Bill Text: IL HR0958 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Pui Tak Center on its 30th anniversary. Commends its longtime service as a home for community empowerment.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-01-04 - Resolution Adopted [HR0958 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0958-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Since 1915, the Chinese Christian Union Church | ||||||
| 3 | (CCUC) has worked to provide services to Chinese immigrants in | ||||||
| 4 | Chicago's Chinatown community; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, In 1993, the CCUC purchased the former building | ||||||
| 6 | of the On Leong Merchants Association, Chinatown's only | ||||||
| 7 | historic landmark building, in order to house the delivery of | ||||||
| 8 | its community services and preserve a historic structure; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, In 1994, the CCUC founded the Pui Tak Center, as | ||||||
| 10 | the building is now known, to house its community service | ||||||
| 11 | initiatives which today serve more than 3,000 individuals each | ||||||
| 12 | year who live in Chicago's Chinatown and surrounding | ||||||
| 13 | communities through English as a Second Language (ESL) and | ||||||
| 14 | citizenship classes for new immigrants, after-school classes | ||||||
| 15 | for kids, disability services, adult computer classes, and a | ||||||
| 16 | variety of other services for immigrants; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, The Pui Tak Center has served as an official | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois Welcoming Center since 2021; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, The Pui Tak Center is the third largest | ||||||
| 20 | community-based adult education provider in Illinois, offering | ||||||
| 21 | state-funded adult education programs since 1999; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The Pui Tak Center has positively impacted many | ||||||
| 2 | Chinese immigrants throughout the State and should be | ||||||
| 3 | immensely proud of its accomplishments; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The Pui Tak Center's programs are driven by a | ||||||
| 5 | belief in the importance of serving others; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 7 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 8 | we congratulate the Pui Tak Center on its 30th anniversary, | ||||||
| 9 | and we commend its longtime service as a home for community | ||||||
| 10 | empowerment; and be it further
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