Southern California Chinese American Living WWII Veterans CGM Presentation May 31, 2021

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This virtual pre-recorded ceremony presents the United States Congressional Gold Medal bronze replicas to 36 living Chinese American World War II Veterans and 5 just departed veterans from Southern California. Hosted by the Chinese American Citizens Alliance on May 31, 2021, the program includes guest speakers U.S. Representatives Judy Chu and Ted Lieu; the presentation of Medals by 10 distinguished retired US military flag officers; and a roll-call recognition of more than 400 registered deceased Southern California WWII veterans who will receive their Congressional Medals at a later date to be arranged.

The Chinese American WWII Veterans Recognition Project is a program of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance (C.A.C.A.) and the National Chinese American Citizens Alliance Community Involvement Fund. The Project is committed to recognizing Chinese American WWII Veterans on its website, http://caww2.org, and distributing Congressional Gold Medal replicas in the near future to all veteran families who registered prior to February 28, 2021. . In the meantime, veteran families are invited to enjoy the many stories in this program and others on the CACA YouTube channel, http://tinyurl.com/cacanational

PRODUCED BY:
CHINESE AMERICAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE, LOS ANGELES LODGE
C.A.C.A. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL COMMITTEE

IN CONJUNCTION WITH:
CHINESE AMERICAN WWII VETERANS RECOGNITION PROJECT
MELANIE CHAN, NATIONAL PRESIDENT, CHINESE AMERICAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE
ED GOR, PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENT, C.A.C.A. AND CAWW2 RECOGNITION PROJECT DIRECTOR

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL COMMITTEE:
EUGENE MOY, CHAIR BALDWIN CHIU
SUSAN DICKSON KENNETH ENG
RICK ENG RYAN HOPKINS
WENLI JEN SUELLEN CHENG KWOK
MARJORIE LEE GRACE LEO
RICKY LEO WAYNE NG
AL SOO-HOO GAY Q. YUEN

SPECIAL THANKS:
REP. JUDY CHU, 27th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA
REP. TED LIEU, 33rd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA

MILITARY DIGNITARIES:
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM CHEN, US ARMY (RET)
MAJOR GENERAL CLARENCE K.K. CHINN, US ARMY (RET)
REAR ADMIRAL ALMA LAU GROCKI, US NAVY (RET)
MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT G.F. LEE, US ARMY (RET)
MAJOR GENERAL SUZANNE P. VARES-LUM, US ARMY (RET)
BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN Y.H. MA, US ARMY (RET)
MAJOR GENERAL STEPHEN TOM, US ARMY (RET)
MAJOR GENERAL DARRYLL WONG, US AIR FORCE (RET)
MAJOR GENERAL M. TED WONG, US ARMY (RET)
REAR ADMIRAL JONATHAN YUEN, US NAVY (RET)

DIRECTOR / EDITOR
KENNETH ENG

ARTIST/NATIONAL ANTHEM
LARISSA LAM

MUSIC COMPOSER
YITONG CHEN

ADDITIONAL THANKS:
AARP
CHINESE AMERICAN MUSEUM
CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
BALDWIN CHIU
MUNSON KWOK
MARJORIE LEE
NATIONAL C.A.C.A. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FUND
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN DETACHMENT 597, MARINE CORPS LEAGUE
UCLA ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES CENTER
VENTURA COUNTY CHINESE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
VENTURA COUNTY CHINESE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

MEDAL IMAGES:
CHINESE AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL IMAGES
©UNITED STATES MINT 2019

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICES OF THE DISTINGUISHED VETERANS WE HONOR TODAY AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO PROVIDED THEIR KIND SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM.