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♪ ♪ [singing in spanish] ♪

[applause] >> gracias. thank you so much. i am from juarez, mexico. the next song is one that i wrote about c-torres -- ciudad juarez, a town that has been going through a lot.

we know that there is always hope. this song is about the realities of life and hope that we can all have despite any chaos or troubles that we may have. this song is called "en juarez." ♪ ♪ [singing in spanish] ♪

♪ ♪ [singing in spanish] ♪

[applause] gracias, thank you. i am going to do a song in english for the non-spanish speakers. this is a happier song. it talks about how if we left greed behind, there would be enough for everybody.

this song is called "enough." ♪ ♪ day is so dark cannot seem to find all around so tired we never seem to have enough want to be someone else the sun is so bright there is enough for all of us there is love for all of us the sun is so bright ♪ ♪

♪ shiny day unovers all smile upon your face every now and then, the light bulb breaks the sun is so bright there is enough for all of us there is enough for both of us there is a lot for all of us long and short yours and mine this color, here it is

it sees the light coming down coming down ♪ ♪ ♪ the sky is filled with clouds the rain is coming down the sun went for a walk soon he will be back and i say, the sun is so bright there is enough for all of us the sun is so bright, there is enough for both of us. there is love for all of us. the sun is so bright ♪

♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ [applause] thank you, gracias. ♪ ♪ [guitar] this song i did not really write. it talks about life in the fields. it speaks close to me. my grandparents were farmers.

i guess i can dedicate this to everybody who has been involved in any sort of field work, growing up there, or even if you just enjoy the fields, being in the country, nature. ♪ ♪ [singing in the fiel spanish]♪ ♪ ♪ [singing in spanish] ♪ ♪

[applause] ♪ how are we doing? i want to get some feedback. how are we feeling? it is an amazing day. i am so grateful for this day to day. you are in for a real treat. it is going to be a great night. thank you for coming out. ♪

i am going to share another song that i wrote. it also talks about being away from the land where you were born, from your language, from your roots. ♪ ♪ ♪ [singing in spanish] ♪

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[applause] i have one more song for you. ♪

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gracias, thank you very much. [applause]

>> it is a sign of good luck. good evening. thank you for being here on this special occasion to celebrate with us. >> latino heritage in san francisco. buenos noches, san francisco. [applause] >> it is and honor to celebrate the achievements and have so many great honorees here tonight. they enhance our economic, educational, and artistic environment in san francisco. we want to thank everyone for

their participation, especially in the latino month heritage committee and the consul generals, and all of our presenters who helped represent our community so well. >> i work in the mayor's office of housing and community development. and the community builder for the district 9 and 11. i am presenting tonight. >> i am from the mayor's office of neighborhood services. thank you for being here tonight. it is good to see you. supervisor cohen, thank you for joining us tonight. where would like to present our mayor, mayor edwin m. lee. [applause] >> good afternoon.

it is my pleasure to celebrate with you latino heritage month in san francisco. welcome! we live in a very unique place. i know the history of our own city has been wonderfully filled with people from the south to move to appear in the 1970's and 1980's. i want to thank all of the consul generals here representing your country and continuing to work with san francisco to make sure that we have good policies to welcome all of our immigrant visitors, families, and the reunification of families. thank you for your great service to our city. i have been privileged to be the mayor of this wonderful, diversite -- diverse ci