come together a combination of 11 yires of hards work without the vision and leadership of clodeen chang scr the commitee. i want to say last night was a beautiful display of creativity with the honorees but also with diversity of asian and pacific islander communities from chun ease people and south east asian and pacific islanders. i want to sauls say the apa heritage foundation did the hard work of pulling together funding from many different source squz want to thank the donors and the committee for the hard work selecting the theme doing the outreach and creating a list of different acing tairfbties and you can find the veryious events going in the city at apasf dot org.

i also want to put on your radar and your calders that may 16th is the asian heritage street celebration that will be here in the civic center plaza little saigon. it traveled from japan town and sun set to china town, but found a home near little saigon. with that i want to say it is a diverse number of honorees, but i want to give a opportunity for clodeen chang to come up and make brief remarks >> thank you supervisor mar. thank [inaudible] asian pacific americans in your dist rict [inaudible] look forward to. many youf were at the

celebration here last night. i believe we have 6 or 700 people in the theme we celebrate creativity in design. like supervisor referenced we have a very diverse pool of nominations. it is a amazing to see some of the work nominated from the pub lb lic and it is challenging for us to have [inaudible] and before i introduce them to you it is our tradition to [inaudible] >> the clerk will be there to pick it up >> first honoree last night was [inaudible] korean american based in oakland and was a [inaudible] mostly on the east

bay and talking about the message and struggles of students especially the youth. i urge you to gee see some of his work. it is reala amazingism the second honoree is filipino american [inaudible] here with us. [inaudible] immigrated to this country from [inaudible] in the philippines and was self top. [inaudible] she was a success story of someone self taught and made it and proud to selected naubnob honoree. linda [inaudible] manyf you of you [inaudible] her parnts have a store in

japan town called paper tree [inaudible] the store has been there for 4 ailth [inaudible] not just art work but [inaudible] neck pieces, pens. it is amazing the work 1 can make out of paper. i urge you to look up [inaudible] this is linda [inaudible] supervisor mar. >> thank you clodeen and congratulation tooz the honorees and at this time we'll move for the honorees with the board and start with supervisor

farrell. thank you for being here and congratulations. >> colleagues the honor of starting this off qu & fun when you get to honor someone on the board that is a friend. very honored to honor today for asian pacific american heritage a good friend sue [inaudible] sue, which on up. you can come up to the podium where i talk about you. colleagues just a bit of background on sue. korean american who came to the u.s. at 3 years old, graduate of university of virj virmg and harvard business school, has 15 years of business in fill philanthropic badgeground that is amazing and focused her time on education. moved to san francisco in 1997 and raising 2

cool young boys in the city. 2 base ball fans. here career included [inaudible] jp morgan and done amazing things, but i will read a few of the organizations that we she was involved with through education. senior programophorouser of the gourdsen and betty more foundation and [inaudible] foundation where she helps the foundation multimillion dollar investment in the san francisco unified school district for propossessional development. been a board mb for partnership of children and youth. board mb of sf volunteer and education fund and board member of the [inaudible] school. leadership advideser for [inaudible] mareitous bund r fund, basic funds, mission science work shop in san francisco and network of community science work shops.

from my perspective what makes sue amazing is we talked about her accomplishments and desire and passion around education. sue, it is a honor to you have here at the board of supervisors. great to come down here and let you know i'm grateful to have you as a residence and also for the city so congratulations on the honor >> thank you mark and supervisors. i am delighted to be here and call san francisco my home. my husband and i moved here 20 years ago and sib llgs moved franaument the east coast and have our children here in san francisco and about 4 years ago we moved fwoget sofetss grand parents here so we do see san francisco as our future. i have to admit when supervisor farrells office

reached out to nominate me for this rig noigz my first instijt is to say no. 2 years ago i decide to take a break from career in education philanthropy and stay home and in a city that has over a 3rd oaf the population of amazing asian americans surely there are better candidate tooz honor than my self or a community volunteer, but i realized next sunday is mupthers day and found motivation to come here and accept this on behalf of the mothers in the city. we are the sandwich generation we are taking care of parents and kids at the same time. my comments are shaipd by former career in education which i continue as a civic volunteer, but mostly by personal experience as a immigrant who

found success through education and also just being a mom and trying to do the best to raise my bos in a chlging time, harder when we were kids. i want to about the achievement gap. i think everyone here believes in the power of education as a path way out of poverty. it is a great ideal and the american dream, but very complicated to realize in practice. i have been interested in trying to figure what strategies work at scale. we know what works one child at a time. there are great youth development orgzs, committed men torres who are community volunteers who transform liferb jz help children believe in themselves and future , but it does take a village and i'm fascinating with collaboration working together to help the kids most in need and to not

just close the achievement gap , but give the tools to thrifen. grade schools who understand their kids [inaudible] community resources available to families through school and business that get involved in the community. [inaudible] inrchment and mentoring after school in the summer and [inaudible] present itself as community schools, summer learning or after school learning and want to >> i'm sorry to interrupt but we have other honorees waiting so if you can wrap up your comments >> the partnership does awork in the arineas and want to say san francisco is part of the partnership. we are 1 oaf 7 school districts piloted [inaudible] and one of 12 school districts in california who are pushing the summer learning platfirm. very

excited about raising my family here in san francisco to be a part of a great city and look forward to the future. thank you >> thank you. >> thank you and congratulations again. i would now like to acknowledge supervisor christensen >> thank you madam president. sf guv tv we is a slide show for the honoree. last night the mayor, my fellow supervisors and other city officials gathered in the city

hall rotunda to celebrate asian pusuf recollect american heritage month. beautiful costiums and performances and great food. appropriately this years theme is be creative. with china town located in the heart of district 3 we look forward to this observance with special enthusiasm. the are so many artsest it was a chalths to select a single person to represent the broad range oof media style and point of view, but one name kept bubbling up, that was mr. legallen wong who we honor today. mr. wong was born and raised in san francisco dhinea town and a graduate of san francisco state university. studied at the acaed amof part [inaudible] art

institute. mr. wongs work includes painting photographering textiles print making and ort media. he painted the wonderful coy that graces the chineees historical society of american museum he did in 2013 and 14 and those that have not visit the chine ease hiss torical society is one of my favorite spots in district 3. mr. wong also create thd i grow up in saf san francisco china town. throw those posting they aim to celebrate and be proud of the experiences of growing up in china town. many of us share mr. wongs love of the special neighborhoods cht i hold its protection ooze important task. we are lucky to be able to see china town through the eyes of

mr. legalland wong. congratulations. >> just my simple academy award speech. thank you supervisor christensen and boardf supervisors whom [inaudible] i am going to take this opportunity to thank my father [inaudible] he was ininstrumental as my development as a artist and he was a artist at heart and i guess i inherited that side of

him. i want to mention the facebook group and started in social media. i don't think i would be here if it were not not for that. it gave a plat form to express my view jz show my art. since i'm standing in front of the supervisors lately there is concern china town is dying and i was concerned too and hoped that china town will continue to be a viberant community and as well as a self sustaining community. this award

shows-remind me how important my work is thank you again and just a little blurb for the artists. support your local artist and buy a print from them and commission them or whatever >> thank you. congratulations. they think and congratulations. next up zee supervisor from district 10, supervisor cohen jrshz good afternoon everyone. thank you for coming together to celebrate apa accommodations. i would like to call up [inaudible] this man is one of my community partners in visitation valee. please give him a round of applause. [inaudible] is absolutely amazing. not only does he do work in the asian community but works in all. particularly

targ lting the visitation valee neighborhood and specifically the hard to reach young people in sunny vale. this man does it effortlessly. he does it with a team of talented staff persons as well as equally devoteed board members. i watched curt grow progressionally since before i was on the board of supervisors. he is the executive director of rock which is a non profit organization called real option for city cidez which provide academic support [inaudible] attend school in visitation vamue. curt joined the volunteer in 1998 and in 2003 he fw came executive director. prior to rock curt spent a decade in corporate sector where he held a variety of

business and technology consulting positions at small and large companies. rock serves the community of youth who are poised with countless social and economic challenges. many of the youth live in visitation valee including public housing unit such as sunny veil which is one of the most diverse populations in san francisco. curt is advoicate for the youth of rock and immerseed in the xhubty working on neighborhood projects as well as spear heading initiatives. whoon who anyone that knows this man knows he care fwhtz children and youth. i'm so provide to present this man. i call him a friend as well as partner. i anyhow our city a stronger place because of the dedication and knhiment to the community. ladies and gentlemen of curtioga

>> thank you supervisor cohen and the rest of board of have virezs. i love district 10 and the people there. are thereare families and children. i love just everything about it. it is very diverse there and i love the sun shine of course. i have been in a resident of [inaudible] for 10 year jz serving visitation value since 1998. my record reward i do is the countless number of children who grew tupe be successful adults. i see them all the time. every weekend i run fl to a past participant that stops that grocery store line or on the street and says i remember that time the adult listened to me or helped with homework or taught be basical bought and that is why i'm successful. this is why i do what i do. i'm passionate

about what i kooand dprives me to do more. thank you supervisor cohen for all you do. i wouldn't want your job nor could i do your job, but the work doesn't go unnoticed. before you became supervisor you did a lot of work for rock and visitation valee andpish appreciate that. thank you so much everyone. >> thank you and congratulations again. at thits time i would like to recognize supervisor from district 6, supervisor kim >> they i'm wait frg a member to be here-i would like to go after that one. thank you >> i would like to recognize

supervisor mar >> culeeges my honorees spent 50 erwheres of activism. 50 yeerbs of a stoinium of struggle for racial justice and solidarity with african american communities. i want to call up the organizers from asian for black lives. [inaudible] and 50 year sell mu march veteran vensent woo could you please come forward? i'm just going to say that as we learned from the watts rebellion and new york and detroit thun 60s and baltimore and ferguson murb missouri that racism is with us. 5 oyears of a continuum are represented with asians of black lives and proud to be a part of asians

for black lives. i want to also say mr. vensent woo is a richmond residents. he was security and detail to reverend doctor martin luther king 50 years ago. one of 2 asian marijuanas in the march. also with us are 2 amazing organizers. mable [inaudible] from ur san diego [inaudible] and asians for black lives bringing communalties together. jusy supauchbt awho is active with org orgzs. i want to honor asian frz black lives and and if they want to say a few words. >> thank you everyone. inel rr jesa [inaudible] this is mable and in addition to organizing for asians for black

lives i teach dynamic mindfulness at mission high school. as asians for black lives thank you for this honorism we accept this on behalf of families and men who couldn't be here because they were stolen by the police. we call [inaudible] many more named and unnamed. we acknowledge that we as asian are used as part oaf a divide and conquer strategy to up hold white supremacy. we recognize the relationship between racist militarized police rageer war and empoorialist forces in the home land. we are determined to resist both. we understand race [inaudible] one manifestation of the on going war of black and brown people.

[inaudible] unequal pay. mass unemployment and [inaudible] housing, education, lanld, fresh food and health care are ort men festitation. standing and [inaudible] we are there [inaudible] but against all war tactics. which bringstuse a war tactic. sfpd cheer sir said a new jail is slsh because of the plan to increase the police force. this increases police profiling and [inaudible] radically displaced black neighbors in san francisco. we stand against the proposed gale and demand the boferd supervisor reject the construction and [inaudible] thank you. >> thank you supervieer mar

for this honor. i was fifen 0 years ago involved in the civil rights movement, but the fight carries on. each one of us should seek justice and to acknowledge that all of us are equal and that to have equal opportunities. thank you very much for this honor. >> congratulation and think for being here. where at this time i would like to recognize supervisor tang from district 6 >> thank you president breed.

thank you. i see that all the member thofz community are here and i want to bring up our district 6 asian pacific american heritage month honoree tim [inaudible] and the community is wem come to come up with him. we would love to see the young people come up to stand with tim because wree honoring him in many ways for what he has done for the young people and families. so, many people in the room anyhow who tim is, but for those that don't know tim he is the facilities directors nob nub [inaudible] nob at the heart of the south of market is

surrounded by the hustle and bustle of 6th street. the families attending [inaudible] the only multiuse park [inaudible] across the street named after the first filipino american to win a gold metal in the country a san francisco. across the street i see tim opening or closing the center for community events, meetings, basical ball game squz a temporary shepter for peep ople that are displaced by fires or the famous storm ageten. tim was raised in san francisco and a product of san francisco public schools. tim is also a long time and dedicated working mpt he works in the souckt of market for more than 3 decades. tim was part of the original staff at [inaudible] reck center when the facility opens in 1990 and knows the neighborhood and communethy as

exhibited fwhie support behind him today thmpt trust the community has is a [inaudible] be more civicly engaged. he did leeb [inaudible] coordinate youth atletics in 2003. tim fight behind the scene frz all the young people here insureing youth of multiple incomes can participate regardless of paper work. he goes above and beyond his job. he drives teams to make sure they get to games. he attend everything neighborhood meeting and testifies at public hearing when he feel thrz are issues at stack. youth sports and recreation provide young people a safe havegen leadership towns that continue throughout their life and occasionally they get to play against sfpd led by

deputy chief in the back. i think the kids won, right? it is these type of community building engagement activity that tie the community together. it is about nob nab may not always get to talk or play games and athletics. i mentioned south of market reck center opened in 1990. this is the 25 anniversary. over the years the reck center served many different populations, a drop sener for youth, senior male program, a free wait rar program, a homeless shelter and community events and holiday parties. in solebrasion of the 25th an versery the philippineee south of market will revive the barrio fiesta

that will be take place on saturday may 23 starting 11 a.m. there will be a whole pig roast ed at the event which i'm excited about along with music and games and tim has been a part of planning this marriageer community events. as we look back we look forward. there are plans to ren soivate the center and create more space for the families and seniors and adults in the south of market and just a [inaudible] did i go over my time? thursday may 28-i will hand it over to tim. there was so much to say about you and want today give you time. >> i want to thank president breed and the rest of the board of supervisors. i