supervisor maxwell, the representation from congresswoman jackie spears' office and assembly woman fiona marsfice for being here and without your support we wouldn't be able to have the impact on the community that we have throughout the city and we can't tell you enough how important it is that we see your faces at this event and that we your support in all of our endeavors. so it is a great pleasure that we're having this event because filipino-american history is very crucial in moving forward in our progress for our community. it's very important that we recognize our veterans, that we bring the bahty of the philippines to the san francisco count and there are many people behind the scenes and up front who do that for us so i recognize you for that. i have seen you throughout the months at the many events the this has been one of the busiest filipino-american history months that i can remember and i want to commend you all for your important work. we couldn't have done it without the efforts of a.b.s.c.b.n. international. they've been a generous sponsor for not only this event but for man