[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [Congressional Record: May 26, 1994] From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO VIVIAN SHIMOYAMA ______ HON. JANE HARMAN of california in the house of representatives Thursday, May 26, 1994 Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, many women in public office and many prominent supporters of women who run for office wear glass ceiling pins. Designed by Vivian Shimoyama, a talented friend and constituent, these pins, earrings, pendants, and paperweights are individually made from broken glass and a blunt shard of metal. The unmistakable message: Women can and must break the glass ceiling. Vivian's jewelry has become a sort of shorthand for this critical issue. And it has created a sisterhood determined to sit and promote others to sit at the tables where public policy is debated and decided. So it is fitting that this friend and constituent from Manhattan Beach, CA, will receive a special first Annual Glass Ceiling Award from Women Construction Owners and Executives [WCOE] in Los Angeles on June 9, 1994. Mr. Speaker, Vivian L. Shimoyama has also written her ``Vision Beyond The Glass Ceiling.'' I am pleased to close my statement with Vivian's words: We strive for excellence, Yet, at times we may not see that invisible barrier to our advancement * * * The Glass Ceiling! It takes belief in ourselves and a leap of faith. For then we make a difference and reach our vision of Breakthru! * * * Beyond the Glass Ceiling! ____________________