https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=2782033&GUID=B57A55BF-984B-420A-948C-76352A6F1AEFLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=2782033&GUID=B57A55BF-984B-420A-948C-76352A6F1AEFB57A55BF-984B-420A-948C-76352A6F1AEF-2017-06-06-21-31-52Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF BERNARDA “BERNIE” WONG AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE CHINESE AMERICAN SERVICE LEAGUE WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Bernarda “Bernie” Wong is retiring as the President & CEO of the Chinese American Service League; and WHEREAS, Bernarda “Bernie” Wong was born and raised in Hong Kong and came to the United States in 1962 to get her degree in social work from Blair Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa; and WHEREAS, Bernarda “Bernie” Wong completed her master’s degree in social work from Washington University in St. Louis in 1968; and WHEREAS, Bernarda “Bernie” Wong worked as a social worker in Chicago’s Chinatown community; and WHEREAS, Bernarda “Bernie” Wong and a small group of dedicated Chinese American friends came together to bridge the gap in services for Chinese Americans in Chicago and formed the Chinese American Service League in 1978; and WHEREAS, Bernarda “Bernie” Wong became President and CEO of the Chinese American Service League; and WHEREAS, under the leadership ofTue, 06 Jun 2017 21:31:52 GMT