thank you so much on behalf of the city for everything you do, and without further ado claudine cheng. time time does fried 19th years how to believe, but but really, this is a labor of love for everybody who is involved every year to, um put together this celebration is amazing 19 years we really do not have people ask me that some of the sponsors about what is your operating budget this and that we really do not have an office. we really do not have stopped. all we have a volunteers and our committee and i really cannot thank you enough out committees and especially at this time, i'd like to introduce our three celebration coaches, and fortunately, thomas lee is out of town for work. but l. perez entertainment commissioner l press one of our celebration coaches. and amazing grace grace. hurry, keary. celebration co chairs. and a special shout out to tennessee who is heading up our awards committee. dennis thank you so much for everything. so our city attorneys talk about the rough and tough times that aapi community has gone through in the last few years, so we feel that when we thi

thank you so much on behalf of the city for everything you do, and without further ado claudine cheng. time time does fried 19th years how to believe, but but really, this is a labor of love for everybody who is involved every year to, um put together this celebration is amazing 19 years we really do not have people ask me that some of the sponsors about what is your operating budget this and that we really do not have an office. we really do not have stopped. all we have a volunteers and our committee and i really cannot thank you enough out committees and especially at this time, i'd like to introduce our three celebration coaches, and fortunately, thomas lee is out of town for work. but l. perez entertainment commissioner l press one of our celebration coaches. and amazing grace grace. hurry, keary. celebration co chairs. and a special shout out to tennessee who is heading up our awards committee. dennis thank you so much for everything. so our city attorneys talk about the rough and tough times that aapi community has gone through in the last few years, so we feel that when we thi

thank you so much on behalf of the city for everything you do, and without further ado claudine cheng. time time does fried 19th years how to believe, but but really, this is a labor of love for everybody who is involved every year to, um put together this celebration is amazing 19 years we really do not have people ask me that some of the sponsors about what is your operating budget this and that we really do not have an office. we really do not have stopped. all we have a volunteers and our committee and i really cannot thank you enough out committees and especially at this time, i'd like to introduce our three celebration coaches, and fortunately, thomas lee is out of town for work. but l. perez entertainment commissioner l press one of our celebration coaches. and amazing grace grace. hurry, keary. celebration co chairs. and a special shout out to tennessee who is heading up our awards committee. dennis thank you so much for everything. so our city attorneys talk about the rough and tough times that aapi community has gone through in the last few years, so we feel that when we thi

we would like to start by thinking claudine cheng and the chairs of tonight's celebration . thomas allen grace, thank you for bringing us here together. it feels so nice to celebrate our diverse aapi community and just to be joyful, right like this is so nice to be altogether. the center is celebrating our 50th anniversary this year, and the theme of our celebration is celebrating generations. so as we celebrate , we're thinking about our essay . the first generation of japanese people who came to this country started a new life and built the community that we know today to be japantown. and we also think a lot about our niece are second generation who have been so resilient as they have faced so many injustices and overcome so many barriers. our niece have been forcibly removed not just once, but twice the first time when they were forcibly removed and unjustly incarcerated during world war two. and the second time when they were forcibly removed by the redevelopment agency, all in the name of urban renewal. and so the niece their dream as they were watching their homes and

we would like to start by thinking claudine cheng and the chairs of tonight's celebration . thomas allen grace, thank you for bringing us here together. it feels so nice to celebrate our diverse aapi community and just to be joyful, right like this is so nice to be altogether. the center is celebrating our 50th anniversary this year, and the theme of our celebration is celebrating generations. so as we celebrate , we're thinking about our essay . the first generation of japanese people who came to this country started a new life and built the community that we know today to be japantown. and we also think a lot about our niece are second generation who have been so resilient as they have faced so many injustices and overcome so many barriers. our niece have been forcibly removed not just once, but twice the first time when they were forcibly removed and unjustly incarcerated during world war two. and the second time when they were forcibly removed by the redevelopment agency, all in the name of urban renewal. and so the niece their dream as they were watching their homes and

thank you so much on behalf of the city for everything you do, and without further ado claudine cheng. time time does fried 19th years how to believe, but but really, this is a labor of love for everybody who is involved every year to, um put together this celebration is amazing 19 years we really do not have people ask me that some of the sponsors about what is your operating budget this and that we really do not have an office. we really do not have stopped. all we have a volunteers and our committee and i really cannot thank you enough out committees and especially at this time, i'd like to introduce our three celebration coaches, and fortunately, thomas lee is out of town for work. but l. perez entertainment commissioner l press one of our celebration coaches. and amazing grace grace. hurry, keary. celebration co chairs. and a special shout out to tennessee who is heading up our awards committee. dennis thank you so much for everything. so our city attorneys talk about the rough and tough times that aapi community has gone through in the last few years, so we feel that when we thi

thank you so much on behalf of the city for everything you do, and without further ado claudine cheng. time time does fried 19th years how to believe, but but really, this is a labor of love for everybody who is involved every year to, um put together this celebration is amazing 19 years we really do not have people ask me that some of the sponsors about what is your operating budget this and that we really do not have an office. we really do not have stopped. all we have a volunteers and our committee and i really cannot thank you enough out committees and especially at this time, i'd like to introduce our three celebration coaches, and fortunately, thomas lee is out of town for work. but l. perez entertainment commissioner l press one of our celebration coaches. and amazing grace grace. hurry, keary. celebration co chairs. and a special shout out to tennessee who is heading up our awards committee. dennis thank you so much for everything. so our city attorneys talk about the rough and tough times that aapi community has gone through in the last few years, so we feel that when we thi

thank you so much on behalf of the city for everything you do, and without further ado claudine cheng. time time does fried 19th years how to believe, but but really, this is a labor of love for everybody who is involved every year to, um put together this celebration is amazing 19 years we really do not have people ask me that some of the sponsors about what is your operating budget this and that we really do not have an office. we really do not have stopped. all we have a volunteers and our committee and i really cannot thank you enough out committees and especially at this time, i'd like to introduce our three celebration coaches, and fortunately, thomas lee is out of town for work. but l. perez entertainment commissioner l press one of our celebration coaches. and amazing grace grace. hurry, keary. celebration co chairs. and a special shout out to tennessee who is heading up our awards committee. dennis thank you so much for everything. so our city attorneys talk about the rough and tough times that aapi community has gone through in the last few years, so we feel that when we thi

thank you so much on behalf of the city for everything you do, and without further ado claudine cheng. time time does fried 19th years how to believe, but but really, this is a labor of love for everybody who is involved every year to, um put together this celebration is amazing 19 years we really do not have people ask me that some of the sponsors about what is your operating budget this and that we really do not have an office. we really do not have stopped. all we have a volunteers and our committee and i really cannot thank you enough out committees and especially at this time, i'd like to introduce our three celebration coaches, and fortunately, thomas lee is out of town for work. but l. perez entertainment commissioner l press one of our celebration coaches. and amazing grace grace. hurry, keary. celebration co chairs. and a special shout out to tennessee who is heading up our awards committee. dennis thank you so much for everything. so our city attorneys talk about the rough and tough times that aapi community has gone through in the last few years, so we feel that when we thi

we would like to start by thinking claudine cheng and the chairs of tonight's celebration . thomas allen grace, thank you for bringing us here together. it feels so nice to celebrate our diverse aapi community and just to be joyful, right like this is so nice to be altogether. the center is celebrating our 50th anniversary this year, and the theme of our celebration is celebrating generations. so as we celebrate , we're thinking about our essay . the first generation of japanese people who came to this country started a new life and built the community that we know today to be japantown. and we also think a lot about our niece are second generation who have been so resilient as they have faced so many injustices and overcome so many barriers. our niece have been forcibly removed not just once, but twice the first time when they were forcibly removed and unjustly incarcerated during world war two. and the second time when they were forcibly removed by the redevelopment agency, all in the name of urban renewal. and so the niece their dream as they were watching their homes and