among the ten counties with the largest asian-american pom lagses, asian-americans are growing fastest in places like riverside, sacramento, contra costa, orange and san diego counties. while asian-american communities in los angeles and san francisco continue to grow, those peripheral urban centers are growing at much faster rates. historically growth in asian mary khan communities has been due to immigration. this means disproportionate numbers of asian-americans are foreign born. asian-americans are the only racial group whose population is majority immigrant. by comparison 39% of latinos and 21% of pacific islanders were born outside of the united states. only 10% of native americans, 9% of nonhispanic whites and 6% of african-americans were foreign born. asian-americans are ethnically diverse. while filipinos and chinese americans together make up roughly anti half of all asian-americans living in california, the asian-american community includes a multitude of ethnic groups speaking dozens of languages, while rates of growth are high within nearly every ethnic group. the fastest

asian. wow. [applause] >> now that the mayor and board chair has helped us through this point, may i invite them up for some pictures? >> thank you, mr. mayor. thank you, tony. let me repeat once again the three qualities we want our visual identity to convey. a new perspective, bold and confident, and asian arts museum invites all to engage. as you may know, this inverted market is from a mathematical science known as a universal quantifier. we whaant everyone to know thate are here to engage you. we want to awaken and inspire. let me show you a couple of examples of how you can use this. we have window treatment for everyone. and then we have a new visitor'' guide, a new membership material, a new look. you can take us with you. and also, out and about. i still strongly about this market because it is very versa tile. you can superimpose images from diverse cultures coming asian, not asian, and we can use this in a powerful way. imagine, we can even commissioned artists to do a rendition of thi

law caucus and other asian lawyers and asian law students protesting the admissions criteria, the elimination from the

law caucus and other asian lawyers and asian law students protesting the admissions criteria, the elimination from the admissions criteria. and there was janana here r invitingly and other attorneys to go on her show to talk about that. i remember that very first interview. the microphone was stuck in my face. "as a first-year law school student, what do you think of this?" and i went, "community." that was all i could say. but i remember jan, and i have watched you for so many years progress over so many different topics. both david and janana in my opinion are the media heroes i grew of with, and they continue even today to the marvelous job of continuing to inspire everybody, bring the news, the stories, the culture forward, so it is my privilege tonight, in light of their accomplishments, to announce that for the very first time, in these awards that we are announcing tonight, that we will be announcing both of them as our winners for the lifetime achievement award finalists. [applause] congratulations. and please come on up here. [applause] [applause] >> i think that ed lee certainly kno

more than one-third of the population is asian-american and pacific islander. you rock. next speaker is no stranger to this event, but within the last few years, he represented mayor newsome at this very celebration. in january of this year, a new chapter was written when the board of supervisors unanimously voted in city administrator edwin lee to be the mayor of san francisco. he was noted as the best candidate for leading the city for work because of his more than 25 years of experience as a leader in city government. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the hon. edwin m. lee, the mayor of san francisco. [applause] mayor lee: thank you. thank you for that wonderful introduction and thank you for being here. it is the seventh annual celebration. sydney already explained our history, what president carter did for us, and what we are doing for ourselves, joining the whole city and region in celebrating asian-pacific portage month. i am so grateful to the board of supervisors for this whole four months of leaving this great city. i will say once again as i have said throu

asian americans. >> roughly. >> explain first, what would you classify as an asian american? >> that's an interesting, tough question. it's a harder question than it seems. i wouldn't classify anyone, you know, i would allow people to declare for themselves. an asian american is well, it's a strange concept. there aren't asian americans in asia. for one thing, the people in asia, they're there. they're not here. and for another thing, there isn't a pan-asian identity except for a sort of bad one, when one nation wants to conquer another nation. so the people who are asian americans, well, they're people whose grandfathers or great grandfathers would have been at war with one another. but here we recognize we have a common cause. sometimes people say why do you have to be asian american? aren't you breaking up into little groups? it's a coalition identity, it brings together people from about two different national origins, pakistani, indian, cambodian, thy, korean, japanese, all different languages, f

asian. wow. [applause] >> now that the mayor and board chair has helped us through this point, may i invite them up for some pictures? >> thank you, mr. mayor. thank you, tony. let me repeat once again the three qualities we want our visual identity to convey. a new perspective, bold and confident, and asian arts museum invites all to engage. as you may know, this inverted market is from a mathematical science known as a universal quantifier. we whaant everyone to know thate are here

bootcamp for asian men. he's teaching them how to walk, talk and dress, in order to pick up women. >> i didn't go on a single date until i was in college. >> reporter: j.t. says he can help these guys because he was once in their shoes. you weren't always the asian playboy. you were a bit of a nerd. >> absolutely. i majored in aerospace engineering. >> reporter: a rocket scientist. >> yes. >> reporter: ronald is here because he wants to expand his options in the dating arena. you're buff. you're handsome. you have style. why are you here? >> i want to break out of my asian circle. my friends aren't as willing to go out to a mixed club because they're more asian-centered. i like to taste the rainbow. >> reporter: j.t.'s rise from geek to guru, has ronald and his classmate to fork over $5,000 for a weekend of styling. controversial tip number one, get rid of what he calls the asian poker face. >> you have to change your facial expressions. if you're telling a sad story, look sad. telling an excited story, look

you can superimpose images from diverse cultures coming asian, not asian, and we can use this in a powerful way. imagine, we can even commissioned artists to do a rendition of this as a sculpture. and the possibilities. before i invite the marriage to give our audience his thoughts, that also -- may also asked take some pictures please? >> mr. mayer, please. >> good morning, everybody. i want to thank all of the supervisors, my posse for being here. thank you for the introduction. hall also want to give special thanks to tony and kiko for your leadership. p j from the commission is also here. we are a very special city, of course. as you know, charlotte and i have been working together for the last eight months, celebrating this wonderful diversity in the city as we will and in so many international visitors that come in. every opportunity we have, we market, but we also say, if you what a great experience, go to the asian. see what we have. it is one of the few cities to have its own asian art museum. that is a wonderful reflection of our city's commitment to not only the history of the po

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first asian american to serve as its president.esident chiu, carmen chu, supervisor kim, and eric mar. president chiu: i wish you could see yourselves as we see you. we are chinese, japanese, and caribbean. we are south easton, southeast asian, and filipino. i want to thank the leaders in our community who are here with us tonight, leaders of our benevolent associations, our business associations, and our commissioners. we cannot do what we do in city hall without all of you. we know we have come a long way. it was not long ago that chinese americans were excluded under our city laws. when japanese americans were interned. when filipino tenants were evicted from the international hotel. when the fbi investigated our community. for us to stand here now is amazing. i think finally we have enough asian americans to form our own dragon dance team. it would be a short dragon, but a dragon dance team nonetheless. we would not be here and be able to do that but for the support we have and the work we are all doing together. thank you all

today, i am particularly happy to say, at this moment in history, we have an asian mayor, asian president of the board of supervisors, and an asian commissioner for budget and finance. [applause] any successful brand always starts with a strong vision, and we do have a vision. with asia as our lands and aren't as our cornerstone, we start connections across cultures and for time. in other words, asia is our focus, but our per view is global. one single important word in our vision is connection. making connections. we particularly explore connections in two dimensions. we want to connect cultures within asia and also connect culture is globally. asia and the rest of the world. the other dimension is connecting the past with the present and future. in other words, connecting the historic arts to the contemporary arts of today. for our visitors, we translate our vision into our brand promise, which i want all of you to remember when you leave the building. the past is never static. the past is full of potential for new discovery, new knowledge. our programs are to unlock the great potential

asian. wow. [applause] >> now that the mayor and board chair has helped us through this point, may i invite them up for some pictures?

a lot of asians use to shy away from politics, as you know. we used to -- generations before us, our parents said to not go into politics. on your own business. be a financial person. the lawyer. you went to moscow. be a lawyer, make money. those were safe things. -- you went to law school. to make sure we can be -- as american as anybody else. shore leadership skills and values and share those values that are looked upon as strong. looking out for everybody. making sure that society is safe for everyone and looking at the whole family, as a whole for everybody. our values that i am lucky to share as the first asian american mayor of san francisco. >> we will give you the last word. >> sometimes people ask me, if being mayor as the first asian- american or the first woman more difficult? i would say the asian american community has come into its own. we have a few glass ceilings to break. i am proud of that. that is where the chinese exclusion act and all the anti- chinese legislation started nationally and historically. my family and i helped

that asians excel in school. imagine yourself in a home where your parents are illiterate, especially in the language area, that your parents are doing medial jobs and multiple jobs and you don't have parental guidance or support. you go to school, you get bullied, you get made fun of, and then the teacher have high expectations on you that you know you cannot meet. >> right. >> so, we provide a community of adults, a community of supporters that listen to them. >> that sort of helps to guide young people in the direction they need to go in. >> right. >> we're going it take a quick break here. we need to get a quick break in, but grab a pen. we'll show you websites where you can access more information about these organizations. when we come back, we'll talk about some of the programs that you can find with these two groups. stick around. >>> welcome back to "viewpoint." this morning we're talking with two asian american organizations in our area, aa lead and the asian pacific american legal resource center. ladi

this is a dedicated leader in our asian american community. please welcome commissioner who claudine at chiang -- commissioner claudine chang. >> [speaking chinese] at the beginning of every year, whether chinese new year begins in january or february, the city and county sets a great example for the other major cities in this country in the way we celebrate lunar new year, and especially with the leadership of all the members and supporters and volunteers of the chinese chamber of commerce. we have seen so many years of the street fairs, the parades' that attract a quarter million people. we really have set an example for the rest of the country. i want to congratulate everyone for their hard work. i look forward to seeing everybody this saturday at the parade. taking an example of the lunar utah -- lunar new year and how celebrate it, we talked about it lunar new year and chinese new year as the same period that are pretty much the same, but lunar new year is celebrated by many groups within the asian american community, including korean- am

first asian american to serve as its president.esident chiu, carmen chu, supervisor kim, and eric mar. president chiu: i wish you could see yourselves as we see you. we are chinese, japanese, and caribbean. we are south easton, southeast asian, and filipino. i want to thank the leaders in our community who are here with us tonight, leaders of our benevolent associations, our benevolent associations, our business associations, and our

jay, nick, mayor, please come up and put your mark on the asian. akiko, tony, please come and make your mark. please come up and put your mark on the asian. >> good morning, everyone. i am the director of the mayor's office of economic and workforce development. we are here to announce the 10- year lease for river bed at 680 folsom st.. 167,000 square foot lease. we have the mayor, ceo of river bed, the owner of the building, as well as david from jll to talk of the significance of this to the city. >> thank you, good morning. welcome to the super bowl of innovation. while we did not enjoy the other super bowl, we have been working on hours. i have always referred to san francisco -- and we continue to do this -- as the innovation capital of the world. riverbed's decision to sign a 10-year lease and to work with the city to renovate a building here in south market, to make sure they are staying and growing here is a reflection of not only their interest in making sure they continue to find talent that exists in the city, but that the city, working

the international asian-art museum -- i am sorry, go back. the international asian- american film festival opens march 8th through 18th throughout the bay area. for tickets and information, visit cammedia.org. we leave you with a look at the documentary here. i am susan sikora. thank you for watching.

i do remember the asian law caucus, by the way. 39 years, the celebration was friday. you were there. is truly an honor, and thank you for coming to celebrate this month. all of you and your presence means so much to those of us on stage and those of us especially being recognized with an award. it takes a community after all to move our voices forward, to move our issues forward, and you are all part of that community. whether you are the part of the community at the forefront making laws, whether you are the part of the community in the corporate forefront, and thank you to target and everyone in the corporate community. we certainly need you. and whether you are in a public service community. we certainly need you. those of us in the broadcast community -- i think david and i have truly said so many years that we need to have a voice, and we would encourage anyone to have that voice. and it has been an honor for me to be part of the voice to move the issue that we think is so important forward in terms of television. and those of us inside the broadcasting world hav

and e late 1990s saw the asian economic csis-- slowdowns in some soutast asian counies had a domino effect singapore. to stay ahead, singapore needs to keep finding new ways to set itself apart. it's now a global hub ofechnological innovation-- a wired island. singapore has a long-term sttegy to develop into an information society, and that's been one of the major things that's been happening in singapore-- to allow your companies and your headquarters and regional headquarters or international headquarters to communicate with the rest of the world. poon: singapore is a very wired island. it doesn't have natural resources the way, say, the other countries arou the region have, so what it does is it makes a lot of investments in its people. and when it comes to it, that's people resources. so what singapore has actively been promoting is to try and get the island as wired as possible, whican infrastructure that's ready to goplace whenou need to fax, that's veell set out in singare,. just because it sees itself as a telecommunications hub. sein:we he investy inorts-- both seaport and airport

he has been such a part of our asian pacific american community, and thank you. [applause] >> let me simply congratulate the committee and the people who sponsored this. started seven years ago, as indicated by claudine. for me, it is one of the most events every year. in pencil it out just as it is my birthday. i am here to celebrate with you, and i congratulate all of the honorees and awardees on this very special occasion. happy asia-pacific american week. thank you. [applause] >> and i heard the supervisor kim has joined us. thank you for being here. >> i look at david and jan and i would not be here if it were not for them. you have heard the professional side of it. 20 years ago, i was a very young reporter in montgomery, alabama, and our -- they decided, they had come out to san francisco and decided that they needed someone that looked just like her, and i was the only one in the newsroom in montgomery, alabama that look like her. do you know they forced me to do this show, and that started me on my road to coming out to san francisco and the bay area to

do you think that the asian-american associations across the country maybe reacted to too aggressively a year ago during the abercrombie and fitch incident where they featured the offensive shirts, line of shirts that appeared in their stores? there was a pretty aggressive reaction from many -- especially student associations across the country. >> were there complaints then that the reaction was too aggressive? i remember seeing a lot of e-mails on the subject. or do you feel that -- i'm just kind of curious, was this later the subject of great discussion afterwards? >> i'm just expanding on the previous question about where do you put the line between your cultural heritage and then assimilation. for example, if -- i mean, abercrombie has put shirts i think making fun of various european nationalities. i don't know of any, like, irish people complaining about irish, you know, humor and portraying high risch people in jokes but at the same time, asian people seem to be more offended. so does that mean they still think they're not assimilated into the country? is. >> i think that maybe

it is called asian blocs. the first of many. frank climbed. >> is like asian street food.fresh ingredients. healthy, grilled, authentic recipes and for people that on something better than fast food. >> that freshness is this shaft you are the ultimate compounder. >> i just created my own because it is a healthier option and i like asian food. >> the sauce at a lot to it is good and healthy and it tastes good. >> i went to rice noodles with vegetarian broth and pork with one of the hot sauce. and i also alternate with an asian vegetable salad so you do not have to cover hundreds every day. . 6-spiced chicken. let us are triaged. >> this is like a restaurant! >> everything spring rolls. and homemade peanut sauce. and no guilt. also the packaging is composed of all. and that is important. >> these are my choices with the spring wil--roll the lemon/lime marmalade is really tasty it is like a margarita with of the tequila. . st. patrick's day is just getting started. cold, but to rain has subsided. it is good for st. patrick's day. it is still just a few days away from spring.

and we know that after 9/11, we have muslim, arab, and south asian brothers and sisters who are being surveiled by the fbi for no other reasons that because of what they look like or what communities they are from. part of what today is about is that we need to stand up and say as a city, we can do better. every meeting at the board of supervisors, we start with the board of supervisors, which star with the plot -- every meeting of the board of supervisors, we start at the pledge of allegiance. we have to make sure we stand for a country as city with liberty and justice for all and i absolutely believe we can do better and this legislation will do that and i ask for your support. thank you. [applause] supervisor campos: thank you. i would like to begin by thanking supervisor camera and their staff -- supervisor kim and her staff. i'm not going to belabor the point as to the many reasons why 470 communities this is an important piece of legislation. -- i'm not going to belabor the reasons why for so many communities this is an important piece of legislation. but one of the things i kno