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