angel island. the angel island immigration station where chinese and otherim grants were detained and interrogated from 1910 to 1940 before they were allowed into america. many adopted false identities in order to escape this strict act. our morning strolls to mountain lake park my wife of 50 years stays a step behind. she needs my arm for balance but avoids my touch. she counts the 10 sign posts. 5 stop signs and 2 mailboxes to our destination. she moves her lips as if remembering. before i came here, i had a name. 4 palm trees faced us when we landed loomed like guardians to pass the golden gate we tell them what they wanted to hear. on this island of desperate dreams we shed our skins and wore new once. we burned our parents name and let our past curl into smoke. no longer my father's daughter. no longer my husband's wife. only the sea gulls know who i really am. for months we were held in separate rooms the dampness went through the bunks and gnawed our bones the wales of ghosts kept us awake. 32 steps to my father's house. 4 windows facing north. 24 steps to my uncle's house, 2 doors facing s

chair of the subcommittee of the fisherman's wharf public plan, board member of the angel island immigration station foundation, director of the fun family foundation and president of the wax museum at fisherman's wharf. it is an honor to bring you forth here today. it is incredible having you as a president and thank-you for all your service and congratulations today. [applause] i appreciate the deliberation and the time you guys are spending on it. where are spending the same amount of thought. as supervisor olague mentioned, is one tool in the toolkit. the city has a great opportunity to use technology. it is worth the deliberation that you're spending so thank you for that awful time. this honor is not about me. it is about my family. president chiu: our next honoree. supervisor elsbernd: this is truly someone who is not a stranger to anyone in the asian pacific american community. just briefly, some of our accomplishments of her background. she was a founding member of the national asian pacific women's movement in the late 1970's and at that point, created a woman's bay area coalition. she has