i'm nelson lum, american legion, california. i'm locally the commander of american legion post 384. it was formed in 1931 as an exclusively chinese-american veterans post due to the climate of discrimination at the time. chinese-american veterans were not welcome to join the post that were in existence at that time. with that as a history, we see the recognition of those that served in world war ii, and i'm talking about the chinese american veterans that served, they should be recognized and there's an item on your agenda, item 17, that would encourage our congressional leaders to pass a congressional bill that will award the world war ii chinese american veterans a gold medal. about 18 months ago, members in introduced a resolution, which has gun -- gone all the way up to the american legion at the national level. at the national level, the american legion has voted in support of such award. i'm here toge you to approve the resolution before you on item 17 because it's supported by veterans, especially veterans of chinese-american descent. those that served in world war ii, served

i think that we've got nelson lum who was a police officered who did china town and task force and has a great perspective from the 70s and 80s. doing that level of home work because the police commission's responsibility is all of the neighborhoods and the ethnic communities that make up san francisco. my final question is, what experience do you have on -- in working with collaborative bodies? particularly you can have good intentions but if you didn't get to four votes it means nothing. have you ever been exposed -- i think that you're a former youth commissioner. >> yes. of course through that. it was funny because that was a discussion started at the youth commission when i was on it. even though the city was supportive it was the regional leaders around transportation. i think not only making sure that we are in constant contact and working with our board of superviso supervisors, our department of police accountability, the mayor's office and our justice partners as well but working to look at how we can address regional issues because sometimes -- i don't have the number off th

my name is nelson lum. i'm a resident of san francisco. i'm here to endorse the candidacy of miss julie soo for the seat of commissioner on the police commission. i grew up in san francisco. i raised all three of my kids in san francisco. i went -- i went to college here in san francisco, i left and joined the army from san francisco, and i served a year in vietnam in 1968. that's dating myself. after college, i went and joined the san francisco police department, and i spent 30 years in the san francisco police department before i retired. that's enough about me. i'm here to speak and to encourage you to select the best candidate to fill the vacant position on the police commission. miss soo is a defendant of generations of san franciscans. therefore, she has a she unique kinship to our city. throughout hur adult hood. she has demonstrated her commitment for the betterment of the community. her educational achievements, her law practices with both governmental and private entities, her -- she's bilingual and along with that, she has serve