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“HONORING DR. MARCO A. MASON” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E2650 on Oct. 28, 2009.
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HONORING DR. MARCO A. MASON
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HON. YVETTE D. CLARKE
of new york
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Ms. CLARKE. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor and recognize Dr. Marco A. Mason, a distinguished medical sociologist and activist from the great state of New York. Dr. Mason is a living legend in Brooklyn, NY, not only is a professor at Medgar Evers College Department of Social and Behavior Sciences but he is a founding member of the Caribbean Women's Health Association, the Chairman/CEO of the Panamanian Council of New York Inc and the President of the Institute for Pan-American Affairs.
Additionally, Dr. Mason serves on the advisory boards for SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, the Caribbean Research Center and the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Services. He is recognized in the Global Directory of ``Who's Who in the World'' and the Vice-Chairman of New York City Community Board No. 9.
Dr. Mason is widely acknowledged as a technical expert on U.S. immigration policy and he is an accredited practitioner in immigration law before the Immigration and Naturalization Court and the Board of Immigration Appeals. His principal scholarly interests include the United States' immigration policy impact on ethnic communities and patterns of Caribbean immigration in the Western Hemisphere. He was cited by the U.S. Department of Justice for his ``Outstanding services in assisting immigrants with status adjustments.''
He is a seasoned global traveler with extensive professional-related international tours throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. He serves as a United Nations Social and Economic Council delegate and in this capacity has hosted numerous international conferences and field tours to study public health systems.
Dr. Mason is the recipient of more than 150 awards for his
``Dedicated service rendered to the Caribbean-American Community'' and was recognized in the Medical Herald in a special feature entitled
``Marco Mason: A Champion of Ethnicity.''
Dr. Mason's story is a quintessential American Immigrant story. A proud Panamainian-American of Caribbean decent whose life's work is a testiment to the virtues of courage and integrity.
Again, I rise to express the heartfelt appreciation and gratitude of all New Yorkers and the untold numbers of Brooklynites who are the beneficiaries of his outstanding life's work.
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