matua means parent or elders. we are passionate group of parents are here to support sfusd so that our proud to be in the space to help communities to have access to resources fur our kids to succeed. not only in education but all areas of life. here as elected members of the matua advisory council as well as some of our educators, we are just a few here to represent our nhpi community. community, families and students. i would like to pass it on. >> good evening. i'm a san francisco native, proud alumni of sfusd and a parent of an amazing 12th grader in the district. shown on this side a map of the pacific ocean where our pacific island is located. what we call oceana. we are west of the united states and east of asia. here are a few reasons why our ancestors navigated to the bay area. political and formal colonization, military service and other careers, educational opportunities, access to healthcare, religious work, family reunification. recently, tragedy has hit the shores of our homeland the kingdom of tonga