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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1057 Commending So Jung Lim.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 21, 2017 Agreed to by the Senate, February 23, 2017

 

WHEREAS, So Jung Lim completed her tenure as 38th president of the Korean American Association of the Washington Metropolitan Area; and

WHEREAS, during her term as president, So Jung Lim supported the annual Korean American Grassroots Conference and the annual Korean US Festival, which was held at Tysons Corner for the first time in 2015 and delighted nearly 20,000 attendees with traditional Korean music, dancing, and culture; and

WHEREAS, So Jung Lim helped organize the first National Liberation Day of Korea celebration in Virginia in 2015; she also created an essay contest for students to explore the historical importance of the liberation of Korea on August 15, 1945; and

WHEREAS, at George Mason University, So Jung Lim organized a Korean Independence Day celebration and established Asian Pacific American Heritage Month; and

WHEREAS, So Jung Lim organized visits to the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy to promote cultural understanding and created an awards ceremony to honor law-enforcement officers, firefighters, and teachers in the community; and

WHEREAS, So Jung Lim worked with the Korean Embassy to provide absentee ballots to Korean expatriates living in the United States and held citizenship and voter registration drives to help Korean Americans participate fully in American society; and

WHEREAS, So Jung Lim supported the creation of the Korean Community Center and organized a lecture series for members of the Korean community and second-generation Korean immigrants; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend So Jung Lim for her work to promote Korean history and heritage as president of the Korean American Association of the Washington Metropolitan Area; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to So Jung Lim as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for her contributions to the Korean American community in the Commonwealth.