tv Sino Tv Early Evening News PBS February 1, 2011 6:00pm-7:00pm PST
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>> this is of the journal. >> welcome. >> the headlines at this hour, in egypt, thousands of anti- government protesters gathered in cairo. their demand is the immediate resignation of president mubarak. and in jordan, the king fires his government and tires this man to bring political reform to the country. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> in egypt, hundreds of thousands of people are out on the streets with one goal, to force president hosni mubarak to step down.
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he is due to make a televised speech shortly, but says he is not going anywhere until the next election. the protesters are not going anywhere either. the crowds on the street are the biggest in eight days. we begin with this report from the capital. >> it is night in cairo. the crowds to have gathered at liberation square do not seem to be going anywhere. all day, people from all segments of the egyptian society gathered here to demand their freedom. for the demonstrators, that meant getting rid of president hosni mubarak and his associates. some of them abandoned their cars as though they could join the crowds. gradually, they are beginning to believe they can force the president out. >> we will not give up. people are really going to come out today. by do not see that nothing can happen.
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>> it is a revolution in the making. you are now watching a revolution. >> so far, the government's pledges to reform have that fail to end the protests. the offer to parliamentary procedure has had little effect. the message has remained unchanged. mubarak has to go. the army is keeping a low profile. they have promised protesters that they will not intervene unless there is an attempt at violence. they have appealed to protesters to remain peaceful. the demonstrators themselves are seeing to that. they have taken security into their own hands, setting up roadblocks to check for weapons. >> we are doing this because there are fugitives from prison
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trying to infiltrate and steel. we are doing security ourselves. we are capable of securing our country. >> the people, especially the young people, have spoken. the majority of egyptians are under 30 and have lived all their lives under mubarak. they say it is time for change. >> what is the latest from the demonstrations? >> there are still thousands of people in the square celebrating. it is a fantastic atmosphere, like a rock festival. earlier, there was an attempt to stop the demonstrations, but it did not escalate. the army is keeping a low profile. they are circling the square every now and then to keep an eye on the protesters. it is all very calm and happy at the moment.
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>> president mubarak is preparing to make a speech. what do we expect him to say? >> people found out and started celebrating. they think -- they hope he will step down, but no one knows what he will say. he may just say he will not stand for reelection in september. he has been holding on to faux papower so much. it is possible he will just say that he will not stand for reelection in september. >> assuming that is what he says, that he will not step down, but that he will make way for other candidates, do you think that will be enough to satisfy the protesters? >> definitely not. it is too late. he must step down. people will not accept anything except his resignation. they say they will come back every day until he steps down.
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this is what they want. he has no chance. this is not the same egypt any more. >> are you hearing plans for protests or demonstrations on wednesday? >> everyone has said they will come back day after day if he does not step down. we will have to see what happens after his speech. if he resigns, god knows. we will celebrate probably tomorrow. >> thank you. cairo is by no means the only place in egypt where hosni mubarak is considered persona non grata. demonstrations have taken place all over the country. marches took place in alexandria on this eighth day of protests. many planned to head to the capital, but the egyptian authorities canceled a national train service. a million strong march was called in alexandria.
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in nearby jordan, the king has fired a the government and ordered the new prime minister to carry out what he calls, "true political reform." this is a after a week of opposition protests demanding political and economic reform. the demonstrators and jordan say that the government has dealt to provide a decent standard of living. an islamic opposition group immediately criticized the choice of prime minister, saying he is no a reformist. i am joined by a middle east analyst. what is your interpretation of this move by a the king? >> he understands that the wind of change is blowing in the middle east. his own people could pour into the streets. in fact, they did so last week. the message of the jordanian population was not down with the
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king, but get a new government. this is what he is trying to do. he is trying to take the lead off this basket that is about to explode. >> if you look at everything we have seen in this region since the beginning of the year, you get the impression it is a domino effect. what country do you think will be next in line? >> there is a fundamental change in the whole region. what we have seen today is the largest demonstration ever in the history of the arab world. this is a revolutionary moment in the history of the middle east. it will affect all governments in the region. they are all very much afraid that they will be blown out of power as well. even in countries with strong governments like saudia arabia and syria, they will very much have to rethink how they treat their own people. >> we have some interesting
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weeks ahead. thank you very much. let's check in now on the economic impact of all of this. >> that there are, of course, repercussions for the economic situation. the egyptian finance ministers says the economy is suffering as a result of the ongoing protest, but says they have not plunged into chaos. he spoke in a bbc interview. meanwhile, both moody's and the fitch ratings have downgraded government bonds from stable to negative. commercial life in cairo has come to a virtual standstill with banks and businesses closed. the largest tour operator says about 40% of departures from egypt to germany have been changed or canceled. many foreign facilities with
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production -- many foreign companies with production facilities in egypt have brought back workers. for some background on the role of the economy in the current unrest in egypt, we spoke to the director for the center of research on the arab world. we asked him first about the income disparities in egypt. >> there is a very small, ruling group, of big business that controls the vast majority of wealth in the country. on the other side, 30% of the population is living below the poverty line, which is about $2 per day. a huge part of the population is extremely poor. the wealthy, luxurious a leading group is one of the main reasons for the conflict in
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egypt. >> what about the immediate affect of the unrest on the economy in egypt? how bad can it get? >> first of all, tourism will be affected in a tremendous way. income from tourism is altogether about $10 billion per year. it has already been seriously affected. in addition, the whole trade situation will be affected. egypt is one of the major consumer markets. there is no cargo going in or coming out. there is a huge backdrop here, and it is very difficult as an economic situation. there are 79 enterprises actively engaged with more than 500-700 offices board trading.
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this is a really important sector for trading with the german economy. >> egypt is not a major oil producer, but it is a strategic transit country for oil heading west. there has been an increase in oil prices since the suez canal closed. that is a key route for oil tankers, and this has sent prices to over $100 per barrel. opec is concerned but will not be boosting output. they say that suez canal traffic is not endangered and there is not an oil shortage. unease about egypt is spreading to markets in that the middle east. this is affecting the markets in europe. for more, we go to the frankfurt stock exchange.
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>> it does not seem to fit together, the situation in egypt and investors being in a buying mood in the equities market, but that is what is happening. investors are very concerned though. they are watching the monitors for development in egypt, and they are asking how quickly political stability can be reinstalled, because they know that is important for economic stability, for oil, for oil prices, and for the world economy. they did react to some good news. news from the deutsche bank, a profit downfall is being adjusted very well indeed. >> let's take a closer look at some market indices right now. staying in frankfurt, the market closed up word.
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blue-chip are also up. the dow jones went upon -- went up to overpower -- to over 12,024. >> the german government has once again called on the egyptian leadership to restrengthen -- to restrain from using violence. they reiterated germany's support for democracy and human rights in egypt, and warned that a general strike could affect egyptian tourist areas. the german government has expanded its travel warning to cover the entire country. israel has been very clear on how it feels about the situation in egypt. the president and prime minister both expressed concern that this
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will land on their doorstep. >> the meeting between the israeli president and the german chancellor was dominated by the situation in neighboring egypt. they warned of the possible threat of a religious dictatorship. angela merkel appeal to the israelis not to let this be a reason to neglect to the middle east peace process. >> it is important that steps are taken to guarantee the security of israel and of course, the security of the borders to the palestinians, to meet the conditions of a two- state solution. >> angela merkel also discussed the peace process with israeli opposition leader. berlin has not ruled out further sanctions against iran.
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she said they will work for israeli security. >> as we just heard, israel is very worried about the situation. what do the palestinians think? when they are very happy about what is going on in egypt. the hamas movement has shown the first signs of nervousness. there were attempts to go onto the streets in the gaza strip as well, but hamas told the population they should not do that. they forbade it. >> hamas is stuck in the middle from an economic standpoint. what do we know about the reaction there? >> the economic situation is a catastrophe, but this has nothing to do with egypt. this is the immediate result of the israeli blockade of the gaza strip. the gaza strip is now prison if you want to look at it this way. there is a very bleak future for people living there.
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they hope for a change as well. >> assuming that mubarak does leave -- he has been a stabilizer in the peace process. what effect will his removal have? >> there will be a rough road ahead for the israelis. a new government, any new government, will not be such a staunch, unconditional friend of israel. we will hear more different than it did tons from within a new at egyptian -- more differentiated tones from within a new egyptian government. >> after 30 years in power, president hosni mubarak is under intense pressure to step down. protests are under way throughout egypt, demanding change. it is the eighth day of protests
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>> welcome back. suppose the egyptian president does resign or leave the country? suppose the government collapses? ku will -- who will take political power? many believe it will be the muslim brotherhood. the group has been keeping a relatively low profile since the protests began. our next report looks at what role, if any, the muslim brotherhood could play in a new egypt. >> the new face of the opposition movement. among the demonstrators who have come out to support him are members of the muslim
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brotherhood. they will likely become more visible if there is a move toward democracy in egypt. on sunday, the islamist movement buried one of their own, shot by police at protests in alexandria. the organization had been keeping ia low profile as protests grew in egypt. they believe the muslim brotherhood it could pay the price for past mistakes. >> [unintelligible] >> the muslim brotherhood supports the new leader, and intends to be the unifying force among the opposition.
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anxiety levels are running high in the west, especially in neighboring israel. for many in the jewish state, and egypt potentially governed by islamists is a nightmare scenario. concern is growing because many extremists have been able to escape prison as the unrest has swept the country. but the leader of the muslim brotherhood has continued to present himself as a moderate, saying that violence must be condemned. reformers say they one day several built on islamic fundamentalists. but the movement is not religious in nature, with some seven days -- 70 offshoots. the organization enjoys strong support among many egyptians,
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not least because of its social welfare activities. some experts say that 30% of the people support the moslem brotherhood. it is well organized and will likely play an important role in any transition of power in the country. >> for analysis of the situation, i am joined by an analyst. a figurehead has emerged for a wide range of groups. do you think he and the muslim brotherhood will be able to work together to bring democracy to egypt? >> they have to, at least for a transitional time. at the same time, the army is saying they want to have a strong influence in the new government. i think it will be representative of the army. plus, the muslim brothers and this new figurehead. they will try to form a new, transition mary government. of course, the path forward --
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transition marary government. of course the path for root will be difficult. >> this situation caught everyone by surprise. how do you think this will affect relationships with the rest of the world? >> it will influence developments in the middle east to a large extent. all arab leaders are now afraid that the same fate will read to them. there will be more openness in the region. in the first time in the history of the arab world, there will be a process of democratization. that is something very positive. israel not be the only democracy in the middle east. there will be others, so there will be a new power balance, and i think it will be difficult for israel to continue not making any compromises with the palestinians.
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>> thank you. the internet is filled with pictures of women on the front lines of the protests. this is truly exceptional. egypt is a very conservative country and the voice of women often goes on her there. the image last week of a woman on the street kissing a soldier to show unity is revolutionary in and of itself. we spoke to women who are daring to stake their claim and fight for their rights. >> the site of women taking part of political demonstrations in egypt is unusual. they have been shunned from political events in the past. egyptian society has become increasingly conservative as to the role of women. men increasingly sexually harass women. but this time, men and women i standing side by side, making their demands together. >> i was afraid of being
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harassed, but nothing happened. people are looking out for each other and helping one another. there is always someone who watches out for you. people apologize if it gets too crowded. if a man barges into a woman, he apologizes right away. people are looking after each other. we are all together here out on the streets. we have seen so much of each other now at the demonstrations. i think once all of this is over, women will be harassed a lot less, because we all know each other better. >> many women have joined the protest because they want a bigger say in society. >> i want women to have more right. they should play a bigger role, and they should be respected for this. men and women are equal. women can accomplish the same
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things as men. i want more freedom for women, fairness and transparency. >> i want women to be able to work. i want freedom and justice for them, safety and security. >> it is not just about women's rights. we want a normal life with good hospitals and good schools. our education system is just not acceptable. >> parents with their children can also be seen in the streets. the mood in egypt is currently exceptional. many appear to believe that men and women have to support each other if they want their voices to be heard. >> we are back now in the studio. we have seen how these mass demonstrations have influenced politics in the region. do you think they will also be able to empower women and change the way they are treated and viewed in islamic countries? >> let's not take two steps at
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that time, but as we have just heard, women are very happy, and we are hearing women say intelligent things. according to tehran -- according to her own perception and you v, women are not backward and uneducated. we do not have to like this, but we have to accept that this is a society that follows different rules than we do. >> thank you very much. to sum up tuesday's events korea, protesters gathered in egypt again, -- today's events in egypt, protesters gathered again for an eighth day demanding that the president resigned.
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we are on location at the academy day cuisine. ist all coming up next on bay area vista. talking about learning for life, lots of great things on the show today. join us. welcome to bay area vista. we are on location at the academy decuisine. talking about learning for life. life lessons from chefs, as well as future stars pt lots of great things going on. i'm thrilled to be here.
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we saw you on a rooftop, you were becoming the executive vice president. now here you are, congratulationss. thank you for having me back again. >> most people know carmen, amazing singers song writer and entrepreneur. explain what goes on. >> sure. thank you. basically what it is, it's the 12 week training program classroom, and as you can see, in the kitchen training. the students are learning skills that they can take with them anywhere in the world really once they've mastered the knife skills et cetera. our program is also very special and very unique because after they do the 12 weeks intensive training, then we are basically putting them in externships with different organizations in the community to help out the community and be a part of giving back. so that's part of their
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training that's another 12 weeks. then we as the academy of the cuisine have other enterprises and we would like to offer jobs and offer give the offers to our students because obviously we know how they were trained, what they learned what their skill set is and give them the first right of achieveel. >> that's a comprehensive program. the community part of giving back is interesting in this dynamic. how did you decide that was important. i know you give back. >> thank you. it's actually this whole concept is the brain child of the chef and his family. so the idea is really focused on this second chance. so people who maybe have really arrived in the country, and are looking to integrate themselves in to the work force, of course their passion for food is a part of that equation.
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maybe it's also a housewife who has been at home raising her children and 25 years have gone by, and she is looking to reenter the work force. maybe it's someone that has had a little problem maybe with making some wrong choices in their life and want to get their life on track. part of it is here is this community and nonprofit one of our partners that is supporting them and guiding them and exposing them through our culinary training program, then that's where the concept of giving back to the community that has supported you comes in to play in our program. >> that's very exciting and a wonderful concept. you personally being involved for several months now, when you decided to take the step it was an adventure for you. what have you learned in the process. >> i've learned from myself aside from my music, which is where i feel comfortable in at
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home and working for so long, and my passion for music sort of translates to the passion that i have for travel and food and learning about people. and that passion is also sort of this whole i feel like i have come full circle. my passion for helping other people, follow their passion is directly tied in to food, which i didn't know before. >> are you a cook yourself? >> i do. i don't get to cook as often as i would like. i'm not as good as some of our students but i do cook and i love it. it's part of chef randy has explained to the students, you put a part of yourself in to your cooking just like i do in to my song writing. there is a part that goes in to every dish or meal, every time i speer tan this is a part of me that they hopefully take away with them as well. >> great to see you. thank you for hosting us.
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and kerry. thank you for allowing us in to our kitchen. >> thank you for coming. >> i noticed it's a new venture for you chef after 22 years with the hyatt. how has the experience been for you. >> i love it. this is pretty much working in the hotel in the chef position, this is what i usually do is teach cooks in the way that the chef would want everything to be done and everything from sanitation to inventory to actual cooking. this experience has been just incredible to me it's basically using my years of experience and passing it on. >> you are doing well with the happened made pasta. you taught students before, what are the secrets for
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becoming a really good chef. do you have to be born or can you learn to be a great chef. >> it's about attitude. if you love to cook, because i love to, i love to eat, i love to cook with someone who enjoys it. i enjoy my job and like to share my experience with students. >> we have a couple of items here. this is a ravioli with avocado. we have lasagna as well. what are you going to do with this one? it's making a sample plate to follow when they are plating up. fairly simple, all plate ups depending on how many you actually do, you want to make the process as simple as possible and that there is a flow. >> what kind of sauce is that. this is a marenaryra, mare narra, house made. we do as much from scratch so the students get the basic idea of what they are doing.
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they may not necessarily be skilled that they actually need but if they do, they have it. >> depending on the restaurant, everything is not house made put ideally that's what you are looking for. >> even with processed food, you need to know how it's made, what it tastes like and what are the ways that you can do to make it better. >> what is that? >> this is just olive oil. thought so. i don't want to assume anything. perfect ingredient that you are putting together here. that's great. >> we have a little bit of onions for a little height and a little color. >> and ture. this is a fried basil leaf. >> nice. >> basically there we have it. >> very nice. this is very good.
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can't wait to try that one later. you mentioned taste earlier. chef kerry what's the secret to taste bug not gaining weight after sampling all the wonderful concoctions? >> you mean like me? >> i know that's one of the things you have to make sure it tastes just right. >> i taste everything. you always like to taste when you cook and then you always have to taste after you finish your product. that's the secret, that's the key. always taste after you put everything together. put your heart, your soul, when you are cooking then you taste it. >> just taste a little bit but not the whole plate. >> that's good. >> you want to add something there? >> most of our students are more used to chinese and asian tastes. so part of the development in the school is we need to alter
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their tastes so they are more customed to western cooking and this is what they want to do. prime example is cheese. cheese is not part of any asian cuisine but a part of western cuisine and they have to develop a taste for it, not just ones like slice american cheese but cheese that they consider to be -- >> what kind of cheese is that? >> parmesan. >> big flakes. >> it's not completely foreign, but it -- >> it is an aquired taste. >> our motto is over easy, not so easy. >> thank you so much for allowing news the kitchen. can't wait to sample. if you would like to contact
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the academy, bay area vista.com. we have been talking about learning for life today. one of the most challenging lessons can be how to save and how to grow your assets. so in order to help us with that, we are talking with jill, a financial services director of earn. a program that really matches dollar for dollar up to $2000 for people who are beginning to save. jill, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me here today. >> this is a acronym for earn. i said a little bit about how it works. could you explain more in depth? >> sure, earn is a bay area based nonprofit. we work with people towards building assets to break the cycle of poverty and to create prosperity for generations to come. >> that's a big ambition. >> how do you do it. >> the way is through a variety
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of financial products and services. we offer microsavings. we are the largest provider of microsavings, that's the matched savings account. people can join our program and save up to $2000 have it match 2 to 2, they will have $6000 towards a first tame home purchase, small business entrepreneurship or education. >> that's amazing. what do you have to do to qualify for the program? >> our program is open to low wage families that are bay area residents. there is financial education coupled with the savings. in addition to learning to save money for the program, people are bill building the skills learning to budget, learning about credit and the importance, next steps they will need on the path to prosperity. >> that's a wonderful gift we are providing. especially during these times, people might feel like suppose they lost their job and trying
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to rebuild from a place and their income is lower, there is not a lot of hope or opportunity. this really provides them with that. >> it does. we have actually really seen an impact in the current economy with people that previously wouldn't have qualified for a program, now do because their income has gone down substantially. we are grateful we are here and available to help people to really take that next step towards getting back on the path to prosperity and really we seen amazing stories, people that are really inspiring us everyday, but are overcoming obstacles and changing the stories from the past in to really a hero story for the future. >> that is very important. one of the story involve as family, the edwards family. that's no relation. why don't you share what happened for them. >> the family had been in a serious situation where they were forced to move. ha layna was a foster child and
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grown up in a foster family. so after a series of having to relocate her own family and her own children, she one day came home to her house and the landlord's home was being foreclosed on. there was an eviction notice. she decided that was the last time she was going to move. she found earn and started saving money, went through a financial education classs and able to purchase a home here in san francisco. >> that's amazing, over what period of time did that happen? >> usually in the program in about two years. they do a lot of work. they often have to really work on their credit it and buildup their savings but that discipline continues throughout their life and teaching and modeling for the children. another part about the story that's inspiring is that she now too is a foster parent and recently certified to have her home be a group home for foster children. she is continuing to give back.
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>> to go from eviction to that. that's a poweringful testimony. it's so exciting. one of the challenges many times can be in addition to the learning the abc's of credit building is changing the emotional relationship with money. because we know that's one of the primary causes in divorces often cited and how we feel about money shapes so many things in your lives. >> it can be like a scar tissue we carry with us. part of our program really helps people to identify and to tap in to some of the emotions to let them be able to move on. we offer really very wholist ig approach with money management training and coaching to really help people improve their future and really breakthrough some of those patterns. >> thank you so much. we appreciate you joining us. thank you. thank you for the work you are doing to make a difference in the community. if you would like to contact
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them, go to bay area vista.com. we are talking with re rand floyd, the executive director of the west bacon freeness -- conference center. i met the academy while attending a special event at the community center. i had the tune to meet the staff there, the administrative staff and really was impressed with their professionalism, and invited them to come over to our location to do a sight visit. out of that relationship, we were able to birth the partnership, which i'm happy is excelling. >> we have been in the kitchen where delicious things are going on. do you get some of the -- lunches. >> amazingly, they bring me a
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meal every day, saving it in my lunch pocket. breakfast and lunch and the fact they are able to do marvelous things. they are able to see things of how they are catering presented their presentation and things they might do in the future in catering in the future. >> that's really what the conference center is about helping youth who come through have a vision for their future as well as helping community members of all ages . what oh programs do you offer? >> we have magic youth services which provides programming for youth through the city and also partnerships among nonprofits in the city as well. we have black infant health improvement project, which provides healthy babies for and healthy educational programs
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for mothers who are expecting children. we have also the african immigrant resources. we have urban solutions, pro sides mall business loans to small emerging businesses in the area. we also have brothers for change, focused on helping to get young men to have make more positive choices in their life by giving them sort of access to programs. we have the film moore community benefits district, concerned about safety and marketing of the area in fill mor, we also have the national association for the advanced set of color people fighting the cause for civil rights here throughout the bay area. we also have the st. john coal train church, which provides some services and activities to help bridge the musical gap for youngsters in the community.
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>> you have a lot going on here. >> a lot of different programs. we are so happy that now we have the new emerging and fledging culinary program that chef angelo and through the viable work of carmen is axeling in such a way. we hope it will be have a broader diversity student population and that person would get enrolled in the program. there is a class november 15th, so we really want a more diverse, ethnicity to understand there is valuable services that are provided here at west bay, they can get enrolled and get the skills. one thing that is for sure, restaurant business is very thriving in san francisco. you want to have the skills. >> thank you for all that you are doing. you have a positive impact in our community. if you would like more information, it's on our
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to choose the right courses that will help them get to their dream purpose. we find out what they want to be when they grow up. we also find out where they are in school making sure that the classes they are taking are challenging enough. if they need help, we will help them after school so that they do their home work and do their homework well, then they will get the concepts and learn more. when they get good grades it helps them build their self esteem and keep going, work with the teachers and parents, to make sure we are all on the same track and take sat's some don't know they have to take sat. sometimes the schools tell them that they don't have to worry about sat because they might be going to community college. we tell them, take your sat as soon as possible, as many times
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as possible and give them the sat prep so we prepare them. >> it's so important. todd, you were nodding your head what grade are you in? >> 7th grade. >> how has it helped you? >> it helped me become a leader and helped me become more honest and learn the true meaning of friendship. you meet a lot of people along the way. >> when you say become more honest, that's unusual one to hear as well. how have they helped you in that regard? >> they helped me say what i need to say, they helped me influence people, helped me realize that i am getting to the age where high school is going to come and that new people are going to come and that challenges face me and how to overcome the obstacles. >> that's a wonderful testimony, when you first started with the future stars, what do you remember as standing out for you as being
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one of the first things that you learned? >> the first thing i learned is how to dance african dancing, yes. also along the way of the dancing, i also learned fencing, i also learned math enrichment. i wasn't really good at math. >> holly you are smile august you hear this. while you run the program, when you hear the testimonies of things that come out strike you in that way. when you are designing this curriculum for students, what do you think is most important you said for the prep, sat's but why is dancing incorporated and fencing, why do you keep those activities as well. >> it's what they like to do. we look for those things that are exciting to them, the production, video production, they like to play video games,
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we teach them how to design the video games. we try to make them more producers opposed to just consumers of the media. >> you recently took a couple of students to harvard for a special weekend as well. that was one of the exciting events that you offed. >> yes. actual -- offered. >> yes, actually. one of our students is at harvard right now. she invited the students to come over during the event that they have. we decided to make it a well event. college visit and you know that cambridge has a lot of schools around there. mit, boston college, uma, we went to all of those. we also thought harvard, so that the students can know that harvard is not as intimidating. we dance with the students, socialize with them and show them there is real life there.
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they say i want to go to harvard. >> which i'm partial to i have to say. my alma mater. >> what would you say to students who haven't participated in the program but ask you why this is a value to you? >> it's a value to you because you really don't know how much it takes to get in to college, how much work you have to put in to it. people really don't know how much -- how hard it is. you have the take things seriously if you want to go to college and make it far in life. >> that is so well said. thank you for joining us. if you would like to contact the silicon valley future stars the information is on our screen also at bayareavista.com. >> i'm excited. look at these delicious dishes. can't wait to dive in. >> this is all prepared by our
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students. >> these are delicious. thank you so much for hosting us here. >> thank you for coming and thank you to west bay and reverend floyd this is all partnership. >> that's one of the things that's exciting, community coming together in support and vision in for people having more jobs as well as great skills and something to learn. i want to thank you for making this is great place that it is. check out bayareavista.com. [music]
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