one scholarships and applied to trips to african. at his memoriam service i heard from principle and mentor and family his chemical and physics teacher talked about how he took classes in high school to prepare never miss an occupant opportunity to ask more questions. he wrote a thank you card to his principle when he graduated i remember the day they came to our office so excited he got into the university because another colleague supervisor cowen also attend he felt like he was on his way he would 20 years. and we're all reminder of that

testimony after testimony this past friday awe shawn needed the support and awe shawn struggled to chief the feats despite his circumstances and college he faced more challenges including isolation whether the challenges to buy books or pay his cell phone bills or fly to school. his family supported him in every way they could and he knew they skakd so he could attend college as his life reflected on what it included young people even the ones we believe are conceding what did it mean to build entity for the next

generation his family are starting a scholarship fund for children who may face other challenges like discrimination they don't want other kids to struggle if you're not motivated i'll end this story by sharing one that his friend that traveled to african. his friend talked about the day they landed in africa is he this to champion their dollars on the way to the office a young mother with who kids hugging her legs asking for money awe shane gave some of his hard-earned dollars to the mother his friend asked him she was tripping, i.e., said

i know what it feels like and what it is like. audition is preceded in death by his grandfather and great grandmother and his mother is here today is accept the accumulation on behalf of the board of supervisors for his 5 siblings and stepping stepfather and stepsister and his mentors along with his 11 first cousins and expended family and firstborns. i'd like to ask the board of supervisors to expend the opportunity of the privilege of the floor for his motto accept the accomodation >> colleagues without objection can we extend the privilege of floor we'll take that without objection. that's the case. >> good afternoon.

my name is ms. hernandez the mother of awe shawn. i just wanted you to read i all about a mothers wish. a child is the most precious gift especially, when a child has been placed on a list of gift children like my son an exceptional young man that faced many of lives hurdles the minute of his passing i thought any god there will be month more he needed help. i immediately set out things in motion by asking the administrator to help me set up a memoriam foundation he was full of district a young man, i felt his motion mission was incomplete who am i to judge he

was an atheist he once i said when i go i want to for you to release those off a ship by putting my acres into the ocean he said mom you're the best. that's what i would have done for my son in i had the means. his scholarship will aba charity of the treasurer and winery for the scholarship memoriam in his name >> if i can be referred. >> thank you supervisor kim. supervisor mar >> thank you. i just have one

item a significant effort in the bayview hunters point neighborhood it connects up a number of different communities learning about the african-american community in the bayview but especially the chinese-american stremg industry in our san francisco bay area region that's an important arts educational historic project called chinese whispers helps to bring historians and chinese-americans along with the arts as well. the chinese whispers is a organization led and working with organization i'll be joining them on saturday at 12:30 for lunch and with supervisor cohen and the bayview

historical society and many residents of the bayview to learn the history of the chinese and on that work the shij industries there used to be two dozen shij camps and villages they were pushed out or burnt-out by the anti chiropractors in the late 19 hundred the chinese with his percent linked up richard where it started last week and this saturday it finished up in marin county from 2 to 5 where people see a replica of a 19th century it is a beautiful boat it will be in bayview hunters point at

the park there is a 42 foot shingle boat to 1910 with a beautiful construction and the replica is amazingly done and children and families are welcome to participate again lunch is at 12:30 before people can view the boat and hear about the history of the bayview one hundred community i think those kinds of projects are important as the asian studies teacher we learn about the past and future and how communities used to tliefrt in the economy but in communities like richard and the bayview hunters point area in san francisco. lastly you can get more information about this event on renée youngest r e.com and

through the park as well. the rest i'll submit >> thank you supervisor mar. supervisor avalos requests to be referred >> thank you. i just have another a mroirm to add for mr. james rich. mr. james rich passed away an august 31st after a lifetime of research when he became the 71 first black power house operate our. some colleagues remember the local hirings ordinance in 2010 we heard about his story the beloved embody mothd dr.

espanola jackson. he cut short it's college education to serve in the i see navy where we become an electrician been his honorable discharge he sought a career as a electrician but found himself not allowed to join with the discretionary. his story helped united states us to frame the local hireing its important to note that the local of has demonstrated strong leadership in recruiting a high entrepreneurship classes. mr. rich operated a power house near bryant as planned supervisor helped to insure the electrical power for our muni

system. during retirement he became fond of traveling and liked to get into his computer and debate the politicians on line when they attacked his beloved president obama he is survived by dr. espanola jackson there will be a funeral on 2626 high street in oakland at 11 clock. he was is 79 years and will be missed >> supervisor kim was referred. >> why not refer to her. if we move to our first 2:30 accomodation by is supervisor

eric mar >> thank you president chiu i know that sxhooep and supervisor tang about join many me with accomodation. i'm not bull cpa when i'm anytime to be honored we have someone in our chambers that serves 25 years as just but a pioneer for chinese-americans as a mentor to many of us in local government, state government as well and as a real community builder that isn't afraid to hit the nail on the head get her hands dirty i know she has to be careful in our judicial roll to be quote/unquote but julie tilly chang has been amazing we're

honoring julie tang for 25 years of service for san francisco as a justice she served in the district attorney's office for 8 years and with her long time colleague julie tang has been a good community leader involved in community be based organizations. in my opinion she's been a tremendous role model when i met her when i was a activist in the chinese progressives julie had been elected to the college board for a few years and indefinitely she served for 3 terms at the presidents of the community board and 9 years on

the college board but she served in the community college she's remained dedicated to promote our city college for everyone in san francisco. she's served our community not only as a just for 25 years but our community for 40 years. in 1981 a water shed year she was fointd appointed to the bench and that was one of the years we as san franciscans remember the chinese-american leaders that were brought into the city through judicial branch and politically as well. i'm proud to mention that julie tang is one of my colleagues in the richmond district as well and i've known her for many, many years and appreciate her work in so many realms she's

been a tremendous leader in the fight against domestic violence and educational rights for low income and children and families. just tang grounded from hong kong in 1987 and graduated with a bachelor of arts in 1972 and maintained her arts degree at stanford in 1973 and during that year justice obtained her life community teaching criminals she got her decorate and one of the longest justices in our superior court elected to the court in 1990 and was elevated and served in all facets of the court she

is holding for 12 years she's presided over is family dentcy and juvenile courts as well. in 1997 she launched and was proud of the courts first domestic violence i think our states first domestic violence court and i know in the san francisco in the recorder newspapers she's talked about that as one of her most significant experiences in her service to san francisco and whether that work was an empowering immigrant women and having language services to the residents of san francisco. also just tang historically is

the second chinese and asian-american just on the superior court in our city and also i should point out in my political opinion today in 2014 of the 54 judges that serve in the san francisco courts only 8 are asian-american rough ly 15 percent of the population where the population is 1/3rd asian-american so the asian pacific islander and judges of color hopefully we'll work on in the future as well. i've been given a lists elisa of justice dancing award their lengthy and her service is amazing not only for san francisco but for the legal profession as well. importantly just tang has served

through the coordinator but in education besides her community college work i know of her founding of numerous building grassroots and community-based organization. a couple of months ago i was at the one of the anniversary diners for the schools maybe the first daily bilingual preschool in our san francisco but she was a co-founder with others like the first chinese-american bilingual preschool in our city and country i'm proud because my daughter continues to utilize here bilingual work by julie tang. i know many of the students that i talked to talk about the

pioneers like julie tang that built the system we must strengthen in our role on the board of supervisors as well. of the organizations that just julie tang served on and helped to build the affirmative action and the child development center and other centers but i invite her up i know that a number of my colleagues have a few words to say about her and president chiu >> thank you first of all, just tang i can't believe you're retiring you're too young to retire but you've served our city for many, many years. i want to add along what the president of the united states what's been said i i want to

take the opportunity when i appeared in front of her when she was a da she was a role model for the court system. i also want to thank her for the literally hundreds of attorneys she's mentored and given advise and helped to guide as well as junior justices over the years and want to take a moment and climate her for also showing up for the community she's at so many events fighting for causes. after her decades of service we all know all of us here on the board of supervisors that it is those communities leaders that show up and fighting for the causes we care about we hold the most respect for i want to thank

julie tang i speck she'll continue to be activity in the community i want to add my words to that (clapping.) supervisor yee would you like to say a few words >> let me join the chorus i think supervisor mar outlined her accomplishment and certainly i've known just tang forever and seen her growth she's been such a mentor to so many people not only in the asian-american community but in the intensify community in general. so i was also a beneficiary of her leadership as my two daughters who are dulls now went to that school. the other thing i want to give her a lot of credit for and

shine some light on if it weren't for her leadership there would be no campus in chinatown she pushed for having the services in chinatown and pushing for the permanent campus so i wanted to acknowledge her leadership and basically tens of thousands of students that bend i want to join the rest of the people here to honor just tan >> commissioner chan would you like to say something. >> congratulations on your retirement are you related to julie tan unfortunately, i'm not. once just tang had an oral it is important we need a bench to

reflect the diversity of the population and those who appear before the bench feel the generatedors reflect that it's amazing in a city of san francisco we're home to the largest bar association in the snoogs question have a small sliver of the asian-americans that form that its sad to see just tang go but happy she can retire and she'll continue to be in the community as we've seen already so again want to thank just supervisor tang whether starting our first domestic violence program or in the court of rehabilitation and again your work in the community thank you and please enjoy our retirement >> i'd like to acknowledge that

julie tang is here with her sister a leader in the education but her family co- met so give a hand to just julie tang. >> wait we have one more. >> supervisor kim. >> i don't want to pause the clauses but i want to pay my receptors to one of the longest jiujitsu i am glad glad i worked with just taking place arrest around her advocacy around the comfortable of women it's something we shared our stories grouping hearing about the atrocious way that women were treated in asia and treated as unpaid sex workers during the

war and bringing that memento life and continuing to fight for recognize and for apologizes for those young women's lives i want to thank you for your advocacy around this incredibly important issue for your incredible accomplishment in san francisco as an asian-american woman. >> thank you supervisor kim. >> please come up julie tang let's give her a round of applause (clapping). >> i'm really embarrassed arrest first, i look like i came

back from hawaii small business put this on me and sxhftd i wear it i don't look like this in court. but thank you very, very much you wonderful supervisors in particular supervisor mar for introducing this resolution many more people deserve to have this honor i'm one of the lucky few to do the kinds of things i love to do and be recognized for it. throughout my career i think you're right supervisor mar that one of the mothering most of the noble was the officer of the domestic violence coordinator possibly in all california but i couldn't have done that without the board of supervisors many of you were not there at the time but the tradition is notable this tradition of managing a

city well, that was fair at the time that sxhauftd to form the court by passing the resolution in support of the court and appropriating funding in support of the programs that hold offenders accountable we needed that because people of the that maybe a domestic violence court would act in the form of taking away due process rights of the person that were charged of the crime but we proved the zodiac violence was a tool to hold the offenders accountable i you're going to to support this court that i think we work closely with the county. a lot of people ask me what i'm

going to do i wish i could say i'm going to hallway hue with this lay but continuing to work a as does just so i will be doing exactly what i've been doing for the last 24 years it is a nice way to transition from our retirement retirement is hard it really is and people congratulate me is it something worth congratulating me but i'm fortunate to turn this into a position that's comfortable which is what i've been doing for the last 24 years thank you so much supervisors so far the work you've done and the proclamation your giving me today. thank you

(clapping) >> thank you supervisor mar our final accumulation of the day will be offered by supervisor

cohen. >> thank you very much colleagues today, i stand before you to honor the equity and black women's health and the collaborative team over the last year and a half my office has had the privilege to participate in the women's collaborative team the funding comes from the w k cutting-edge kellogg collaborative of local hblts and hair multi partners the partners include maternal delinquency health the building department and first 5 the san francisco general hospital ucsf and homeless preunlawfully and