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ENROLLED SENATE
RESOLUTION NO. 97	By:	Corn, Adelson, Aldridge, Anderson, Ballenger, Barrington, Bass, Bingman, Branan, Brogdon, Brown, Burrage, Coates, Coffee, Crain, Crutchfield, Easley, Eason McIntyre, Ellis, Ford, Garrison, Gumm, Halligan, Ivester, Johnson (Constance), Johnson (Mike), Jolley, Justice, Lamb, Laster, Leftwich, Lerblance, Marlatt, Mazzei, Myers, Newberry, Nichols, Paddack, Reynolds, Rice, Russell, Schulz, Sparks, Stanislawski, Sweeden, Sykes, Wilson and Wyrick

A Resolution expressing appreciation to Dr. Nguyen Huu Hoat for outstanding leadership and service to the Vietnamese Community in the State of Oklahoma; and directing distribution.

WHEREAS, Nguyen Huu Hoat, a former officer in the South Vietnamese Army, immigrated from South Vietnam to the United States of America, leaving Da Nang, South Vietnam, on March 30, 1975, for his journey to America, first settling in Pensacola, Florida, and then moving to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1977; and

WHEREAS, Nguyen Huu Hoat earned a Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, and Doctor of Philosophy in three major universities in the United States of America; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Nguyen Huu Hoat honorably served in the Oklahoma Reserve force, attaining the rank of Major General.  He earned the Certificate of Acquisition Professional from the United States Air Force and is a member of the American Society of Military Comptrollers and holds a certificate in Computer Design from George Washington University; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Nguyen Huu Hoat founded the Dan Quyen newspaper in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a Vietnamese language newspaper, in 1991 and is celebrating eighteen years of publication, and is today the publisher and editor-in-chief of the biggest and most influential Vietnamese newspaper in the Midwestern United States.  Dan Quyen means “Power of the People” and is distributed monthly to 25,000 families in the State of Oklahoma; and

WHEREAS, Dan Quyen newspaper promotes Vietnamese economic development, business networking, and cultural achievements in Oklahoma County; educates the Vietnamese community about democracy and federal, state, and local government issues; and informs the Vietnamese community about their government and news of world events and has published five books and nearly 500 articles; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Nguyen Huu Hoat is a founder, Vice President and Dean of International Relations, teaching public administration at Gia Dinh University, located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 2ND SESSION OF THE 52ND OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:

THAT the Oklahoma State Senate does hereby express their gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Nguyen Huu Hoat for his lifetime of dedicated service and outstanding leadership to the Vietnamese Community in his adopted city, county, and state.

THAT a copy of this resolution be distributed to Dr. Nguyen Huu Hoat.

Adopted by the Senate the 12th day of April, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate

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