we are responsible for the asian heritage street fair. i am so proud to be part of a target and got out of our involvement with the asian community. and the target is pleased to be a sponsor. we also want to remain vibrant and visible throughout the month of may. my visit has little to do with my day job, but rather than experiencing how target can really make a difference, and i thought, i don't know i could give up a couple days. i got a lot more out of it that i've put into it. thank you for allowing me that opportunity. target looks forward to the continued partnership with the city of san francisco. >> we have an appreciation gift from her target, a very unique japanese origami in the shape of the target logo. i would like to invite susan poland representing them from the academy of art university. and the executive vice president representing the academy of arts and university. and in partnership with our theme, we have a unique design contest called the public service announcement, the academy of art is very dedicated with this new

this year, the team is celebrating heritage. i am so glad that many of you turned out to celebrate individuals and organizations that have dedicated their time and efforts events in opportunities in education. and there is a myth out there that asians are all doing very well in education. but this is really not quite the case. there are many in the immigrant population that really need a hell. and they can use more opportunities that many of us have seen. i want to thank the nominees for this year. thank you for your work. before moving forward, i would like to invite the former press a -- the president david chiu. last year, david said the landscape in san francisco is different today compared to 15 or 20 years ago when we were wondering who were the next asian pacific americans running for office, getting elected, and appointing the city offices. it is very different. >> do we have asians in the house tonight? thank you for being here. as she said, we have a very different picture in city hall today. we have the asian-american

. >> the academy of art university is really pleased to be part of the heritage month. we are a large university, as most of you know. we are the largest university in the united states, a private university for art and design. we have 26% of the student population asian american and pacific rim. with of the contributions that this -- kpix was honored with a lifetime achievement award, and this year, her students have been working on the design contest. tonight, we will find out who won. i can't wait to see who it is. thank you all very much. [applause] >> and the last remarks are from at&t. >> good evening, everyone. i would like to extend my congratulations for putting on this amazing celebration that brings the city together from all walks of life and it is something that at&t takes a lot of pride in sponsoring. as a company that does business in over 200 countries, it is a tree and the pleasure of to be part of this, so we wish you a great month. we are especially happy that the focus this year is on education. . and they lost an education program to keep young peop

anyway, we are very honored tonight to celebrate this heritage, apa heritage and the celebrations ofe nation's chaffs -- the asian chefs. over here, i have a great chef who has worked to get this event together. i was not the greatest chefs, i miss just put on this stage to talk. the people who really do the jobs are the ones behind me. before tonight, i was given a script to talk about, and prior to this, i had two glasses of wine. [laughter] we are chefs, not public speakers. we worked very hard tonight to create this great meal, and we are on the ground floor. there areot

two months. -- our apa heritage month. [applause] >> the main reason we're gathering is to find out the winners of the heritage award. we will be announcing them. as the mayor and everybody has said there are many celebrations in the city in the month of may. we have three very important partners in this celebration with us. we have the director of the asian-american museum, the director from the asia-pacific fund. ted is not yet year. we've been like for them to come up. and say a few brief words about their activities. would you like to say anything else? >> i am delighted and honored to be here. the asian art museum shares the same mission as apa heritage month, to honor asian-american contributions to the culture that we're making every day. i am very pleased our museum will be among the first to act this month. this sunday, we will have our first free sunday collaborating with the asia pacific fund for the program called growing up asian and american. we're very pleased to partner with them. throughout the month, we o