ABOUT
HONORARY CHAIRPERSONS
William Denis Fugazy
Lee A. Iacocca
Hon. Spencer Abraham
Hon. Dan Burton
Hon. Hillary R. Clinton
Hon. Christopher J. Dodd
Hon. Geraldine Ferraro
Rev. Floyd H. Flake
Hon. Charles A. Gargano
Hon. Frank J. Guarini
Hon. Rudy Giuliani
Hon. Daniel K. Inouye
Hon. Frank R. Lautenberg
Hon. Joseph I. Lieberman
Hon. Carolyn B. Maloney
Hon. George E. Pataki
Hon. Nick J. Rahall, II
Hon. Charles B. Rangel
Hon. Paul S. Sarbanes
Hon. Charles E. Schumer
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Rosemarie Taglione
DINNER CHAIRMAN
Maurice A. Buckley
DINNER CO-CHAIRS
John Catsimatidis
Hon. Vincent A. Delorio
Helene Irma der Stepanian
William Denis Fugazy, Jr.
John E. Gallagher, Sr.
John B. Goodman
Richard A. Grace
Nasser J. Kazeminy
Brian O’Dwyer, Esq.
COMMITTEE
William Hetzler
Eugene M. Holuka, MD
Sayed Jemal Houssein-Afghani
Roy Innis
Adib Kassis
Brian O’Dwyer, Esq
Kevin O’Sullivan
Joseph M. Pizza
Lois Berrodin Pope
George Randazzo
James S. Scofield
Louise Manoogian Simone
Louis H. Siracusano, Sr.
Alex G. Spanos
George M. Steinbrenner, III
Elie Wiesel
Wally Zeins
MILITARY LIASON
Col. Eugene V. Lombardo (USA Ret.)
Citizens of the United States of America can trace their ancestry to many nations. The Native American-Indians were the first group on the continent, followed by immigrants from many European nations. Emigration continues today with people from Asia, Caribbean and other nations of the world descending upon the United States of America. Our unique and diverse society is drawn from different cultures brought here from near and far.The Ellis Island Medal of Honor was created in 1986 to honor the many ancestral groups who through struggle, sacrifice and success, helped build this great nation. Six Presidents, several Senators and Congressman and Nobel Prize Winners are among the remarkable group of individuals to receive the Ellis Island Medals of Honor for their outstanding contributions to America. This year, the prestigious Medals will again be presented to outstanding Americans who have distinguished themselves as citizens of the United States.
By honoring these individuals, we honor all those who share their origins and we acknowledge the contributions they and other groups have made to our country.
The Ellis Island Medals of Honor are presented at the gala event on Ellis Island each May.
The Ellis Island Medals of Honor celebrate the richness and diversity of American life. The Award honors not only individuals but also the pluralism and democracy that have enabled our ancestry groups to maintain their identities while becoming integral parts of American life. The Ellis Island Medals of Honor are sanctioned by the United States Congress and recipients' names are listed in the Congressional Record.
| NECO Member Organizations |
| A Better Chance |
| A. Phillip Randolph Institute |
| A. Phillip Randolph Institute & Educational Fund |
| AAMA |
| Action Committee HANAC |
| Advocates for the Rights of Korean Americans |
| AFALA NY Chapter |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
| Africare |
| AGIF Hispanic Education Foundation |
| AHAA (Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies) |
| Albanian-American Civil League |
| American-Hungarian Council Inc. |
| American-Scandinavian Foundation |
| American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee |
| American Association of Black Women Entrepreneurs, Corp. |
| American Association of Blacks in Energy |
| American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin |
| American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin SE Central |
| American Bridge Association |
| American Chinese TV |
| American Council of World Federation of Hungarians |
| American Council on Education, Office of Minorities in Higher Education |
| American Folk Life Center |
| American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program, Inc. |
| American Hellenic International Press Association |
| American Hungarian Federation |
| American Indian Law Alliance |
| American Institute for Asian American Families |
| American Jewish Committee |
| American Language Academy |
| American Latvian Association |
| American Lebanese League |
| American Medical Student Association Foundation |
| American Muslim Council |
| American Muslim Foundation |
| American Polish Advisory Council |
| American Slovene Congress |
| Americans for a New Irish Agenda |
| Americans for Indian Opportunities |
| ANPPM, National Association for Hispanic Elderly |
| Arab American Institute |
| Arab American Parade Committee, Inc. |
| Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services |
| Arkansas Chinese Foundation |
| Arkansas Philippine Association, Inc. |
| Armenian American Cultural Association |
| Armenian Assembly of America |
| Armenian Cultural Organization of Minnesota |
| Armenian Diocese |
| Armenian General Benevolen Union |
| Armenian National Committee of America |
| Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum |
| Asian American Journalists Association |
| Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund |
| Asian American Pacific Islanders In Philanthropy |
| Asian American Times |
| Asian American Women's Association |
| Asian Americans for Equality |
| Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum |
| Asian Pacific American Coalition USA |
| Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance |
| Asian Pacific American Women's Leadership Inst. |
| Asociacion de Puertorriquenos en Marcha, Inc. (APM) |
| Assembly of Turkish American Associates |
| Associated Black Charities |
| Association for Puerto Rican- Hispanic Culture, Inc. |
| Association of Asian Pacific Comm. Health Organizations |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives |
| Association of Hispanic Arts |
| Association of Latino Speakers |
| Association on American-Indian Affairs |
| ASPIRA |
| Ateneo Puertorriqueno |
| Assyrian Foundation of America |
| Assyrian Television of San Francisco |
| Assyrian Universal Alliance Foundation |
| AYUDA, Inc. |
| Bangladesh American Association of Florida |
| Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts Inc. |
| BFA (Bilingual Foundation of the Arts) |
| BIPRISA |
| Black Trade Unionist Committee |
| Black United Front |
| Black Women's Forum |
| Black Women's Network |
| Blacks in Government |
| CAMACOL |
| Cambodian Association of America |
| Carecen |
| Casa Del Pueblo |
| CCNMA (California Chicano News Media Assn.) |
| Cenet for Latino Research |
| Central
California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Attn: Executive Director |
| Centro
de Estudios Puertorriquenos, @ Hunter College, The City of NY+F379 |
| Centro Latinoamericano |
| Chaldeans for Census 2000 |
| Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. |
| Chinese American Citizens Alliance |
| Chinese American Citizens Alliance - Phoenix |
| Chinese American Citizens Alliance - Tucson |
| Chinese American Civil Rights Organization |
| Chinese American Cultural Society |
| Chinese American Professional Association of Arizona |
| Chinese Association - New Mexico |
| Chinese Cultural Foundation |
| Chinese Historical Society of America |
| CNC (Cuban American National Council) |
| Coalition of Italo-Americans |
| Coalition to Free Indo-Chinese |
| COFFO (Coalition of Florida Farmworker Org, Inc.) |
| Confederation of Chinese Americans |
| Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership |
| Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) |
| Congress of Russian Americans |
| Congress of Russian Americans |
| Congressional Asian Pacific Amer. Caucus Institute |
| Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus |
| Congressional Black Associates |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc. |
| Consortium to Identify & Promote Hispanic Professionals |
| Consulate General of Spain in New York |
| Consulate of Argentina |
| Consulate of Bangladesh |
| Consulate of Brazil |
| Consulate of Costa Rica |
| Consulate of Cyprus |
| Consulate of Estonia |
| Consulate of Greece |
| Consulate of India |
| Consulate of Indonesia |
| Consulate of Israel |
| Consulate of Kenya |
| Consulate of Liberia |
| Consulate of Mexico |
| Consulate of Mongolia |
| Consulate of Morocco |
| Consulate of Nicaragua |
| Consulate of Nigeria |
| Consulate of Pakistan |
| Consulate of Panama |
| Consulate of Peru |
| Consulate of Poland |
| Consulate of Portugal |
| Consulate of Spain |
| Consulate of Thailand |
| Consulate of the Central African Republic |
| Consulate of the Peoples Republic of China |
| COSSMHO |
| Council for the Development of French in Louisiana |
| Cuban National Planning Council Inc. |
| Diocese of the Armenian Church of America |
| Diocese of the Armenian Church of America |
| Diocese of the Armenian Church of America |
| Election Data Services |
| El Centro Chicano |
| El Museo del Barrio |
| El Teatro Campesino |
| Ethnic Materials and Information Exchange Roundtable |
| FAHA |
| Federal Housing Finance Board |
| Federation of American-Hellenic Society |
| Federation of Hellenic Societies |
| Federation of Polish Americans |
| Federation of Polish Americans, Inc. |
| Federation of Polish Americans, Inc. |
| Federaton of Polish Americans, Inc. |
| Fiesta Folklorica Puertorriquena, Inc. |
| Filipino American Organizations |
| Filipino Civil Rights Advocates |
| Filipino Executive Council of Greater Philadelphia |
| French Societies |
| Future Leaders of America (Fla, Inc) |
| German American National Congress-DANK |
| German Heritage Society of Greater Washington D.C. |
| German Society of Pennsylvania |
| Governor's Advisory Commission on Hispanic Affairs |
| Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs |
| Greater Washington Ibero-American Chamber of Commerce |
| Greek American Labor Council |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese |
| Guam Society of America |
| HACR |
| Hands Across Cultures |
| HCV |
| HDI |
| Hebrew Trades |
| Hellenic American Women's Council |
| Heroes & Heritage |
| Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility |
| Hispanic Coalition on Higher Education |
| Hispanic Committee |
| Hispanic Council on International Relations |
| Hispanic Elected Local Officials Caucus |
| Hispanic Policy Development Project |
| Hispanic Women's Council of California |
| Hmong National Development, Inc. |
| HPRA |
| Hungarian American Coalition |
| Hungarian Reformed Federation of America |
| ICPS (Interamerican College of Physicians & Surgeons) |
| Immigration History Research Center/ Univ. Of Minnesota |
| Indian Cultural Association of Birmingham |
| Indonesian-American Society |
| Institute for the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Elderly |
| Institute of Language and Cultures of the Americas |
| Institute of Urban Research |
| International Demographic and Economic Associates |
| International French-Creole Cultural Society |
| Interracial Council for Business Opportunity |
| Inter-University Program for Latino Research |
| IPR |
| Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh |
| Irish American Labor Coalition |
| Irish American Unity Foundation |
| Irish Americans for Democratic Leadership |
| Irish Americans for Statue of Liberty |
| Irish Immigration Network (FAILTE) |
| Irish Institute of Pittsburgh |
| Irish National Caucus |
| Iron Range Research Center |
| Islamic Cultural Center |
| Italian American Democratic Leadership Council |
| Italian American Labor Council & UFT |
| Italian American Labor Council, Inc. |
| Italian American Labor Council, Inc |
| Italian American Legal Defense & Higher Education Fund |
| Italian American War Veterans of US |
| Iowa Division of Latino Affairs, Dept. of Human Rights |
| Japan America Society of Alabama |
| Japan America Society of So. Florida |
| Japan America Society of Tucson |
| Japanese American Citizens League |
| Japanese American Citizens League |
| Jewish Action Alliance |
| Jewish Labor Committee |
| Korea Society |
| Korean American Coalition |
| Korean Association of Alabama |
| Kovats Hungarian Hist Society |
| Labor Council for Latin Amer. Advancement |
| La Casa de Don Pedro, Inc. |
| LAEF |
| LAMA |
| Laotian American Association |
| LARASA |
| LA Raza Centro Legal, Inc. |
| Latino Institute |
| LBA |
| Leadership America |
| Leadership Conference on Civil Rights |
| LIF |
| Los Ninos |
| Los Padres Foundation |
| LULAC Foundation |
| Macedonian Arts Council |
| MAD |
| MAGA, National Headquarters |
| MALDEF |
| MALDEF- National Office |
| MALDEF- Regional Office |
| MANA, a National Latina Organization |
| MAUC |
| MCLR |
| META |
| MFC/USA |
| Michigan Commission on Spanish Speaking Affairs |
| Micronesia Institute |
| Migrant Legal Action Program (MLAP) |
| Multicultural Community Partnership |
| NAACP (National Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored People) |
| NAACP/NY Branch |
| NAACP/Washington Office |
| NACOPRW |
| NAHFE |
| NAHJ |
| NAHN |
| NAHP |
| NALEO Educational Fund |
| NAPA |
| NASSPE |
| National Albanian American Council |
| National Alliance of Black Salesmen and Saleswomen |
| National Alliance of Black School Educators |
| National Asian and Pacific American Legal Consortium |
| National Asian and Pacific American Legal Consortium |
| National Association for Armenian Studies and Research, Inc. |
| National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies |
| National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education |
| National Association of Asian American Professionals |
| National Association of Croatian Americans |
| National Association of Korean Americans |
| National Association of Professional Asian American Women |
| National Association of Puerto Rican/Hispanic Social Workers, Inc. |
| National Black Women's Consciousness-Raising Association |
| National Caucus of Hispanic School Board Members |
| National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs |
| National Coalition for an Accurate Count of Asian Pacific Americans |
| National Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans |
| National Coalition of 100 Black Women |
| National Concilio of America |
| National Congress of American-Indians |
| National Council of La Raza |
| National Director of Asian Pacific American Organizations |
| National European American Society |
| National Federation of American Hungarians |
| National Federation of Asian/Indian Orgs. |
| National Federation of Croatian Americans |
| National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NAFFAA) |
| National Federation of Hispanic Owned Publications |
| National Hispana Leadership Institute |
| National Hispanic Leadership Conference |
| National Image, Inc. |
| National Italian American Bar Assn |
| National Italian American Foundation |
| National Italian American Foundation |
| National Japanese American Historical Society |
| National Migrant Education Hotline |
| National Museum of American History |
| National Organization of Italian American Women |
| National Organization of Italian American Women |
| National Puerto Rican Forum, Inc. |
| National Urban League |
| NCLR |
| Near East Alliance |
| NE Michigan Genealogical Society |
| Netherlands Chamber of Commerce |
| New Jersey Department of Community Affairs |
| New Jersey Puerto Rican Congress |
| NFHOP |
| NHCC |
| NHCoA |
| NHCSL |
| NHI |
| NHLI |
| NHMC |
| NHSF |
| NLCC |
| Norwegian Club |
| NPRC |
| NWPC |
| NY Pulaski Day Parade Committee |
| Office of Multicultural Services |
| Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs |
| Operation PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity) |
| Order of Ahepa |
| Order Sons of Italy in America |
| Organization of Chinese American Women |
| Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc. |
| OSIA (Order Sons of Italy) |
| Pakistan Cultural Association of Staten Island |
| Pennsylvania Heritage Affairs Commission |
| Persian Speaking and Middle Easter Community Services |
| Petroglyph National Monument |
| Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Arizona |
| Philippine Community Executive Council |
| Polish Air Force Veteran Association |
| Polish American Congress |
| Polish American Congress |
| Polish American Engineers Club |
| Polish Arts and Culture Foundation |
| Polish Institute of Arts and Science of America |
| Polish National Union of America |
| Portuguese American Leadership Council |
| PRLDEF |
| Project 1000 |
| Puerto Rican Defense and Education Fund |
| Reforma-National
Association to Promote Library Services to the Spanish-Speaking |
| Scandinavian Echoes |
| Secretariat
for Hispanic Affairs of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| SER-Jobs for Progress National, Inc. |
| SHPE |
| SIAMO |
| Slovak American Cultural Center |
| Slovak League of America |
| Slovene National Benefit Society |
| Slovenian Catholic League |
| Slovenian Research Center of America |
| Slovenian Research Institute |
| Society for German American Studies |
| Southern Christian Leadership Conference |
| Southern Regional Council |
| Southwest Voter Registration Education Project |
| Southwest Voter Research Institute |
| Spanish-American Newspapers |
| State Office of Hispanic Affairs |
| State of Minnesota Chicano Latino Affairs Council |
| State of Nebraska Mexican American Commission |
| Swedish Consulate |
| Swedish Council of America |
| Swedish Institute |
| Swedish Trade Council |
| Tara Circle |
| Texas Associationl for Bilingual Education |
| Thai American Association of So. Florida |
| The Coalition for Mutual Respect |
| The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding |
| The Magazine of Black/Jewish Relations |
| The Mexican Museum |
| The National Association of Puerto Rican/Hispanic Social Workers |
| The National Conference of Christians and Jews |
| The Russian Federation |
| TRPI |
| Tuhauantinsuyo |
| UCLR |
| UFW |
| U.S.-Japan Culture Center |
| Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Inc. |
| Ukrainian Institute of America, Inc. |
| Ukrainian Museum Archives |
| Ukrainian National Association |
| Ukrainian National Information Service |
| Ukrainian National Museum |
| Union Iberoamericana de Municipalistas |
| United American Progress Association |
| United Black Church Appeal |
| United Black Fund, Inc. |
| United Church of Christ, Commission of Racial Justice |
| United German American Committee |
| United Hellenic American Council of Long Island |
| United Polonia |
| United Swedish Society |
| United Ukrainian American Organization |
| U.S.- Japan Culture Center |
| Vietnamese American Society |
| Washington Commission of Hispanic Affairs |
| White House Office of Public Liason |
| Women's League |
| World Lithuanian Community |
| World of Difference Institute c/o Anti-Defamation League |
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