Caroline Chang Post Office

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Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3728) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the ``Caroline Chang Post Office''.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 3728

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. CAROLINE CHANG POST OFFICE.

(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in Boston, Massachusetts, shall be known and designated as the ``Caroline Chang Post Office''.

(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Caroline Chang Post Office''.
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Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this bill, which would name a Boston, Massachusetts, post office for Caroline Chang.

Caroline was born and raised in Boston's Chinatown and started her career serving as an interpreter for community members seeking medical care.

In 1970, Caroline Chang was appointed by the mayor of Boston as the manager of Chinatown's Little City Hall, where she continued her work advocating for the community.

She went on to achieve a law degree from Suffolk Law School and to work for the United States Department of Health and Human Services for more than 30 years.

Caroline Chang also helped establish the South Cove Community Health Center, the Chinese Historical Society of New England, and the Asian American Civic Association.
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Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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