to expand equal opportunity to win major policy changes including the repeal of the chinese exclusionability in 1943, the civil right's ability of 1964 and immigration reform in 1965 that did away with racist country of origin quotas to establish family reunification as a foundation for future immigration. so that the flowering and the vitality today and in 2019 is the result of all of this history of struggle and political change that we've engaged in with other communities of colour, as well. and the chow family represents the best of what the api community represents in the sunset district in our city. they first moved to the sunset district in 1975 and maryanna started great wall hardware in 1983. they came from honin hong kong n 1966. at the time the family came virtually without money and the husband worked in restaurants. while maryanna worked as a seamstress. her husband became a general contractor. during this time, ahead raised three children and worked a full-time job and saved every penny to buy her family's first home this the sunset district. and eventually to save more money t