Mr. Speaker. I rise today to commemorate the Chinatown Manpower project. The project will celebrate its 20th anniversary on September 28. 1992. at the Silver Palace Restaurant in Chinatown. The Chinatown Manpower Project was established In 1972 as a nonprofit. communitybased organization devoted to providing vocational training to Asian immigrants and refugees. In the past year. 88 percent of their 400 graduates found jobs in fields such as bankIng. microcomputer. and bookkeeping. AsianAmericans are currently the fastest growing ethnic group in New York City. which means that they will continue to be 9 major component of the citys workforce. The Chinatown Manpower Project therefore is crucial to helping AsianAmericans find gainful employment and contributing to the economic growth of the city.
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