Mr. Speaker. I rise today to pay tribute to 11 remarkable individuals from the 11th District of Virginia who were honored at the Honor Immigrant Americans Day Awards Banquet on May 4. 1996 in Rosslyn. VA. The banquet. hosted by the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Organization of Chinese Americans [OCA]. recognized the enormous contributions which these first generation immigrants have made to our community. The OCA bestowed the Corporate Award on five of the honorees. These persons received the award for their outstanding achievements in both the work place and in their communities. Ms. Ruth K. Barham. who works for the Signet Banking Corp.. was born in Kobe.
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