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星期四, 8月 24, 2017

Mayor Fung Receives Prestigious U.S. Sen. George F. Hoar Award

Mayor Fung Receives Prestigious U.S. Sen. George F. Hoar Award

Mayor Allan Fung (in the middle)receiving U. S. Sen. George F. Hoar Award.
(Photo By Chutze Chou)
BOSTON, MA—Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung was honored for his years of inspiring public service and acting as a positive role model for the Chinese-American community at the Chinese American Citizen Alliance Boston Lodge’s annual gala in Boston on Saturday, Aug. 19.

Mayor Fung was one of three individual recipients of the U.S. Sen. George Frisbie Hoar Award at the gala, joining Connecticut State Rep. William Tong and former Fitchburg, Mass. Mayor Lisa Wong in receipt of the tremendous honor.

The award is named after former Massachusetts Sen. George F. Hoar, who served in the Senate from 1879 to 1904 and was the only U.S. Senator to vote against the 1902 Scott Act, which was an extension of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Hoar was an outspoken critic of anti-immigration policies and American imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th century. Also a founder of the Worcester County Free Institute of Industrial Science, now the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Hoar was a U.S. Congressman before his election to the Senate and served as President of both the American Historical Association and the American Antiquarian Society.

“It is a great honor to receive this recognition from the Chinese American Citizen Alliance,” commented Mayor Fung. “As the Mayor of Cranston, it’s my job to work on behalf of all residents, regardless of their backgrounds, but I am mindful that my heritage has had a positive influence on my fellow Chinese-American citizens. I’m very proud to receive this award from an organization that promotes ethics, morals, public service and the core American values of freedom, liberty and equal justice for all.”

Earlier on Saturday, Mayor Fung was a guest panelist during a special Town Hall Meeting hosted by CACA at Tufts University. The topic was “Challenges, Opportunities and Expectations on Public Service.” Joining Mayor Fung were California State Treasurer John Chiang, Utah State Representative Karen Kwan, CACA National President Edmond Gor and Committee of 100 Co-Founder Henry Tang.

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