antonio Chapter President Ojas |
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Tasker; 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, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize May 1, 2019, 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 visit to 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 1, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |