mission asset fund a nonprofit group in san francisco, that helps people build credit history, and jean yang graphic novel irs from san jose. they will all receive a no strings attached $625,000 grant for their exceptional creativity. >>> san francisco is home to many diverse southeast asian cultures. this week's jefferson award winner has a passion for celebrating them through colorful community events. sharon chin introduces us to this weeks bay area jefferson award winner. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: from lively laotian music to meditative tai chi, the mid-autumn harvest festival highlights the richness of the southeast asian culture at the tenderloin recreation center and children's playground. hang le to helped start this six years ago since many immigrant families live in the neighborhood. >> they want to share the culture, who we are, who they are, what they do. >> reporter: hang coordinates the festival as part of the southeast asian arts and culture coalition she cofounded in 2011. it represents diverse ethnic groups like burmese, cambodian and philippine, to name a few. the cofounder p