United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Statement by Kathleen G. Sebelius Secretary of Health and Human Services On US Signing of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:
Today, the United States joins 141 other nations who have signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The signing of the UN Convention sends an important message that this country is committed to equal rights for people with disabilities, in the United States and around the world.
Another important example of our commitment is the President’s launch of the Year of Community Living in June. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has already begun to carry out the Community Living initiative by establishing an HHS Coordinating Council, led by the Office on Disability.
The Administration on Aging, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Office for Civil Rights, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and — most recently — the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Administration for Children and Families, and the Office of Public Health and Science have joined the Coordinating Council. I am pleased that we have assembled such considerable expertise to ensure that living independently with a disability is a real choice.
HHS is proud to support the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the first new UN human rights convention of the 21st century. We look forward to advancing dignity, autonomy, full inclusion, and equality of opportunity for Americans, and for people with disabilities around the world.

Professional Résumé for Gardenia C. Hung,M.A.,B.A.

Gardenia C. Hung, M.A.
Email: gardeniac_hungma@yahoo.com
Post Office Box 1274
Lombard, IL 60148
Tel. 630-201-9055
Fax: 702-925-0527
VisualCV: http://www.visualcv.com/hung

SUMMARY
Active communications professional, responsible project manager, who is able to manage multiple tasks with accountability, responsiveness, and creativity. Multilingual communicator and expressive individual. Creative designer for product presentations, ideas, and projects. Media arts professional who is able to visualize ideas, thoughts, and projects and express the same in various media formats. Researcher, developer, and analyst for project study programs.

OBJECTIVE
To secure professional employment as a communications project manager in a corporate environment to implement the company’s goals and objectives, applying core competencies acquired through employment experience in the following:
• Project Management for Communications
• Technical Communications
• Communication with Diplomacy and Tact
• Communications Media Arts Consulting
• Communications Faculty Researcher and Developer for Project Study Programme
• Faculty Development for Curriculum Designed Courses and Objectives
• Corporate Communications Media Marketing
• Translation and Interpreting in English, French, Spanish
• Cross-Cultural Ethnography
• Business Intelligence Analysis
• Integrated Marketing Communications
• Emergency Services—First Aid, CPR, AED, Search Rescue
• Health Food Nutrition—Organic, Herbal, Natural Wholesome Foods, Teas, etc.
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Chicago
M.A. in Communications, Rhetoric, Ethnography, Theatre 1985
Dissertation: Published Ethnography and Research for Cross-Cultural Thesis. “The Chinese in Cuba”
Honors: Dissertation passed “with Distinction”, GPA
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago
B.A. in Education, Communications, English, Spanish, French, Writing 1982
Thesis: “Individualized Differences Education for the Student in Secondary Education”
Honors GPA
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
Associate Degree in Adult Education. Honors 2000
Areas of Concentration: Communication, Adult Learner
Honors, GPA: “Accelerated Learning and the Adult Student”

AWARDS
• Abraham Lincoln Fellowship, University of Illinois at Chicago 1983 – 1984
• Chinese American Service League Certificate, Volunteer Service, Chicago 1983 – 1984
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago 1981 – 1982
• Laval University Scholarship, Québec, Canada 1981 – 1982
• Mecklenburger Scholarship, Northeastern Illinois University 1977 – 1980
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Faculty – “Communications for Health Care Professionals” English/Spanish 1997 – 2000
Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered all grades.
Adjunct Faculty – “Developmental Writing”
1998– 2000
Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered all grades.
Communications Faculty – English 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 1998– 2000
Developed syllabus and overall course structure, including weekly lab practicum,
and administered all grades.
Faculty – Business Professional Institute Adult Education Programme 1997-2000
Collaborated on curriculum and exam development, met with students upon request,
and graded all written work, including final exam papers.
EXPERIENCE
Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc., Illinois, U.S.A.
Editor
Editorial support, including developmental and copy editing of their internal online and printed documentation. 1993 – Present
Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ICTFL)
Researcher/Presenter
Compiled cross-cultural and language study reports, including analytical and global market trends, to track the cross-cultural linguistic exchanges and language-acquisition practices. 1995 – Present
Federation Internationale de Traducteurs (FIT), Vancouver, Canada 2002
Researcher/Presenter
Compiled reports, including projections, statistical and market trends, to track the growth and development for integrated marketing communications, socio-economic and political changes, from local to global trends, “glocally”.
Ethnographer and Language Consultant
Translated American-English external cross-cultural web site content to French, Spanish. 1993 – Present
Communications Media Arts
Writer, Editor, Publisher, Digital Media Professional
Provided written feature articles for professional publications, newsletters, associations, brochures, internet web sites, frequently-asked questions, communications media arts.
1998 – Present
PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
• “A Cross-Cultural Perception of the World Through Language Communication”
Guest faculty speaker at 2002 Conference for the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Springfield, Illinois, 15th Anniversary Festivities
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• “Interpreting and Translation as Communication Processes for the 21st Century”
Proposal/Dissertation presented at FIT 2002, XVI World Congress of the International Federation of Translators. Meeting of International Translators and Interpreters, Vancouver Canada 2002
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• “Interpret and Translate to Communicate”. Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Springfield, Illinois, Fall, October 2002
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• “How Are Languages Used as Communication Tools in the Twenty-First Century”
Paper presented to the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Itasca, IL 2001
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• “Communicate: Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing”. “Add Value to Your Life, Learn a Second Language”. Guest Faculty Presenter for the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Itasca, Du Page County, Illinois, Fall, October 2000

LANGUAGES
• English – Excellent usage as native language for speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
• French – Excellent usage for speaking/listening fluently, reading/writing with high proficiency
• Spanish– Excellent usage for speaking/listening fluently, reading/writing with high proficiency
• Portuguese – Basic competence to speak, listen, read, and write.
• Italian – Basic competence to speak, listen, read, and write.
ACCREDITATIONS
• State of Illinois Teaching Certificate, U.S.A.
• U.S. Federal Certification for Interpreting Medical Reports, Chicago, Illinois.
• Notary Law Institute, Notary Law Seminar for the State of Illinois in Downers Grove.
• American Management Association, Certificate for “Communicating with Diplomacy and Tact.”
• American Management Association, Certificate for “Technical Writing.”
• Université de Montréal, Certificate for Legal Interpreting, Canada.
• Université de Montréal, Certificate for Consecutive Interpretation in the Courtroom, Canada.

MEDIA PRODUCTIONS: DIGITAL VIDEO, FILMING, DIRECTING, EDITING, PRODUCTION

• DV: Medical Spanish for Health Care Professionals at Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, Illinois.
Taught and developed 10-week programme for the College of DuPage, Business Professional Institute, Fall 2000, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, U.S.A.
• DV: San Filippo Plum Tree Farm, Barrington Hills, Illinois, in Color and in English, Summer 2000.
• DV: Southern/Central Spain—Art and Architecture. Study and Travel Field Experience, Spring 2000
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
• DV: Latin American Studies Open House, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, May 10, 2000. Sponsored by the Latin American Committee.

PHOTOGRAPHS AND VISUAL GRAPHICS DESIGNS—THE ARTS
• Digital Photographs Asian Pacific American Dances and Folklore by Children from the Chicago Public Schools, Office of Language & Cultural Education, The 8th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration, Wednesday, May 24, 2006, Richard J. Daley Center Plaza, Chicago Illinois, U.S.A.
• Digital Photographs from Holy Name Cathedral, Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, and St. Peter’s Catholic Church by Franciscan Friars in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
• “Tricolor Ribbon and Excellence Medal,” Designed Logo Graphic for I.C.T.F.L. Fall 2001.
• “Strawberries & Currants in the Sunlight,” from my Lombard garden, Summer 2001, Illinois.
• “Variegated Green Canadian Maple,” from the Montréal Botanical Gardens, Québec, Canada, 2001.
• “Peonies in Bloom.” from my Lombard garden, Summer 2000.
• Open House Poster for Latin American Studies Programme, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, 2000.
• Poster for Canadian Travel, French Club, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Spring 1980.
• “Autumn,” Original Charcoal Drawing, Madonna High School, Art Department, Sr. Sponsa, 1977.
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
• Asian-Pacific American Festival, Daley Center, May 2006, Students, Children from Chicago Public Schools Performing Cultural and Folkloric Dances, Office of Language & Cultural Education
• Contributions and Donations to the American Veterans
• Local, State, Federal Government, International, Global
• Health Care
• Children
• Environmental/Ecology
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
• Project Management for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Inc., Dewars Newspaper Software, etc.
• Computer Trainer for Software and Hardware
• Technical Troubleshooter, Hands-On PC, Media/Audio
• Technical Writer for Specifications, Reports, Documentation, etc.
• Microsoft Office, Excel, Access, experience with other software/hardware
• Typing Speed: 100 WPM

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST:

Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc. Contact: communicationslanguagesculture@gmail.com

Samuel R. Lewis & Associates, Consulting Engineers, Mr. Joseph “Joe” Pelletier, Mr. Albert Fuji, Mr. Manuel Cordero, Engineers for Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Services

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Inc., AES IBM Series with the University of Illinois at Chicago, Sears Tower Project

Babcock America Corporation, Roselle, Illinois

Northeastern Illinois University, Career Services, 5500 North St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60625 USA

College of Du Page, Human Resources Department – Adult Continuing Education, Faculty,
425 Fawell Blvd. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 | (630) 942-2800

Jazz Fest Glen Ellyn: Tammy McCann Quartet

The Bible: Codex Sinaiticus

The world’s earliest Bible and oldest manuscript of the same gospels, circa the mid-fourth century can be read online at http://www.codexsinaiticus.org. According to a recent article in The Economist, the various sections of the original manuscript can be found in four different locations–at the British Library in London, the University of Leipzig, the National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg, and the ancient monastery of St. Catherine’s on the slopes of Mount Sinai, which is the Bible’s original home.—The Economist, July 18, 2009, Books and arts, page 82.

UIC Forum Conference Center on Roosevelt Road and Halsted Street in Chicago

City Treasurer Stephanie D. Neely’s Eighth Annual Small Business Expo in 2009

Crimes Committed by the Village of Lombard against Gardenia C. Hung and the Estate of Roberto Hung and Family in DuPage County, Illinois USA

WHEN IS THE VILLAGE OF LOMBARD AND DUPAGE COUNTY GOING TO COMPENSATE GARDENIA C. HUNG AND THE ESTATE OF MR. ROBERTO HUNG AND FAMILY AT 502 S. WESTMORE-MEYERS ROAD, LOMBARD, ILLINOIS 60148 FOR CRIMES COMMITTED BY THE LOMBARD POLICE DEPARTMENT AND KEITH STEISKAL FOR THE LOMBARD FIRE DEPARTMENT HEADED BY GEORGE SEAGRAVES?

My name is Gardenia C. Hung, victim of abuse, heinous hate crimes as a Lombard resident homeowner at 502 S. Westmore-Meyers Road in DuPage County, Illinois 60148. I have been writing to report crimes commited by the Village Lombard Police Department and Keith Steiskal, from the Lombard Fire Department. On November 5, 2008, Keith Steikal demolished my Lombard house and I am homeless. Since November 5, 2008, I have been incurring expenses and out-of-pocket charges to include a current Mastercard credit card bill in the amount of $2,187.54 for hotel lodging and additional telephone charges in the amount of $65.00 a month. The Village of Lombard and George Seagraves refuse to pay any other expenses as a result of the demolition of my Lombard real estate property, personal and professional assets, equipment, clothing, and household goods. I have been reporting that the Village of Lombard wants me to pay for all the demolition expenses as a Lombard homeowner. I do not have any money to pay any of those demolition expenses or any other out-of-pocket expenses charged by the Village of Lombard and DuPage County. At this time, I have not seen my brother Robert Santiago Hung Fong or my mother Mrs. Gardenia Fong Ramos with an alias name now, nor my former husband Nathan Scott Wittler Patriquin, though they are staying in DuPage County, Illinois. None of my family relatives or friends call me. The Village of Lombard refuses to call, write, or answer any of my inquiries. I have not received any responses from anyone about the crimes committed by the Village of Lombard and other accomplices in DuPage County, Illinois. Please help me resolve these criminal issues caused by the Village of Lombard Police Department and Keith Steiskal with the Lombard Fire Department. I can be reached by telephone and/or mail since I am currently in the Village of Lombard area and residing in DuPage County, Illinois.

Sincerely,

Signed by Gardenia C. Hung
Post Office Box 1274
502 S. Westmore-Meyers Road
Lombard, Illinois 60148
Tel. 630-201-9055

Crimes Committed by the Village of Lombard against Gardenia C. Hung and the Estate of Mr. Roberto Hung in DuPage County, Illinois USA.

WHEN IS THE VILLAGE OF LOMBARD AND DUPAGE COUNTY GOING TO COMPENSATE GARDENIA C. HUNG AND THE ESTATE OF MR. ROBERTO HUNG AND FAMILY AT 502 S. WESTMORE-MEYERS ROAD, LOMBARD, ILLINOIS 60148 FOR CRIMES COMMITTED BY THE LOMBARD POLICE DEPARTMENT AND KEITH STEISKAL FOR THE LOMBARD FIRE DEPARTMENT HEADED BY GEORGE SEAGRAVES?

My name is Gardenia C. Hung, victim of abuse, heinous hate crimes as a Lombard resident homeowner at 502 S. Westmore-Meyers Road in DuPage County, Illinois 60148. I have been writing to report crimes committed by the Village Lombard Police Department and Keith Steiskal, from the Lombard Fire Department. On November 5, 2008, Keith Steikal demolished my Lombard house and I am homeless. Since November 5, 2008, I have been incurring expenses and out-of-pocket charges to include a current Mastercard credit card bill in the amount of $2,187.54 for hotel lodging and additional telephone charges in the amount of $65.00 a month. The Village of Lombard and George Seagraves refuse to pay any other expenses as a result of the demolition of my Lombard real estate property, personal and professional assets, equipment, clothing, and household goods. I have been reporting that the Village of Lombard wants me to pay for all the demolition expenses as a Lombard homeowner. I do not have any money to pay any of those demolition expenses or any other out-of-pocket expenses charged by the Village of Lombard and DuPage County. At this time, I have not seen my brother Robert Santiago Hung Fong or my mother Mrs. Gardenia Fong Ramos with an alias name now, nor my former husband Nathan Scott Wittler Patriquin, though they are staying in DuPage County, Illinois. None of my family relatives or friends call me. The Village of Lombard refuses to call, write, or answer any of my inquiries. I have not received any responses from anyone about the crimes committed by the Village of Lombard and other accomplices in DuPage County, Illinois. Please help me resolve these criminal issues caused by the Village of Lombard Police Department and Keith Steiskal with the Lombard Fire Department. I can be reached by telephone and/or mail since I am currently in the Village of Lombard area and residing in DuPage County, Illinois.

Sincerely,

Signed by Gardenia C. Hung
Post Office Box 1274
502 S. Westmore-Meyers Road
Lombard, Illinois 60148
Tel. 630-201-9055

Crimes Committed by the Village of Lombard Resulting in Expenses Incurred by Gardenia C. Hung

My name is Gardenia C. Hung, victim of abuse, heinous hate crimes as a Lombard resident homeowner at 502 S. Westmore-Meyers Road in DuPage County, Illinois 60148. I have been writing to report crimes committed by the Village Lombard Police Department and Keith Steiskal, from the Lombard Fire Department. On November 5, 2008, Keith Steikal demolished my Lombard house and I am homeless. Since November 5, 2008, I have been incurring expenses and out-of-pocket charges to include a current Mastercard credit card bill in the amount of $2,187.54 for hotel lodging and additional telephone charges in the amount of $65.00 a month. The Village of Lombard and George Seagraves refuse to pay any other expenses as a result of the demolition of my Lombard real estate property, personal and professional assets, equipment, clothing, and household goods. I have been reporting that the Village of Lombard wants me to pay for all the demolition expenses as a Lombard homeowner. I do not have any money to pay any of those demolition expenses or any other out-of-pocket expenses charged by the Village of Lombard and DuPage County. At this time, I have not seen my brother Robert Santiago Hung Fong or my mother Mrs. Gardenia Fong Ramos with an alias name now, nor my former husband Nathan Scott Wittler Patriquin, though they are staying in DuPage County, Illinois. None of my family relatives or friends call me. The Village of Lombard refuses to call, write, or answer any of my inquiries. I have not received any responses from anyone about the crimes committed by the Village of Lombard and other accomplices in DuPage County, Illinois. Please help me resolve these criminal issues caused by the Village of Lombard Police Department and Keith Steiskal with the Lombard Fire Department. I can be reached by telephone and/or mail since I am currently in the Village of Lombard area and residing in DuPage County, Illinois.

Sincerely,

Gardenia C. Hung
Post Office Box 1274
Lombard, Illinois 60148
Tel. 630-201-9055

Public Request for Real Estate Payment and Cash Compensation for Lombard Victim of Crime

Request for Payment and Cash Compensation and Relief Assistance for Victim of Abuse, Heinous Hate Crimes and Discrimination, Gardenia C. Hung, former U.S. federal employee, medical examiner at the U.S. Department of Labor at 230 S. Dearborn Street, 8th Floor in Chicago IL 60604, 1991-1992. U.S. citizen, Illinois resident homeowner in Lombard at 502 S. Westmore-Meyers Road and Washington Boulevard in the Village of Lombard, DuPage County, 60148. Contact: Gardenia C. Hung, Tel. 630-201-9055, Mailing Address at Post Office Box 1274 , Lombard , IL 60148

Greetings. My name is Gardenia C. Hung, victim of crime, heinous hate acts, abuse and discrimination in the Village of Lombard , at 502 S. Westmore-Meyers Road and Washington Blvd. in DuPage County, Illinois 60148 USA. I am writing to you to request Real Estate Payment, Cash Compensation and Relief Assistance as a Victim of Abuse, Heinous Hate Crimes and Discrimination as a Lombard resident homeowner and former federal employee at the U.S. Department of Labor. To date I have not received any cash compensation for Lombard real estate damages and losses or any responses to my complaints against the Village of Lombard for the physical abuse, disaster, damages and losses, which caused the demolition of my Lombard real estate property on November 5, 2008 arranged by Keith Steiskal and the Lombard Police Department, since my father, Mr. Roberto Hung purchased Lombard real estate property on September 2, 1993 through September 2, 1996. For your reference, I have been writing to the Office of the Attorney General John Ashcroft, Alberto Gonzalez, Michael B. Mukasey, and also to you with regards to the U.S. Department of Labor abuse as an employee and subsequent Lombard residential and homeownership problems, as well as discrimination, heinous hate crimes, and the destruction of my Lombard family home with personal and professional assets from 1993 through 2008.

In the past, I have been abused as federal employee and medical examiner at the U.S. Department of Labor, while working for U.S. Secretary of Labor Lynn Martin, Richard Kadus, Phyllis Crane, and Shelene Turner, by other federal employees, Anita Freeney, Lois Ware, and a DOL agent during October 1991.

Later in DuPage County , I have been physically injured by a Lombard policeman at home, while I worked as a legal court interpreter for the State of Illinois . While I have lived in Lombard , I have also been abused by Lombard Policeman Thiede, Benedicsen, Virene, Schrepferman, and others at the Lombard Police Station during July 26, 2006 under wrongful charges, false arrest/detention, and discrimination.

For the record, the Village of Lombard Police and Fire Department have abused the Hung Family Real Estate property, personal and professional assets, as well as family members to include the late Mr. Roberto Hung, who was murdered, my mother, Mrs. G. Fong Ramos, myself, and my former husband, Nathan Scott Wittler Patriquin, and youngest brother Robert S. Hung, while we all lived in Lombard, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.

I am reinstating my original Request for Payment and Cash Compensation and Relief Assistance for Victim of Abuse, Heinous Hate Crimes and Discrimination, Gardenia C. Hung, former U.S. federal employee, medical examiner at the U.S. Department of Labor at 230 S. Dearborn Street, 8th Floor in Chicago IL 60604, 1991-1992. U.S. citizen, Illinois resident homeowner in Lombard at 502 S. Westmore-Meyers Road and Washington Boulevard in the Village of Lombard, DuPage County, 60148. Contact: Gardenia C. Hung, Tel. 630-201-9055, Mailing Address at Post Office Box 1274 , Lombard , IL 60148

Please respond to my legal request under the Constitution of the United States of America and the State of Illinois for payment of cash compensation for the illegal use of my Lombard real estate property and the abuse of the Hung Wittler family in the Village of Lombard , DuPage County , Illinois , USA .

Sincerely,

Gardenia C. Hung, M.A., B.A.

July 13, 2009

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