August 3, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1547 in a short amount of time upon Inland Empire will help prospective homebuyers achieve their lected her literary work. Students in China and and Californian transportation needs. I can goals by reducing initial out-of-pocket costs by Taiwan now read her prose and poetry in their think of no other more fitting tribute to Bill as much as 80 percent. That means that indi- textbooks and standard reading. Leonard than the dedication of this vital inter- viduals and families that lack the cash to Throughout her life, Cecilia Chang received change given his many years of service in the make a large downpayment can take advan- many honors and awards, among them, the field of transportation infrastructure. tage of California NeighborWorks to bridge the prestigious Chung Shan Literary Award in Bill Leonard began his professional career financial gap. 1968; the Distinguished Alumni Award from when he joined his father at Leonard Realty & This program also helps families with past Taipei Catholic University; the China Literary Building Company in San Bernardino, after credit issues by providing them with coun- Society Award; the National Sun Yat Sen Cul- leaving the United States Army (1943–1946) seling from Neighborhood Housing Services, tural Foundation Literature Award; the Wom- where he rose to the rank of First Lieutenant. giving them a better education about their en’s Union Long Poetry Award; and the Life- He earned a bachelors degree in Business credit, their finances and the home buying long Contributor in Literature Award from the Administration from the University of California process. And all of this is achieved without Chinese Literary Society of Taipei on May 4, at Berkeley in 1944. From the family business, burdening taxpayers. Instead, NeighborWorks 2001. Bill Leonard developed, owned and operated a relies on a collaborative effort between the pri- Cecilia Chang came to the United Sates variety of real estate, management and devel- vate sector and non-profit partners to meet the seven years ago to live in Southern California. opment services throughout the Inland Empire. needs of potential homeowners in Orange She was married to the late Philip Yu and is And from 1956 to 1958 he served as a mem- County and in California. survived by one son, Justin Yu of New York ber of California’s Athletic Commission. Providing new ways to get hard working in- City, one daughter, Theresa Yeh of Los Ange- In the community, Bill Leonard has been dividuals and families into their own homes is les, and four grandchildren, Rosemary and equally involved and giving. He is a member truly a worthy objective. It makes them feel Pauline Yu and Paul and David Yeh. and past director of the San Bernardino Area good about themselves and about the commu- f Chamber of Commerce, member and past nity they live in. I look forward to seeing more president of the San Bernardino Host Lions, initiatives like this one in California and to HONORING CALVARY CHILDREN’S founding member and president of Inland Ac- working with the NeighborWorks partners in HOME, COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA tion, Inc. and a member of the National Or- the future. ange Show Board of Directors, which he has f HON. BOB BARR served as President and Chairman of the OF GEORGIA TRIBUTE TO THE LATE CECILIA Board of Governors. Additionally he has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES served on the San Bernardino Valley Board of HSUI–YA CHANG Thursday, August 2, 2001 Realtors, San Bernardino College Foundation, St. Bernadine’s Hospital Foundation and Uni- HON. DAVID WU Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, Rev. versity of California at Riverside Foundation. OF OREGON Snyder Turner is an untiring servant to the Bill Leonard has been honored numerous IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES needy children of Cobb County, Georgia. Rev. Turner’s greatest accomplishment is that he times over the years for his outstanding public Thursday, August 2, 2001 and community service, including the Boy has managed Calvary Children’s Home since Scouts of America Inland Empire Council’s Mr. WU. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my 1971. Rev. Turner has received numerous Distinguished Citizens Award, Valley Group’s condolences to the family and friends of awards and widespread recognition for his Award for Excellence in Infrastructure, and Cecilia Hsui-Ya Chang, also known as Cecilia work with children. His commitment to pro- more. The Interchange Dedication is a proud Yu, upon her passing. viding a haven for disadvantaged children addition to this list. Cecilia Chang was born in 1919 in Tienjing makes him an invaluable asset to Cobb Coun- Mr. Speaker, Bill Leonard has dedicated his of Hopei Province, near Bejing. She began her ty and surrounding communities. life to public and community service. An Amer- literary career very early. Her essays and Calvary Children’s Home provides long-term ican whose talents have bettered the lives of poems were published in various Chinese lit- care for abused, abandoned, and underprivi- those living in the Inland Empire and Cali- erary magazines and newspapers when she leged children. The home has operated in fornia. It is an honor for me today to join in his was in junior high school. In her second year Cobb County since 1966, and has continually recognition—the new Interchange bears a of high school, she published her first book. expanded its ability to care for even more chil- proud and distinguished name. Cecilia Chang studied western languages at dren. In 1997, Calvary moved to a new loca- f the Fu-Jen Catholic University in Beijing at the tion in Powder Springs. This new facility al- beginning of the Sino-Japanese war. After she lows the Home to care for 20 to 30 children CALIFORNIA NEIGHBORWORKS graduated from the Department of Foreign at one time. Calvary Children’s Home provides Languages and Literature, she studied history care to children for as long as they need it; HON. EDWARD R. ROYCE as a graduate student and became a sea- there is no age at which care must stop. OF CALIFORNIA soned editor for Fu-Jen Catholic University’s This year marks the 30th anniversary of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES literature journal. Because of the ongoing war, Rev. Turner’s leadership at Calvary Children’s she moved to Chungking and worked as the Home. I would like to extend to Rev. Turner Thursday, August 2, 2001 editor of the Literary Edition at the Social Wel- my admiration for his work with the children of Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ap- fare Daily News of Chungking and the Na- Cobb County. I hope Rev. Turner’s work and plaud the efforts of Freddie Mac, California tional Catholic Newspaper (‘‘YI-Shi Pao’’) at dedication to his community continues for Bank and Trust (CB&T), Impact Community the age of 24. After WWII, she returned to many years to come. Capital, Neighborhood Housing Services of Beijing to teach as an instructor at Fu-Jen f Orange County (NHSOC) and the California Catholic University. Housing Loan Insurance Fund (CaHLIF), for In 1949, she moved to Taiwan and taught INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT: launching a unique new statewide public-pri- as a professor of the English Department at RIGHT TO LIFE ACT vate homeownership initiative called California Providence University in Taichung, Taiwan. In NeighborWorks. California Neighborworks was 1965, she began her tenure as professor of lit- HON. DUNCAN HUNTER designed to help address California’s afford- erature and translation at Fu-Jen Catholic Uni- OF CALIFORNIA able housing crisis. Every American dreams of versity School of Literature. She continued to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES owning a home, but because of skyrocketing teach at Fu-Jen for 17 years. home prices in California, that dream has un- Altogether, Cecilia Chang has written and Thursday, August 2, 2001 fortunately become unattainable for many hard published 82 books in Chinese, some of which Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, today I am in- working Californian families. In Orange County have been translated into English, Korean, troducing legislation that, if passed, will once alone, home prices have appreciated by a and French. Her works have been published and for all protect our unborn children from staggering 45 percent since 1995. and widely read in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Main- harm. Over 1.3 million abortions are per- All the partners involved should be com- land China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Institu- formed in the United States each year and mended for creating an innovative and pro- tions and libraries throughout the world, in- over 38 million have been performed since gressive program that is responsive to the cluding the Library of Congress and the Cen- abortion was legalized in 1973. This is a na- mortgage needs of Californians. This initiative tral Library of the Republic of China have col- tional tragedy. It is the duty of all Americans E1548 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 3, 2001 to protect our children—born and unborn. This on in the minds of the millions of men, women tion of Central Connecticut testified about how bill, the Right to Life Act, would provide blan- and children that came to see this amazing difficult it is for a provider to respond to a ket protection to all unborn children from the man and his dangerous performances. There technical denial of a claim. For example, a pa- moment of conception. were 1,500 people that attended his funeral to tient must be homebound in order to be enti- In 1973, the United States Supreme Court, pay their respects in his adopted home town tled to benefits.