and like he just said he's needed and not only to reach the samoan students. the parent are what's missing from the kwaeks so parents support for the students are neat don't lay it all on the teachers to do the support the liaisons, parent is needed in the classroom but in particular this gentleman has empowered us he has shown us how to make a presence at our school and be present not only for our pencil students but for all students. we're in the hallways we're there. we have done so much this year and this is the beginning. i'm very excited and i would hate to lose the support we've gained through the parents liaison. i only have two minutes but everyone has said such great things and like he said you have the money so spend is it wisely (clapping) >> hello good evening everybody. thank you all the parents from the high school. i know parents. i've been working since 2005 and i work right now at sarah. i work first, it was a dream school and they needed somebody to speak spanish they make me do a flier in spanish. i went to - i went to also right now i work

he's deeply rooted in the samoan culture. he represented island pride everywhere he goes.t's just a privilege to stand before you in this chamber as my friend and to recognize you. why don't you give us a couple of brief moments of your thoughts. >> i'm just very grateful to be here and i want to thank you for that and i want to thank my dad because this wouldn't be happening without him. it's just an honor and i'm very grateful. >> this you very much. ladies and gentlemen, son a. >> [ applause ] >>> thank you for that amazing performance. with that, why don't we go to the west side represented in district seven by norman yee. >> thank you, it's been an amazing afternoon. i feel like i'm walking down memory lane here. i have been around for so long and feel that everybody that has been introduced has touched my life, starting with galileo and the workshop in the beginning to the asian american jazz festival and remembering mark was just a dynamo even at that young age a long time ago and taking classes with brenda and dancing and the street fares. i organized street fares

advisor to the student body where i served as president and you have been an advisor to the vietnamese, samoan, chinese clubnd the korean, club, indian and students club. this man, [ applause ] you won't find a more committed man in our public school system. in addition to that, mr. waung worked to take a number of students to visit washington, d.c. for the first time. he also worked with the asian specific clubs and the clubs to fund raise for the tsunami that happened in japan. i can go on and i don't think anyone has just really recognized you properly in terms of your commitment and activism, in terms of your involvement at public schools. as someone who attended public schools, supervisor cohen, supervisor yee. we are just so fortunate because i know that when i was a student i don't think i appreciated you as much. it was always do we have to do that? when i look back at my time, i'm so glad that he made us take those pictures and attended dance and coordinate the dance because it taught us how to be leaders and take ownership in our pride in school and appreciated the hard work that not

advisor to the student body where i served as president and you have been an advisor to the vietnamese, samoan, chinese clubnd the korean, club, indian and students club. this man, [ applause ] you won't find a more committed man in our public school system. in

is mexican, central american, filipino, vietnamese, thai, samoan, bangladeshi.t their mark, continues to shape the town. k-town exists upside its neighbors, and it's natural that both choe and choi identify very much with mexican street culture. few things embody that particularly southern california latino street culture more than low riding. esteban is a photographer, and chronicler of everything iconic at the crossroads of hip-hop, design, tattooing, fashion and low riding. >> they used to put sandbags in their trunks to make them lower and around the '70s they got popular. >> why these particular models? >> pretty much always been the late '50 this is through the '60s, and any '80s they brought in the cadillacs and regales. the most classic well known car for low riding is probably the '64 impala. >> how many korean low riders are there? >> there's a few asian ones. sprinkled in the other clubs. >> more asians? more koreans than 15 years ago? >> we're seeing a crossover with the food. >> right. for the most part things are starting to get more open. if you a

is mexican, central american, filipino, vietnamese, thai, samoan, bangladeshi.has left their mark, continues to shape the town, determine its character. k-town exists right upside its latino neighbors, and it's natural that both choe and choi identify very much with mexican street culture. few things embody that particularly southern california latino street culture more than low riding. esteban orrial is a photographer, chronicler of everything iconic at the cross-roads of hip-hop, design, tattooing, fashion, and low riding. >> the old-timers that used to cut the coils or put picks or sandbags in their truck to make them lower. then around the '70s is when they got popular. >> why these particular models of cars? >> it's pretty much always been late '50s all the way through the '60s and the '70s and the '80s came up, they started bringing in the cadillacs and the regales. the most classic well-known car for low riding is probably the '64 impala. >> how many korean low riders are there? >> there's a few asian ones. sprinkled in the other club. >> more asians? mo

we are in hawaii enjoying a modern day samoan fire night dance, one way to kick off the morning and thereat american adventure. >> we should thank these gentleman for joining us at this hour. the way they got here is natalie and savannah were partying with them over the weekend, and they said, hey, guys, join us monday morning. >> that's right and all we asked really was not to have the fire anywhere near our hair. >> great concern with the tiki torches this morning. >> i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer and natalie morales. we have a lot coming up. >> we'll take you on a tour to one of the most popular tourist destinations here in hawaii, that of course is pearl harbor, so historic, and also incredibly humbli humbling, and i got a chance to take a private boat tour of that amazing area. we're going to give you that in just a couple of minutes. >> we have had a bit of fun over the weekend, including going out on a traditional outrigger canoe, very important to the hawaiian people. we tried our best. we had a little friendly competition. spoiler alert, everyone got wet. >> also an