and asian pacific islander whether hosting significant populations that are asian and asian pacific islander. those are serious issues that the asian pacific islander health equity had focused on as we condition the discussion i wanted to say that the soda take into consideration on the november ballot there's a lot of misinformation from big soda was it taxes and not. i want to hold up a bottle to say that it's very important that we understand that sugar sweetened beverages are harmful but your sod a tax doesn't touch so i based drinks they're not taxed. the reason is even though some contain a little bit of sugar they also include healthy ingredients that have proton and iron that make a a milk substitute and another type of drink it's a begin sing drink they're not taxed like monster drinks owned by the 3 of the big soda companies. this is an important thing it's got 10 calories not like the anyo montana stare drinks. this juice is made up of sugars waters it pretends to be juice it is taxation it is almost as dangerous as the sugar drinks i want to say the sugar types of drinks

proud over 25 percent of our students identify themselves as either asian or asian-american.o think that you are school reflects the community i believe it does having been born her and lived here for the last probably 35 years. so it's a pleasure to be here i hope i have not spoken two long. thank you

it's rapidly growing under asians and asian pacific islander. it's effecting about 10 percent of the population. now the thing when we say sugar the part of showering i'm talking about is frustrate to say it's the worse the reason why it's frustrate to say it's sweet you can make cardboard taste good 80 percent of our food supply has fruit to say. we're talking about most of those calories come in sugar drinks it's leading to fatty liver and excessive fat storage and less in resistance we call that metabolic onto our body buildings we have less fat stored our body is tricked into thinking we have less fatso our body eats more and moves less that's one of the primary reasons it's hard to lose weight. i'm going to give you won memory do add it's called sugar madness it's one page of a quick way to recall the key issues. the first sugar remembers the cause sugar specifically frustrate to say the addictive sugar and fat shortage i'll cover quickly and the treatment is changing our stress and exercise. so the important thing to remember it it metabol

proud over 25 percent of our students identify themselves as either asian or asian-american. we like to think that you are school reflects the community i believe it does having been born her and lived here for the last probably 35 years. so it's a pleasure to be here i hope i have not spoken two long. thank you (clapping) >> thank you. i saw that supervisor mar has arrived. >> i've been at every one of these for 10 years it's wonderful i think one of the key expressive with regards is units all the asian pacific islander groups antonio as a chinese-american i benefit from not only knowing the heritage but the asian pacific islanders and many other. i want to thank dr. from the academy because their promoting creativity and innovation. i know as a former market study teacher many of our educational institutions are cranking out the young leaders because it's the creativity and innovation and sticking your neck out advances our community. thank you very much to the awards go up for choosing the great honorees but 10 years congratulations and thank you for vans the asian-americ

we have a special roundtable in recognition of asian americans month. in may of 1843 and we're marking the 1869 anniversary of a completion of the transcontinental railroad. chinese immigrants did most of the work laying the tracks. kristen zee is in our bay area asian community. >> here's some data we want to give you from the last u.s. the senses in 2010. asian-americans were the fastest growing racial group in the country with 17.3 million people or 5.6% of the population. here in the bay area the numbers are even higher. about 23.6% of our residents which is 1.7 million people. today we're joined by community advocates who are working really hard to improve the social welfare of our bay area community. we're lucky to have lisa, a social entrepreneur and founder of the executive director of the nonprofit, help a mother out. david chi is a board member and chair of the speak and lead program. and maralee. intelligent group. >> well of course, we're asian people. >> all right. thank you so much for joining us. lisa, tell us about help a mother out. wha

and the asian population is at risk. >> thank you. we also have allen lou from the staff and others. >> next speaker. >> good morning supervisors i'm allen with the commission staff. the commissioners are in school and can't give comments on the regular school meeting the youth commission unanimously voted to support the tax on sugary products they discussed the health burdens faced by the low income community by the dental issues caused by the sugary beverages they explored other things and they also felt those drinks need to also be discussed. and those drinks are popular among the asian communities. the sugary disadvantage is having consequences like diabetes and the youth commission fully supports the tax that curves the consumption of sugary beverages and helps with the food innovation program in schools. as set forth for healthy beverages >> thank you, mr. lou. >> next speaker >> (speaking foreign language.) >> thank you. i've been in san francisco in america for the past 10 years i'm a parent and resident in the city i'm in sup

it's the kind of business we hope to foster and i'm prude inform offer for the asian pacific islander heritage month. thank you >> (clapping) >> say a few words. >> anything t is good thank you (clapping.) >> thank you supervisor avalos like to acknowledge supervisor cowen. thank you very much mr. president, this is a wonderful time of the year we get to acknowledge all the rich culture dings and the culture of the asian pacific islander people of san francisco. i want to specifically call out and acknowledge a wonderful man by the name of john. (yelling). john (clapping) his been a usage to me we say we were friends and he works tireless also to bring peace to the southeast part of the city he makes sure there is funding for the organizations on s front line worked tirelessly with the police department and community members and it's outreach is so far beyond the community it's a privilege to honor you john you're an incredible man and family man, i'm excited and humbled but it's amazing to see you john has to leave us today he has a network of feeding people without food he going goe

to get asian-americans involved. he also drafts the brief on behalf of the hiv community for marriage equality but before all this work victor joined the last public defender's office working homicide cases. when after 15 years as a public deferred he became a district attorney. he responded to many cases reiterating the importance of having individuals grounded in the community for the voice also and for compassion and could work on hate crimes and other issues we cared about. i remember when he said he, he wrote from my experience the lack of access to law enforcement the lack of sufficient interpreters meant they weren't aware the silence. and not making eyewitness it is important and victor held his commitment in the public defender's he pushed hard to get hate crimes and other crimes in light and he took head on a case of a subpoena presses case that targeted minority. even when people were saying there wasn't a white subpoena presses case and despite his retaliation two members of the gang were successfully con

or to see chefs that are not asian, but using asian ingredients or cooking techniques in their food.lmost like reverse fusion in a way. >> what have chefs and culinary followers found from shanghai specifically that they can use? because i understand that this is a big inspiration, particularly this year. >> in shanghai? that is interesting because that is my background. people used to say, let's go out for asian food and that might mean pad thai, chinese food all in one. and now there is access to food from all of these different provinces and it is a great way to learn about culture when you are eating something very appetizing. >> and we can get it through lucky rice, through the festivals. think you very much, danielle chang, the founder of lucky rice. coming up, i will introduce you to the mobile game that is clinically tested to reduce anxiety. ♪ >> we have all heard about addictions to mobile games. for example, candy crushed, and reverts, but what is the market like for games that can treat conditions like some form of an illicit? our next guest teamed up with developers to d

and the asian pacific islander. if one-on-one anyone wants to learn more go to sf.com and cynthia has sparked the mentor association are i want to perhaps embarrass her a moment with a blog that wrote a review and tests going to be celebrating it's fourth anniversary they asked her, her personal style but mentioned that cynthia also as he mentioned before said the approach to her business is appreciate the diversity around her to fit in and appreciate the diversity but asked her what about our personal style he said i have two businesses and two kids i'm all about xhofbt and almost also found in booties and t-shirt baggy on top or jeans and a wlarz blazer i want to honor the fashionable cynthia heating. cynthia. >> here i thought it was a little bit gary's thank you for honoring my work and for the responsibility and great effort for continually improving any community i want to thank my husband and sister for being incredible partners and especially my parents my father-in-law and aunt of supporting your businesses

and i'm honored to recognition this family today for asian pacific islander heritage month. i want to start with the story of pastor wong who came to america in the 70s from taiwan after being abused by his father vermont he came to america he worked in america after coming out of the grace of yard shifty was waiting for a tow truck he noticed a young boy being physically brutal listed not wanting to get involved he drove away with are heavier heart he felt the presence of a divine presence and wondered how it would have felt to be bullied and next day roger and it's father made up up 50 sandwiches and the following week he brought his wife to the tenderloin and then san francisco impact was born it is now a volunteer nonprofit organization that concludes 5 departments today, we have 11 thousand 189 individuals every month through their come up kitchen program they run a thrift shop and offer affordable closing and have block parties. their church does doird outreach and run a k to 12 school program and run a health center it serves 2 hundred and 50 patience it goes on and o

to be the chair but san francisco we don't need the federal government to announce the heritage of asian-americans we do that 3 hundred and 65 days a year and if i could just for one moment shift from my at role i'd like to ask our folks to obtain standing so thank you. i all for your hard work. i hope everyone lee will come out on may 5 it's a pleasure to be the honoring the recipients. >> we're lucky to have more supports from target we have casey with the human resources manager at the targeted thank you. it's an honor to be here today representing target as a bay area native it's great to be living in san francisco. part of my job farther is city toward is hiring a difference and targeted team to weigh employing employ around 8 hundred team members from your san francisco community. another facetious thing of working for target we give back every year 5 percent of your income that is over $4 million every single week that goes directly into our community. for our other thing we like to give back to our community in the form of volunteering volunteering so we've given back over 4 hundred hours

may first, it the the state of hawaii with this we have a special, special hawaii culture and the asian panicking american heritage thank you for american ails for the hawaiian airlines thanks to hawaiian airlines. i know that ms. sue thank you. >> happy day. we're going to go around and you know the other neighborhoods. let's go back to the business of 14rg9 the business we have is telling the truth year in the city and county of san francisco many of you know apa heritage is at the national celebration started in 1978 around the country a lot of countries celebrate by in 1995 we celebrate a special time of the year with the apa family to come together and have our own celebration and get to know each other a little bit better we are troud from 2005 on we're celebrating our tenth year. we're excited it's not easy to start a new tradition we're happy this new tradition is here to stay. i was informed and received a text message that mei was in city hall earlier but had to rush to a medical appointment nothing serious but we're happy to have our past, present supervisor david chiu to wel

. >> the new paradigm of asian influence. we had a great lineup. guests are with us this morning. >> we have the author of innovative stay, chief .echnology officer debrief. overnight u.k. services were the fastest since april with new business picking up. there really is only one to note. but we are still going to report it. earnings before the bowel, starwood property and then disney. all stable foods and then groupon. >> it has to be off the chart for what i paid for meet this weekend. i could mortgage a middle child. >> that is what they call whole paycheck. but you know what? they have great stuff. >> companies this morning, scarlet fu? >> a lot to go through. we have to begin with credit suisse. does it help americans evade taxes? there could be a guilty plea with a penalty of more than $1 billion. yesterday eric holder said that the department of justice would show that banks are not too big to prosecute. directors at target are under pressure to do something that has never been done before, hire a ceo from the outside. the ceo was pushed ou

asian problems should be resolved by asians. here they're they're sending a big message. that is, beat americanization. china tried to get asia to be handled by asians. russia and the united states is a pacific power but not an asia power in the chinese mind. russia is euro-asia power, so china is working with russia to reconfigure rate the 2 1st century power politics. >> is russia conceding it's a junior partner? this is a country never able to make, for instance, consumer goods to satisfy the desires of its own people. it's becoming a mine and an oil derrick for china. >> i think it's possible to overplay this as a deal that has determined the future. i think it's something that has the capability to do that, depending on how it plays out. as you said, russia made some pretty serious concessions on the price side, at least that's what people think today based upon the price of energy. that might not be the case in years to come if this shale oil continues to reduce the world cost of energy. it might actually turn out to be a good deal for russia from that standpoint be

asian law caucus was something i was interviewed for and he spoke at a convention i was cerritos. we have different stories but victor immediately as he did with asian-american who embroider to work he introduced me to other asian-americans and he started a group in hi living room many projects came out of his living room like happy hour and victor was well known and that's in his community and countered a leader. he wrote many of us into many campaigns. so, so. people were scared to speak in this campaign but i know victor who represented an under dog an american who was false skewed of leaking information from china and no one would advocate for mr. lee. but victor 0 took on the case and become his national organizer he never hesitated from doing what was right and pit himself in the fight for justice and never shietd away from controversial issues he was a lawyer but inu unlike many of us he got we had had to organize the community and federal investigators couldn't sub at that time, his charges and victor won the case he, he filed a case against the federal government and the

>> i think the asian republican coalition would like to do two things.ut to the candidates and the elected official and helping them understand what's important to this community, what is the best way to engage them and how to talk to them in a way to motivate them to support us. so we have a two-pronged effort here. >> john, thanks for being with us. >>> russia asking now for an emergency meeting at the united nations. it was happening today. they want to try to deal with the increasing tensions in neighboring ukraine. ukrainian military now launching a military offensive in an attempt to beat back armed russian subs. pro-russian rebels shooting down two ukrainian helicopters. the pilot survived the crash. >>> meantime, president putin warning the acting leadership of ukraine not to use their military, even after he's admitted the gunmen taking over many government buildings in ukraine are actually russian soldiers. >>> u.s. speed skaters, we know, they struggled at the sochi olympic games. remember the controversy surrounding the new high-tech suits? a

and many more coming to fruition talking about the culture diverse and increasing the population of asian pacific islander in san francisco. your criticize of origins are separated by borders and sometimes oceans and seas but we come together in this city working together closely through the apa council it improve the quality of life for those in needs. as we've individual this organization this way to approach meeting the needs of our community in an informed way were we wouldn't exist without our leadership and recognitions and support we've represented some of our leadership we're at the thirty groups if you're part of us the chinese center the women resources center and chinatown ymca and cameron house and he is filipino west center and the southeast center and children's services and our very own special advocate marlee. next week we'll be receiving the apa community on wednesday we hope to see you p there. thank you very much for this recognize we appreciate it so much (clapping.) >> okay. colleagues i think from district 2 i get to have the next honor from any prospective i think w

. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the main thing is asians american heritage is 1/3rd of the apa heritage month pleaser website wwwapa.org and you'll find out mortar very short and simple i think it is effective >> thank you, greg is a great volunteer. chris was talking about the apa i got mentions i was really, really lucky to be in a village in a team of many, many volunteers that come together for the last 6 months and really work on aspects of how we want to celebrate apa heritage month there recent who many names to mention we have a team of 32 i know that many of you are here and thank you alleyway perez that has spent a lot of time with the process. thank you al >> and france and everybody as city hall. now i'd like to invite our co-chair to come and make announcements (clapping.) welcome and thank you so much for being here today. this is my favorite part every year ars as part of the celebration we honor individual that have an impact and every year i'm just blown away by the nomination that we've received i've learned so much we don't hear about your heros and people achieving groundbreaking